TheTakeaway
Cruising through the Home Depot in Salem, N.H., last summer, Healthy Indoors found the national
retailer offering Lead Safe RRP certification and Mold Remediation training. (RRP stands for EPA's
Renovation, Repair and Painting rule.) Is Home Depot the latest company to train and certify the
contractors that come into their store every day for supplies? Doesn't look that way. Home Depot
kicked off Pro Xtra Education in 2012, and held courses from August to December. Currently, there are
no plans to do more courses this year, according to company reps we talked to. Home Depot partnered
with Hanley-Wood University, publisher of Builder magazine, for the two-part lead course, and Concrobium Professional Products for mold. Both partners have items stocked on Home Depot shelves.
NextUp
Do Your Homework!
Help us celebrate September with
a special Back to School issue
focusing on where people can turn
to find real indoor environmental
"experts" in the field, what basic
terminology they need to know,
and how a little education can go
a long way in fixing problems in
homes and buildings.
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August 2013
Is That Wall Dry Yet?
Tech Focus will put the spotlight
on Aqua Lab of Pullham, Wash.,
who have expanded their line of
moisture analysis meters from food
and pharmaceuticals to water in
buildings. Could this be the answer
for when a water-damaged building
is really dry? We talk to scientist
Brady Carter to find out.
