Howard Ehrsam

Howard Ehrsam is the sole founder of Chinese Drywall Screening, LLC.  He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in Civil Engineering.  He worked for a large general contracting company in Central Florida for eight years before moving to Port St Lucie in 2003 to start a new career in commercial development.  From 2003 to 2009, Howard managed commercial development projects for a master-planned community developer.  Howard's certifications and licenses include Professional Engineer, Certified General Contractor, LEED AP and ICSC's CDP.  

In 2007, it was discovered that one of his properties was having characteristics understood to be caused by tainted drywall from China and experienced the process of having it removed.  By way of his personal experience and being the president of a condo association with 80 tainted units, Howard quickly became the go-to resource for helping others.  The combination of his professional experience, dealing with the issue first-hand, helping others, and continual research has put Howard in a position of being an excellent resource for others in dealing with the Chinese drywall phenomenon.  

Howard and his team of inspectors have performed over 2,500 inspections and the number grows daily for single-family and multi-family residences, and commercial properties, including medical offices, warehouses, and retail establishments.  His team consists of individuals certified in various programs for reactive Chinese drywall inspection and remediation processes.  

In addition, he sits on the ASTM and AIHA Drywall Committees and has spoken at many conferences, symposiums and luncheons on Chinese drywall.  In cooperation with InterNACHI and NACHI.TV, Howard has produced a training video to teach home and commercial property inspectors and other professionals how to visually inspect for Chinese or corrosive drywall.   Every day brings to light more information, with the primary focus on whether there are any health concerns.  Howard's mission is to empower all those affected with accurate information and guidance.

Howard enjoys life on the Treasure Coast with his beautiful wife of 14 years and three fantastic children:  a son, 9, a daughter, 5, and new son born October 15th.