Dr. Manis, Chief Medical Officer, supported by her team of Allan Burt, building scientist, and Ed Light, Certified Industrial Hygienist, offered a free webinar in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders and the insurance broker and risk advisor, Marsh.
Home builders received the most current information about testing, remediation protocols for corrosive drywall, and about the insurance ramifications of homes built with corrosive Chinese drywall.
The webinar, "Evolving Solutions to the Corrosive Drywall Crisis," was held March 11. The panel of experts discussed:
- What you can tell their customers and home owners
- How you can answer customer and home owner questions
- Appropriate testing protocols to determine if corrosive drywall is present
- Recent activities by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and HUD that affect builders
In addition to Dr. Manis, the panel included experts from Marsh:
- Katherine Cahill — Managing Director, Leader of Global Product Risk Practice
- John Denton — Senior Vice President, Mass Tort and Complex Liability Practice
- Bruce Hallock, PSP, CFCC — Vice President, Construction Consulting Practice
- Alan Schoem — Senior Vice President, Global Product Risk Practice
Building Health Sciences, is a division of The NMAS Group, a medically-based enterprise risk management firm.
Click here to view the webinar. Click here to read the NAHB article on the webinar.