Inspectors Are Now Essential Workers

COVID-19 Inspections INSPECTIONS IN THE AGE OF CORONAVIRUS Your safety is our top priority. It always has been. PROTECTING HEALTH AND HOME. IT’S WHAT WE DO. We are all encouraged, or ordered, to shelter in place and stay current on CDC advisories. What if the very...

Tips for Preventing Mold in Your Greenhouse

SUBSCRIBE April 27, 2020 Photo by Paul Wellman With about 500,000 square feet of greenhouse production, 22,000 square feet of manufacturing space and about 10,000 square feet of processing in Santa Barbara County, Calif., the Glass House Groupfollows multiple-step...

Environmental Relative Moldiness Index

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) developed an index for indoor mold analysis called ERMI (Environmental Relative Moldiness Index). The ERMI test is based on state of the art DNA testing (MSQPCR) to identify molds that are linked to water...

ERMI Testing For Mold Conditions

  What Is ERMI? The Environmental Relative Moldiness index (ERMI) was developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development (ORD) as a research tool to investigate mold contamination in homes. The methodology is based on using...

HERTSMI-2 Score For ERMI Mold Test Results

HERTSMI-2 This scoring system is application of the DNA testing shown on ERMI test results. The new roster is designed to help patients (previously sickened by water-damaged buildings) understand if a given building is safe for occupancy. The roster is based on the...