Who you select as the multi-professional team of indoor environmental experts will make a dramatic difference in your decisions regarding the planning, risks and costs associated with identifying and remediating corrosive Chinese Drywall. The successful design and implementation of an integrated and well coordinated remediation and reconstruction solution starts day one with your initial response to the observation of corrosion or noticeable odor. [More]

German scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute of Building Physics have completed the most extensive analytical effort to date, in order to identify odor-active organic sulfur compounds in gypsum products. It is these odor-active compounds that are responsible for the unpleasant emissions produced by Chinese drywall. [More]

Expect more Chinese drywall sulfur-smell complaints as weather warms and moistens, but actual health danger to humans has yet to be detected, medical doctor and nationally known indoor environmental expert says. [More]

We have been watching the evolution of the Chinese drywall crisis. Our physicians have been following the issues of human health effects of the off gassing Chinese drywall. Even in the presence of noxious odors which may cause irritant symptoms in certain individuals, to date, no levels of sulfur-containing gases have been measured at or above any health-based regulatory standards. [More]

Mold litigation has expanded beyond personal injury claims to building owner negligence, design deficiencies, defective workmanship and construction defects. Recently, damp indoor spaces and a host of associated factors: bacteria, endotoxins, cell wall components, VOCs, and viruses have taken center stage. [More]