Case Studies
After decades of working to improve the indoor air quality for Healthy Air USA customers, we have collected many eye-opening stories of how our testing services, consulting, and air products have changed the lives of countless Atlanta area residents. See how our products and services have improved the health and lifestyle of people--just like you--who want healthy air in their homes.
In the following case studies, we have omitted or changed the names of our customers to protect their privacy.
Hidden Mold
For five years, Carla successfully homeschooled her son. Over time, however, her bright and happy eleven year-old gradually developed health problems and his learning ability became impaired. Carla took her son to several doctors; his symptoms were treated but nothing seemed to help. Finally a doctor recommended she have her home's air quality checked and inspected for mold...
Family Escapes Toxic Mold
Judy Harrison's story is one of physical, emotional, and financial tragedy. What began as a sound investment soon turned into a nightmare as Judy and her family began to suffer from the consequences of poor building practices.
Small Gutters Lead to Problems with Mold and Health Effects
I will never forget the look on the face of a young mother I met one bright September morning in September 2003. Her two story brick home appeared to be solidly built and was situated at the end of a narrow, winding street facing a golf course. The terrain appeared to slope away from the house – a good indication that the drainage was working properly. She had done her homework, too, and had spent many hours researching the web looking for a solution to her problem. The only problem was…she didn’t really know what was wrong. And that confusion, frustration, and helplessness was written all over her face...
Dream Home Disaster
Earlier this year, I received a call from a homeowner in Buckhead - an affluent area of Atlanta, Georgia. She asked me if I could come out and perform an initial mold assessment - the second round of mold testing on the $1.7 million home she and her husband had recently purchased...
Mold Symptoms Arise in a New Home
I was called out to test for mold in a detached one story single family dwelling. The owner was a brilliant engineer specializing in coal burning power plants. During his career he had consulted on projects in seven different countries. He and his wife had recently retired in Marietta Georgia. They had chosen a retirement community designed for and restricted sales to people fifty-five and older...
Mold Spores Hide Under the Stairs
Some people seem to have an uncanny sense of smell for mold spores. After receiving a call from one such customer, I was asked to perform a thorough mold investigation, utilizing all the resources at my disposal. Upon arrival, I prepared for my inspection of the eight thousand square-foot, two-story house, wondering how I would ever locate the needle in this particular haystack.
Chronic Fatigue Prompts a Neighborly House Call
As a professional certified mold remediator, I have been remediating buildings and performing mold inspections for seven years. I live in a neighborhood about eight years old. One Saturday, a neighbor was out walking her dog while I was working in the yard and stopped to chit chat a few minutes. She was familiar with the work I do and began to tell me she believed her home was making her sick – something I often hear in my line of work.
A few months after I began inspecting buildings for mold I was asked by a real estate agent representing a potential buyer to test for mold in a four year old home. The home was bricked on all sides. On two sides of the home the finished basement was completely below grade with a third side about fifty per cent below grade.