Expert Dry

12/19/2025

The Core Skill Is Recognition and Adjustment

This is the defining characteristic of a craft.

Mitigators must recognize:

Building type and era

Structural system (slab, crawl, post-tension, steel, wood)

Verticality and stack effects

HVAC design and zoning

Occupancy vulnerability (healthcare, elderly, children)

Contents sensitivity

Moisture pathways that are not obvious

Secondary risks created by intervention itself

And then adjust:

Drying strategy

Containment strategy

Sequencing of removal vs preservation

Communication style

Documentation rigor

Safety controls

No checklist can substitute for this. That is the hallmark of a craft.

12/18/2025

“A professional mitigator is not defined by the equipment they deploy, but by their ability to recognize context, anticipate secondary consequences, and adjust methods to protect both structure and occupants across radically different environments.”

06/10/2025

02/14/2025

Now! Imagine that Calvin lives on the 14th Floor in a High Rise Condominium😟

10/01/2024

Never Heard of ACAC?
Organizations and agencies that require, recommend, or recognize ACAC certifications include the following:

• EPA

• NASA

• The American Lung Association

• CDC

• FEMA

• HUD

• NIH

• HHS

• US Army Corps of Engineers

• US Naval Facilities Engineering Command

• US Air Force Civil Engineer Center

• State of New Hampshire

• State of Connecticut

• State of Georgia

• State of Florida

• State of Arkansas

• State of Mississippi

• State of New Mexico

• Craven County, NC

• National Institute of Building Sciences

• National Environmental Health Association

• National Center for Healthy Housing

• Cornell University

• Louisiana State University

• Change the Air Foundation

09/27/2024

Not only hurricanes, ACAC Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant, Florida Licensed Mold Assessor: MRSA2103 & Remediator: MRSR1743 IICRC Triple Master, Level II Thermographer.

09/26/2024

Good Info from another source.

Prepare for Hurricane Helene Homeowners & Property Owners Preparedness Tips: It is extremely important for you to have records of your property’s condition in the event that you need to file a claim w

09/25/2024

NATIONAL DAUGHTERS DAY. September 25

Ok, this is where I get to post a bunch of photos of these delightful women that I've known and loved and adored for some years. 😍 If you have seen some of these photos before just enjoy them again.😉

09/19/2024

I like the fog.🥰 This morning I took a short ride on my Triumph Tiger 1050. The pictured road is not far from my house. I suppose small things please me like Sunrise and Fog and 72 degrees. BTW, it would NOT be a safe condition if I were coming from the opposite direction. Drivers would maybe NOT see me at all with both the fog and the sun🌞 in their vision. Motorcycle riders (at least this one) think about that sort of thing.🤔

09/15/2024

Remi and me. I was able to go visit my newest grandchild on Saturday. ( #14) She was early and needed to stay in the hospital a bit but she's home now. Tiny but Mighty💪😍

09/09/2024

The person you contact for Indoor Air Quality Issues and Mold Makes a Difference 🤔
Third-party accreditation
The ACAC operates CESB-accredited certification programs for professionals in indoor air quality and related fields. What does it mean to be accredited?

Third Party Approval
Accreditation is the independent testimony of a third-party observer that an organization's program is developed and operated in compliance with nationally recognized standards.

The Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB), founded in 1991, has established a national reputation for accrediting certification programs in engineering and science-related fields.

ACAC offers the only programs dedicated to the field of indoor air quality to achieve CESB accreditation:

The Council’s CIEC program was fully accredited by CESB as an engineering-related designation effective January 1, 2006.

High Standards
In order to qualify for CESB accreditation, a certification program must meet high standards of program operation:
• It must be administratively independent of other organizations in matters pertaining to certification;
• Its certifying body must consist of a majority of certified individuals;
• It must provide the public and consumers with an opportunity for input into its policies and decisions;
• It must follow strict rules for public disclosure of certification-related activities;
• It must follow strict rules for test development, evaluation and administration;
• It must enforce stringent eligibility requirements for all candidates, including (in the case of CESB accreditation) eight years of education and/or field experience for engineering-related designations and two to five years of education and/or field experience for engineering-technician designations.
ACAC offers the only CESB accredited designations dedicated to the field of indoor air quality.

Though its board-awarded designations meet all these requirements and more, the same cannot be said of many other professional certification programs. Other organizations allow office staffers to grant certification in exchange for payment of fees and passing a simple examination based on a mandatory course with limited information. Field experience is rarely required, much less verified. As a result, "instant certifications" from such organizations are nearly worthless when challenged in court.