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Who We Are
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A Accredited is a Florida based corporation owned and operated by a fully certified mold inspector, we service Palm Beach, Broward, and Dade Counties, including Miami, Ft Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and all of South East Florida. For larger inspections we cover all of Florida and the Caribbean. We provide professional quality mold testing on condos, homes, and commercial buildings large and small.
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Your local mold inspector performs inspections and mold testing in compliance with the standards of practice set forth by the Indoor Environmental Standards Organization. Since we function as an independent inspection firm and not as a remediation firm, we have no conflict of interest. We have only protecting your health as our concern.
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A ACCREDITED MOLD INSPECTION SERVICE, INC.
DARYL WATTERS
6742 Forest Hill Blvd # 271
West Palm Beach, Florida 33413
Born December 11th 1965
Cincinnati, Ohio
Phone: 561 966-8868
Fax: 561 966-3448
COLLEGE EDUCATION:
XAVIER UNIVERSITY, Cincinnati, Ohio
Bachelor degree in Education for Teaching Biology and General Science.
Graduated with a BS Degree in 1990
COLLEGE SCIENCE COURSES COMPLETED
Bacteriology, Bacteriology Lab, Ecology, Ecology Lab, Zoology, Zoology Lab, Botany, Botany Lab, Biology, Biology Lab, Genetics, Animal Behavior, Principles of chemistry I, Principles of chemistry I Lab, Principles of chemistry II, Principles of chemistry II Lab, Energy Physics, Energy Physics Lab, Geology, Geology Lab, Collage Physics I, Collage Physics Lab I, Collage Physics II, Collage Physics Lab II.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
FOUNDER / PRESIDENT OF A ACCREDITED MOLD INSPECTION SERVICE, INC.
West Palm Beach, Florida 3/03 to Present
Sparked by my life long interest in the biological sciences and by my educational background I started conducting mold inspections in 2003 as an integral part of my home inspection business. A Accredited Mold Inspection Service, Inc. is separate from the home inspection business. I have preformed mold inspections full time since starting in 2003. During mold inspections a knowledge of building science, general science, and basic logic are combined with years of inspection experience to aid in determining the causes and likely consequences of mold and general indoor air quality problems, as wells as solutions to such problems in both commercial and residential settings. Reports are written in a very detailed and professional manner to avoid liability.
FOUNDER / PRESIDENT OF A ACCREDITED HOME INSPECTION SERVICE, INC.
West Palm Beach, Florida 4/94 to Present
I started a successful home inspection company in the spring of 1994. My duties include pre-purchase inspection of single family homes, town homes, & condos for prospective buyers, as well as 3 and 4 point insurance inspections. I produce a comprehensive and detailed computer generated report of all defects inside and around the property.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES.
West Palm Beach, Florida 4/91 to 1994
Health and safety inspector- 50% of my duties involved conducting health inspections of Florida State licensed facilities assuring sanitary and safe conditions and compliance with rules and regulations abstracted from Florida State Statutes. Establishments inspected included nursing homes, retirement homes, family day care centers, bars, and trailer parks. The other 50% of my duties involved the investigation of health complaints from the public regarding public health hazards such as failing septic systems, illegal dumping, rats and roaches, and odors. I was responsible for giving citations to responsible parties regarding public health hazards, and seeing that public health hazards were abated. Besides the standard in house training and certifications related to health inspections and food safety, we also were certified as fire safety inspectors.
State of Florida Fire Collage April 19-23rd 1993 Ocala Florida.
FSFC 310 -Special Fire Safety Inspector Certification Course.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY/ MOLD / AND HOME INSPECTION RELATED CERTIFICATIONS:
Designation: Microscopic Fungal Spore Analysis
Granting Authority/ Trainer: Mc Crone Research Institute
Chicago, IL Aug 9th to Sept 2nd 2005
Designation(s): Certified Allergen Inspector
Granting Authority/Trainer Environmental Solutions Association
Ft Lauderdale, Florida around May 25th 2005
Designation(s): Certified Indoor Environmentalist
Granting Authority Indoor Air Quality Association
Trainer: Institute of Building and Science Technology
Ft Lauderdale, Florida Sept 19th to Sept 24th 2004
Designation(s): Certified Mold Inspector
Granting Authority/Trainer Environmental Solutions Association
Ft Lauderdale, Florida May 24th to May 25th 2004
Designation(s): Certified Environmental Inspector
Granting Authority/Trainer Environmental Assessors Association
Trainer GHH Engineering, Inc.
On line May 16th to May 23rd 2003
Designation(s): Certified Mold Inspector and Certified Mold Remediator
Granting Authority/ Trainer: Certified Mold Inspectors & Contractors Institutes
Also Known as the Professional Certification Institute
Hurricane, Utah March 14th to March 15th 2003
Designation(s): Certified Residential Home Inspector
Granting Authority/ Trainer: National Association of Home Inspectors
Orlando, Florida July 27th 2004
ADDITIONAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY/ MOLD / AND HOME INSPECTION RELATED CERTIFICATIONS:
Trainer: Abode Building Consultants and Inspection Corporation
I completed a total of 24 supervised on site pre-purchase home inspections under
the direction of Al McNamara one of the nations first home inspectors and President of Abode Inspections.
Delray Beach and Palm Beach, Florida 1993 to 1994
Granting Authority/ Trainer: The Inspection Experts Everett Rawlings
Designation(s): Home Inspection Certification
Boca Raton, Florida April 12th to April 14th 1993
Over 15 National Association of Home Inspectors, Home Inspectors Association of Florida, and American Society of Home Inspectors Seminars.
1993 to present.
MOLD INSPECTOR AND HOME INSPECTOR MEMBERSHIPS:
Indoor Air Quality Association
American Indoor Air Quality Council
National Association of Home Inspectors member from 1994
June 1999 installed on the board of directors of the Home Inspectors Association of Florida for two terms.
SCHOOLS ATTENDED IN PREPARATION FOR HOME INSPECTIONS:
South Technical Education Center
Delray Beach, Florida
Air Conditioning I 54 Hours
1-31-94 to 3-3-94
South Technical Education Center
Delray Beach, Florida
Air Conditioning II 54 Hours
4-12-94 to 6-9-94
South Technical Education Center
Delray Beach, Florida
Residential Electrical Wiring 54 Hours
8-24-93 to 10-21-93
INSPECTIONS FOR ATTORNEYS AND ATTORNEY CLIENTS
Out of very roughly 400 + mold inspection completed thus far around 3% of my inspections have involved attorneys in one way or another and about 1% have involved depositions.
Mold and humidity problem investigation at a house owned by a Boca Raton attorney, humidity was being pulled in from the attic by the HVAC system, this resulted in mold.
11-5-05
Combined pre-purchase home and mold inspection of a house being purchased by an attorney in South Florida
8-12-04
Pre-purchase home inspection of a house being purchased by an attorney in Boca Raton Florida
11-10-05
Inspection on small condo with moldy bathroom and health complaints for attorney's client in Hollywood Fl
2-28-04
Inspection on small condo with moldy HVAC system and health complaints for attorney's client in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
5-29-03
Inspection for attorney living in hurricane Francis and Hurricane Jean damaged downtown West Palm Beach high rise condo unit.
1-24-05
Inspection and Deposition for Sarasota County employees complaining of severe illness
Inspection date Sept 15 2003
Deposition date for Documents and Testimony Dec 22nd 2003
P.A. Richard Lovensky
Inspection and Deposition for client complaining of severe illness in a Miami condo unit.
Inspection Date 10-13-04
Deposition Date for Documents and Testimony 11-21-05
P.A. Daniel Goldstien
Inspection and Deposition for client complaining of severe illness in a Miami condo unit.
Inspection Date 10-13-04
2nd Deposition Date Documents Only 12-29-05
P.A. Daniel Goldstien
Inspection and Deposition for client complaining of severe illness as the result of mold in her upscale Boca Raton Florida clothing shop.
Inspection Date 10-16-03
Deposition Date Documents Request Only Around 11-21-05
Home Inspection done for seller referred by property seller's attorney because of disagreements over previous inspector’s findings. Property sellers questioned the poorly written possibly bias report prepared by the buyer's inspector.
Inspection on a very moldy condo for attorney's client in Miami Fl
Brian J Militzok, Esq
Inspection Date 12-29-07
Inspection of attorney’s offices for the attorneys occupying those offices. Miami Florida.
Robert Miller P.A.
Inspection Date 8-24-07
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Over 140 documented hours as a volunteer at the Grassy Waters Nature Preserve in West Palm Beach Florida, a 20 square mile wetland wilderness in central Palm Beach County.
Duties include involvement with canoe trips, dip netting, fall hay rides, guided walks, and mostly initiating, and setting up and maintaining two aquariums, two terrariums, a tree snail shell display, and
of course a microscope display with compound and dissecting microscopes.
2003 to 2004.
PUBLICATIONS
Daryl Watters is a form developer for 3D Inspection Systems, Inc. 3D is the world’s largest home inspection software provider. As a form Developer for 3D Daryl is responsible for developing from scratch all of the text and layout for mold inspection report writing software offered by 3D Inspection Systems.
Daryl has 20 short 1 to 2 page articles on mold, humidity, and general indoor air quality issues, they can be found on various article distribution networks throughout the internet. All the articles can be accessed online from one place at: http://www.thephantomwriters.com/recent/author/daryl-watters.html
BOOKS AND ARTICLES THIS INSPECTOR HAS READ FULLY AND USE IN THE FORMATION OF OPINIONS.
1)World Wide Mold Exposure Standards
For Mold and Bacteria
References:
Robert Brandys, PhD, MPH, PE, CIH, CSP, CMR and Gail Brady MS, CSP, CMR
Contains lots of information on low medium and high mold spore levels in indoor environments with stats from scientist and governments from around the world.
2) http://www.uwlax .edu/biologh/volk/fungi3/sld039.htm
By Mycology Professor Dr. Volk
Lots of mold biology information.
3) IESO Standards of Practice for the Assessment of Indoor Environmental Quality Vol 1
Mold Sampling: Assessment of Mold Contamination
2nd edition June 2003
Offers suggested standards for mold inspection and sampling.
4) Home Dampness and Molds, Parental Atopy, and Asthma in Childhood: a Six-year Population-based Study By Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom:
Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health, University of Helsinli, Helsinki, Finland:
Department of Health Care Administration, Diwan Collage of Management, Tainan, Taiwan
The article states that mold odors has be shown to greatly increase a child's chances of developing asthma, this is not a reaction but the development of a health condition just from mold odors.
5) BEC Bailey Engineering Corp
Ron Bailey P.E., CIAQP, CIE
Hollice Bailey P.E. CIAQP, CIE
The Paston Effect
Baileyeng.com
Excellent source of information to aid in the investigation of humidity problems.
6) How Humidity is Expressed
Jane R. Thorngren, Ph.D.
Adjunct Instructor, Earth Sciences
Palomar Community College
San Marcos, California
Excellent article on relative humidity, specific humidity, temp pressure, volume, and how they relate to each other.
7) The Diagnosis and Incidence of Allergic Fungal Sinusitis
Glenn D. Roberts, PHD
Jens U. Ponikau, MD and 5 additional doctors.
Discusses the incidence of AFS in patients with chronic rhino sinusitis
8) Fungi and Human Health Effects
By: Herbert Layman Technical Director of U.S. Micro Solutions, Inc. ( Microbiology Lab)
Great reliable source of info on the health effects of mold his sources were:
Clinical Mycology, 2003, Manual of Clinical Microbiology 8th edition vol 2. Manual of Environmental Microbiology, 2nd edition.
Bioaerosols Assessment and Control, CDC "Updated findings on pulmonary hemorrhage/hemosiderosis among infants.
Croft WA, Jarvis BB, and others.
9) Bioaerosols Assessment and Control
By the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
Janet Macher, Sc.D, M.P.H
Harriet A. Ammann, Ph,D., D.A.B.T.
Harriet A. Burge, Ph.D .
Donald K. Milton, M.D., Dr.P.H. M.O.H.
Philip R. Morey, Ph.D, CIH.
at el. This is considered the Bible of the indoor air quality and mold industry.
Covers health effects of mold, covers mold inspection and sampling, bacteria, dust mites and other allergens, general IAQ and much more. Is relied on heavily by myself and others in mold and IAQ issues and mold health related issues.
10) IICRC S 520
Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation
And
11) IICRC S 500
Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration
Quickly growing in popularity is relied on heavily by myself and others in remediation recommendations.
12) Field Guide for the Determination of Biological Contaminants in Environmental Samples
From the American Industrial Hygiene Association
H. Kenneth Dillon, Ph.D CIH,
Patrica A Heinsohn, Ph.D, CIH,
And J. David Miller, Ph.D.
This may be considered the authority on sampling materials and methods
For mold, bacteria, and allergens.
13) Construction Materials and Processes second edition
Don Watson A.I.A., F.C.S.I.Covers many construction materials and methods used during the last 50 years or so.
14) Profile of Airborne Fungi in Buildings and Outdoor Environments in the United States
PathCon Laboratories, Norcross, George
And Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta Georgia 30322
Study of the results of 9,619 indoor samples and 2,407 outdoor samples 12,026 fungal air samples total from around the United States. Gives ideas on what are typical and what are atypical indoor and outdoor spore levels and types.
15) Crawlspaces.org
Recent research by Advanced Energy and others indicates that a new type of crawl space system, with NO vents to the outside, can provide greatly improved moisture control and significant energy savings when properly installed.
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