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[Nick Gromicko]

You cannot even apply without your NACHI member username and password, so every applicant is a NACHI member, and we audit every IAC2 listed inspector to make sure they completed at least 1 full day indoor-air related course.

IAC2 certified inspectors are merely a subset of NACHI members who have fulfilled NACHI's requirements AND done a little extra in the area of indoor air quality. We may also add further requirements in the future.

It is free to NACHI members.

[wforsyth]

I'm helping to host an IAQU event in December. Why is it that I cannot use that course to qualify?

[Joseph Burkeson, CMI]

Originally Posted by hgordon

It is actually sad!

Any NACHI member can simply select "apply" and they are added. It does not seek to "verify" your past course participation or for that matter wether you passed or failed.

Again, a good idea gone bad.

Hi Harvey,

No doubt its not a perfect world, but this is not the first time that NACHI has relied on the integrity of its members to do the right thing. It does not appear to be any different then any of the other things that rely on inspector honesty like quoting the number of inspections performed or CEU hours attained.

Personally I am glad to see NACHI take an interest in this issue as there are so many voices out there attempting to direct how home inspectors interact with the IAQ community, especially now with licensing rising its head once again. I am all for NACHI leading in areas that can help the membership, the consumer and the profession in general.

We have an active ethics committee who would most likely take an interest in investigating the name of anyone that may be taking advantage of this or any other NACHI benefit they weren't entitled to, you should direct any known improprieties to them.

[Nick Gromicko]

Wendy, it does.

Harvey, you can't technically even access the application unless you are already a NACHI member, we verify mold and radon course attendance, have a sign in sheet at every course, an exam at the end of every course, a certificate issued to everyone who completes the course, and auditing.

Joe, you are correct. With no government having adopted any mold standards yet, we're on the cutting edge and 2007 will be much about indoor air ancillary inspection services.

And finally, NACHI is the undisputed leader of the inspection industry in size, speed, and vision. This #1 position creates burdens for NACHI that we accept willingly, one of them being that we are often alone... we rarely look in our rear view mirror and when we do... we don't see anyone else. This loneliness does not disturb us.

[Mario A. Kyriacou, CHI]

Nick

I think you should charge a fee for this service like CMI, it doesn't go over very well when it's a free service!!Go figure.