Welcome to Building Forensics You wouldn’t expect burn treatment to work if you keep putting your hand in a fire. The same applies with mould illness, and treatment is unlikely to succeed if you live with inflammation triggers such as spore and hyphae fragments, bacteria and even VOCs.
Mould or building related illness? If you suspect
your home may be the cause of poor health Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, (CIRS) we can help in identifying possible causation. This may often include symptoms of chronic fatigue, brain fog, changes in menstrual cycle, early menopause, skin, hair and gut problems. (Australian Govt confirmation)
It's not the
mould you can see that’s a problem, it’s the dead and airborne mould, bacteria
and other “invisible” contaminated fragments & mycotoxins that
you inhale which are considered the greatest health hazard. (ref WHO) This can include hidden
mould in wall, ceiling and floor cavities which permeates through as if a gas. The specific health risks of mycotoxins have at last been recognised by leading NHS health care professionals.(see link)
We investigate
buildings with your specific issues in mind and either work with your medical team to support
their analysis, or diagnosis, and if you’re on your own we will provide best
options within your budget.
As part of the
two leading USA mould medical IEP panels, I was part of technical committees
writing the now internationally recognised standards on investigation and
remediation which are now used as a basis for professional remediation worldwide. In the UK Jeff Charlton, principle consultant is a certified member of Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and a scientific member of British Society of Environmental Medicine
Were here to
help you and apart from our technical ability (see accreditations) our worst
accreditation is my personal diagnosis in USA of mould illness CIRS causing brain
atrophy and associated CFS, Bipolar, ADHD etc. (See my treatment failures) and incidentally how UK treatment was successful. To understand your symptoms and likely exposure issues, we provide you with various options to best suit you or your medical team and
budget and can provide end to end advice or services. Please remember that all surveying and sampling techniques have benefits and shortfalls and professional interpretation is essential (information on sampling errors) Building Forensics are now offering a new range of diagnosis tools from chemicals to biological and radiological contaminates to match any service available in USA.
The different approaches of USA- Australia & UK Click here for more info ) (USA decontamination protocol ) (Australian Govt )
In most USA states mould surveyors need to be qualified and licensed. Here in UK anyone can offer mould surveys so its important you check qualification and not just cost, as interpretation and gathering of data is most important. Jeff Charlton holds ACAC CIECH, which takes 8 years of work, CR and WLS certifications which comply with all USA state licensing requirements. An unqualified report may influence your route to health and well being, result in failure to remediate or spend thousands on unnecessary works. You simply cant provide qualified opinion based on two or three days training.
Request a Quote If you have mould or building related illness, we can help find causation with our "Basic investigation" If you are
suffering building related or mould illness, any form of treatment is unlikely
to see major benefit if your still exposed to the trigger,(see HERTSMI 2 ). Mould and building
related illnesses are caused by inflammagens and its important to identify them
and more importantly causation to enable remediation and verify their removal. Practical experience has shown that investigation prior to sampling is essential to focus or pinpoint high risk areas and identify possible reservoirs and remediation targets. Inflammagens include, mould spores cell wall fragments, endotoxins, mycotoxins bacteria etc etc. To contain costs we focus on high risk areas for sampling which are identified in our basic survey.
EMF-RF and Dirty electricity +5G
We now include these surveys in our basic survey as we have recognised a possible link to increased toxicity of bio contaminates and some forms of radiation, this includes specific moulds. As a research tool this is added to your report free of charge where applicable.
Is your survey worth the paper its written on?
Our reports are based on data and evidence and it is for the client or their medical team to question or request explanation and or support. Our clients receive support from us free of charge, and we offer guidance notes too and more importantly, we don't usually tell people to move out or throw everything away.
Will the Decontamination service you buy actually do anything or make it worse? (Must know information )
Advanced mould investigation for "Medical professionals"
Sometimes treatment can continue for months or years without major benefit or noticeable health improvements. This can be due to a variety of reasons but oftentimes is because significant contaminates or inflammagens and routes of exposure have not been identified. Our basic survey sets out to identify the major issues and provides the majority of clients with required information. However, we keep costs to a minimum and exclude some of the more expensive testing which can identify possible triggers. We would be pleased to discuss various options which can include site wide, live and on site analysis, mycotoxin on site sampling and various chemical and biological assessments both real time and lab based. As scientific members of British Society for Ecological Medicine, and working with various clinics and hospitals, we are on the same page and will assist if requested.
Why most Medically safe decontamination protocols fail ( consensus document )
The WHO estimate 20% of worlds population have genetics which make them more sensitive to mould, mycotoxins and inflammagens. While many focus on mould spores the reality is there are over 30 possible triggers to what is generally recognised as "Mould illness" There is an internationally accepted "Consensus" document which identifies these issue and Jeff Charlton principle at Building Forensics was a co author. Before you invest in any form of decontamination you should perhaps ask if the main issues will be addressed. The clearance criteria for medically safe decontamination is very onerus and even those that write the specification doubt anyone will achieve satisfactory results. We now recommend Risk Reduction decontamination protocols only.
Request a Quote We now offer low cost Decontamination (Exposure Risk reduction) We now offer possibly the most effective, economic and scientifically advanced mould control and decontamination service in either the UK or USA. Our ''Risk Reduction'' protocol can usually, be completed in a day. We specifically state this is not mould decontamination but is risk reduction, control. While total decontamination may be the ideal goal, this is extremely costly and unlikely to provide the expected results. This statement is born out by the following ISEAI leaflet (DOC 101) which explains the need for thousands of pounds of testing and usually failure in clearance objectives thereby requiring the whole hous to be decontaminated again and again. (download )
( Alternatives to cost prohibitive decontamination )
Product Brochure
Testimonial Baltimore Hospital
Durability document
Request a Quote How to identify Value for money in mould decontamination and verification There are several companies who offer one day services in mould remediation. usually they fog a chemical that they say will kill mould. First off dead mould is 40 times more hazardous than live spores so killing mould should never be the sole objective. You should be under no illusion there is no possible way of guaranteeing safety or risk removal as there are so many variables of people and buildings whatever you pay. Building Forensics provide independent verification or clearance certification to monitor contractors decontamination results.
What is professional Inspection, surveying and mould sampling? As qualified and certified Indoor Environmental Professionals, (IEPs) we simply follow the guidance of professional and government bodies. We follow the established routes of investigation and the development of sampling and testing hypothesis. As a founding member of the leading professional medical mould groups, ISEAI and Surviving Mold IEPs, qualified Members of Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and Scientific members of British Environmental Medicine, we have worked closely with the medical profession and laboratories to provide the client with the best possible information within their budget. We don't use novel machines or irrelevant testing protocols which result in worthless colour codes or information and after more than 30 years in the business were trusted and relied upon by the people that provide medical care. Remember a mould inspection should be designed to identify possible causation, hidden reservoirs and result in an action plan for remediation. A mould survey will simply tell you that mould is present and considering its always present this information may not be that useful on its own. Many companies purporting to be experts or IEPs use junk science or misuse or interpret technology and results are often worthless. This paper excerpt exposes some issues (Click) and the full paper is available on request. Quite reasonably you should ask for qualification and certification from any surveyor just as you would if you were buying a house.
Your Mycotoxin testing results are bad? Many of you will undertake urine or blood tests for mycotoxins, the secondary metabolite of mould. Building Forensics can undertake mycotoxin testing in your home and or combination of Toxigenic moulds capable of producing mycotoxins. We can now offer detailed analysis of dust in your home for mycotoxins usually found in Great Plains and Real Time labs urine reports. We can advise of best location following our site survey or as always just follow your doctor or the lab advice. Building Forensics can help you confirm if your home is making you sick or or perhaps focus on other exposure routes.
