Healthy Homes: Air Quality, Moisture & Mold Risks Buyers Miss (w/ Cristina Greenfield)
The Ride Along: A Home Inspection Podcast · Brad Lowery and Matt Brading
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Show Notes
Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction to Healthy Homes
00:03:00 Cristina's Personal Journey
00:09:00 Building Science and Healthy Living
00:15:00 Managing Water and Vapor
00:21:00 The Role of Education in Home Health
00:27:00 Passive House Principles
00:33:00 Proactive Home Maintenance
00:39:00 Understanding Building Materials
00:45:00 Home Inspections and Air Quality
Home inspectors have a reputation for being a lot of things: advocates for home buyers, educators, communicators... deal killers. But health experts isn't necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when a home buyer goes to book a home inspection prior to buying a home. However, what if they could be?
Home inspectors see more homes inside and out than almost any profession in the real estate industry second only to realtors. What if we were trained to not only identify structural and major system issues, but also potential environmental health issues?
As building science begins to dominate discussions around real estate and residential construction, the way we think about health intersects directly as we continue to learn to view a home as one major system. Air leaks, poor or improper ventilation, and moisture intrusion can all factor into mold growth. Proper site location can affect a home owner's health long before the home even exists. Illness is often the final symptom of factors that have existed long before the human body even knows there's an issue.
We already test for radon... so what if we learned to look out for common sense issues that could allow us to not just advocate for home buyers... but also for their long-term health? Cristina Greenfield, of Conscious Healthy Home, has some ideas as to how we can do just that.
Learn more about Cristina at: https://www.conscioushealthyhome.com
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