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ONSITE INSPECTION / INVESIGATION AVAILABILITY NOTICE: due to an out of country assignment, between 25 February 2010 & 31 March 2010 I will not be available for onsite inspections without special travel arrangements. Apologies for the inconvenience. During this time I will continue to be available for email or emergency telephone consultation described at this link for Immediate Telephone or Email Consulting
For on-site building & home inspections call Arlene Puentes (845) 339-7984 ap@octoberhome.com

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    InspectAPedia.com provides building and environmental diagnostic and repair information. In order to absolutely assure our readers that we write and report without bias we do not sell any products nor do we have any business or financial relationships that could create such conflicts of interest. We welcome email with questions, content critique, or suggestions.
  • US Post: Daniel Friedman, Vassar College Box 419, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie NY 12604

AVAILABILITY NOTICE: due to a current assignment, my on-site services will be unavailable between 25 February 2010 & 31 March 2010.

I will continue to offer consulting by email and telephone during that interval, and I will be scheduling field investigations and lab services again after 31 March 2010.

It is best to contact me by email using the eamil address shown above.

For immediate assistance with onsite diagnostic building inspections or home inspectionscall my associate
Arlene Puentes, at OHI, (845) 339-7984. Ms. Puentes is an experienced, licensed home inspector, active in professional education for home inspectors and currently serves as president of the Hudson Valley ASHI professional association of home inspectors in New York

Services include: Environmental inspection & testing & building failure diagnosis for residential and commercial buildings, forensic laboratory services, building & mechanical system repair advice, indoor air quality, gases, mold inspection & testing, mold remediation consulting, mold causation studies, mold prevention advice. Moisture cause diagnosis, recommendations. Odor cause, diagnosis, remedy. Paint failure diagnostic field inspection, testing, & laboratory analysis. Thermal tracking, stains in buildings: field investigation, testing, diagnosis, recommendations. Forensic microscopy for particle identification and art conservation. (We no longer provide pre purchase home inspections.)

Forensic particle analysis laboratory & toxic mold test lab service - 24-hour turnaround for mail-in mold test samples; on-site forensic microscopy and mold test lab services available - American Industrial Hygiene Association AHIA member - Expert Home Inspections - ASHI-Certified (1986-2006), New York State License # 16000005303 (inception to 2008). & forensic investigations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, & Central Mexico.

On site diagnostic & forensic building investigation & consulting are available by appointment throughout North America. To absolutely preclude conflicts of interest, we do not work through referrals from real estate agents nor other parties who could create interests conflicting with those of our clients. To prevent conflicts of interest we do not perform mold cleanup nor make building repairs, though we can advise clients who require such services and can assist in contractor selection. Areas of expertise and building failures research are at InspectAPedia.com

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  • Environmental Inspection & Testing: Indoor air quality investigations, odors, toxic gases, mold inspection, mold testing, lab services, mold causation, remediation, & mold resistant construction advice. Microscopy laboratory services, forensic analysis, particle identification. Here are our Environmental Inspection Fees
  • Commercial & Residential Property Diagnostic/Forensic Investigations: specific environmental or building failure detailed diagnostic & forensic investigation. Construction failure diagnosis, research, consulting. (We refer generalized pre-purchase home inspection requests to associated professionals.) Here are our Diagnostic & Forensic Inspection Fees. We no longer provide residential pre-purchase home inspections.
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  • Educator, author, Building failures researcher: Daniel Friedman combined education and experience from careers in computer engineering design and new construction & historic building restoration and education in building failure diagnosis, aerobiology, and forensic microscopy to build a professional practice as an Indoor Environmental Inspection and Test expert, Building Failures researcher, writer, publisher, home iInspector, commercial building inspector and consultant specializing in construction & environmental testing & inspection.

    Professional time is divided between performing environmental investigations, diagnostic/forensic building inspections/sick building investigations - a consumer protection service for owners or home buyers, and writing, teaching, researching about related topics. Daniel offers expert, experienced, un-biased Environmental Inspection & Testing, detailed Diagnostic Building Inspections,, advanced Professional education courses, technical writing, expert witness, legal/litigation and failure-cause inspections, researched, authoritative written & photographic documentation of building hazard, defect, condition or cause, & failure or insurance claims assistance.
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