Are you interested in becoming a Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE) or a Certified Microbial Investigator (CMI)?  These prestigious certifications from the American Council for Accredited Certifications (ACAC) demonstrate that you are a competent, trustworthy professional.

Join us on February 23-24, 2012 in Orlando to prepare for the following ACAC certifications: CIE, CIEC, CMI and CMC.  The cost of the course is $695.  To register, please click this link: Registration.

The class will be held at:
Hampton Inn & Suites Orlando-South Lake Buena Vista
4971 Calypso Cay Way
Kissimmee, FL 34741
(407) 396-8700

If you have any questions about the class, please don’t hesitate to call our office at 312-920-9393.

This summer Ian Cull of Indoor Sciences launched a blog themed after his acronym / nickname, “Indoor Air Nerd”.  This week Ian has launched a Facebook fan page where he will be updating followers on all things related to the indoor environment.  To follow Ian’s feeds, visit www.facebook.com/indoorairnerd and click the “Like” button at the top.

You can also connect with Ian on LinkedIn, Twitter, or his blog.

Here are the most recent 10 articles posted on our blog, Indoor Air Nerd.

• Ideal Temperature
  Here’s another IAQA Tech Tip video on the ideal temperature. For a direct link to the video, use this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=munKVtxqpOs&hd=1
• IAQA Tech Tip Videos
  In my not-so-new role as Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) Technical Director, I am developing some educational videos. The videos are posted on YouTube and are freely available to everyone, not just IAQA members. As these videos come out, I will provide a link here on my blog.  Enjoy! If you’re looking for more information [...]
• California Statement on Building Dampness, Mold, and Health
  Do people, especially children, get sick in damp buildings? Is it because of the mold? Or is it the bacteria, insects and rodents attracted to the moisture causing the problems? Or is it a combination of these exposures having a negative synergistic effect? Although the answers to these questions are not well understood, the California [...]
• My Twitter feeds from Indoor Air 2011, Austin TX
  If you're on Twitter, follow me @IAQnerd. If you're not on Twitter, I provide this weekly digest of all my updates.
• Sampling in the face of variability
  The concentrations of IAQ contaminants almost always fluctuate over time.  Therefore is it best to log data over time, whenever possible.  Technology, and more importantly, budget constraints may prevent us from logging data over time.  That means we must show up on a given day and measure that point in time.  This method gives us [...]
• Twitter updates from week ending 2011-03-10
  If you're on Twitter, follow me @IAQnerd. If you're not on Twitter, I provide this weekly digest of all my updates.
• Residential Ventilation Codes
  The trend continues to make buildings more energy efficient, which I support 100%.  All commercial building codes require these high performing buildings to ventilate.  The problem is residential building codes, that rarely require mechanical ventilation.  Mechanical ventilation typically uses the HVAC system or supplemental fan to bring in outdoor air.  This is in contrast to [...]
• Twitter updates from week ending 2011-02-24
  If you're on Twitter, follow me @IAQnerd. If you're not on Twitter, I provide this weekly digest of all my updates.
• IAQA Technical Director
  I have some exciting news to share.  I have just been appointed as the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) Technical Director.  This is a brand new position that was created by the association’s Board of Directors to coordinate the technical committees and contribute to publications, among other activities.  The most important responsibility of this new [...]
• Twitter updates from week ending 2011-02-17
  If you're on Twitter, follow me @IAQnerd. If you're not on Twitter, I provide this weekly digest of all my updates.

Stay current and learn fun facts related to indoor air quality (IAQ) by following us on Twitter.

Are you new to Twitter? All you need to do is visit our page: www.twitter.com/IAQnerd.  You don’t even need to register in order to stay current with us.  Just visit the site each day to read our updates.

We’ll be posting a weekly summary of our Tweets on our blog, www.IndoorAirNerd.com.

Ian Cull of Indoor Sciences, Inc. has recently launched a blog dedicated to indoor air quality.  The blog plays off his name being an acronym: I.A.N. the Indoor Air Nerd.

The blog is a tool for Indoor Sciences to informally share interesting information related to indoor air quality (IAQ).  Ian will be posting news items, research and commentary a few times each week.

To visit our new blog, visit: www.IndoorAirNerd.com.

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