According to estimates by the Sarasota Herald Tribune, the amount of Chinese drywall brought into Florida in 2006 alone would be enough to build 35,000 homes. If you consider the shipments of Chinese drywall that came in since 2000, the total amount of homes and homeowners affected could well be over 100,000. Chinese drywall has been reported in over 16 states – what we are experiencing in Florida is only the tip of the iceberg and the financial and medical impacts of tainted Chinese drywall could be catastrophic not only to individual homeowners including young families and seniors, but to the recovering housing market overall.
Many of these families are ready to get their lives back together but need some sort of remediation protocol that would take away the stigma of a “tainted” house.You are invited to a meeting of design, engineering and construction professionals who are interested in discussing the use of Green or Leed remodeling programs to create that protocol for remediation.
Join us on Tuesday, July 7th for a discussion on current green remodeling programs and how they can be used or adapted to provide affected homeowners and their contractors a practical and measureable construction protocol for not only restoring their home but possibly making them even more valuable in the future. We will review what we currently know about Chinese drywall as well as current LEED and Florida Home Builders Green remodeling programs. We will discuss the feasibility and challenges of putting together a volunteer based task force of professionals dedicated to pursuing a strategy for helping these homeowners in distress.
Crexent Office Buildings has graciously lent us a room for our meeting. However, there is limited seating and if you are interested in participating in this meeting I need you to RSVP as soon as possible.
Register now by email: Karen Scott at Karen@Asset-A-M.com Limited Seating Available so register early – Call 407-256-7981 for more information
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