MEET THE PEOPLE WHO CHANGED MY WORK FOR BETTER
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a niche industry, but just like basketball, cooking, and app development, we have our own celebrities! These giants of the field aren’t household names like LeBron James or Gordon Ramsey, but maybe they should be.
THE HOME AIR FILTER HACK YOU NEED FOR NEXT FIRE SEASON
Last summer, my daughter, Monica, called me in a panic from her home in Napa, California. Wildfires were raging through the state, and she was struggling with smoke entering her house. For the first three weeks, the wind had been on her side, but after that, it was funneling dirty air directly into her community.
HERE’S TO LEARNING, RELAXING, AND RECHARGING!
For almost a year, apart from the trip to Wisconsin that I detailed in last month’s newsletter, my wife, Kaye, and I have stayed home to reduce our exposure to COVID-19. I know that it was the safe thing to do, but with luck, that isolation will change in 2021!
LOOKING BACK ON OUR FAMILY HOLIDAYS
Most couples bicker over things like money, politics, and where to go on their next vacation, but my wife Kaye and I butt heads about something else entirely: Christmas.
HOW TO BATTLE LEGIONELLA IN LOW-OCCUPANCY BUILDINGS
This fall, I’ve spent a lot of my working hours inside of lonely buildings. In the last week, I visited six different buildings in South Texas with startling low occupancy rates. One of them normally had 1,500 people on site but was down to just 25 occupants because of the pandemic.
OR IS IS AN OUTBREAK WAITING TO HAPPEN?
The indoor air quality consulting business was pretty slow this summer, mainly because most office buildings have been empty. As things start to reopen, many building owners are looking for ways to protect their tenants when they return to their buildings.
THE PERFECT STORE
Early this summer, I went through one of the strangest experiences of my life. This may be a weird
statement, considering that we have spent this year grappling with a pandemic. But if 2020 has taught
us anything, it’s that we never know what’s around the corner. There’s always something unexpected
waiting to throw a wrench in our plans —
3 QUESTIONS BUILDING MANAGERS NEED TO BE ASKING
The first half of 2020 brought us some strange and uncertain months. When I look back at our
cruise in February, I’m amazed at the timing. It was just weeks before the COVID-19 virus
became a pandemic. Things have been difficult, and I certainly hope this letter finds you and
your family well.
WHEN PSEUDOSCIENCE COMES FOR MYCOTOXINS
Have you ever walked out of a meeting or a presentation thinking, “What a bunch of hooey!”That’s how quite a few of my colleagues felt —not once, but twice! — after attending presentations on mycotoxins at this year’s Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) Annual Meeting & Expo. Organizers of this event aim to allow only the best people in their respective fields to present, but sometimes things fall short.
CONFERENCES, CRUISES, AND COVID-19
Summer is almost here, and I know many people are planning their summer vacations. I’ve already taken my big vacation this year, and I must say, it was a pretty great trip. This past February, I went on my very first cruise. Talk about timing. To be clear, I booked this trip back in 2019, well before COVID-19 began popping up all over the world.