The Indoor Environments Association is holding its first Radon Advocacy Video Singing Contest. The winning videos will be used on IEA’s social media, YouTube channel, and beyond.

The goal is to create short (< three minutes) music videos that use any song, changing the original words of the song to words that relate to the promotion of radon awareness/testing. Contestants can work alone or in a group to create a winning video of the song of their choice using their own super-catchy lyrics that promote radon testing and awareness, applying their creative talent to video-record a performance (on a meeting app or other platform).

Watch for the official announcement coming to your inbox soon with a registration form and information on how to submit your video. Submissions will be accepted through August 15, 2024. Judges will review submissions and announce the winners at the IEA Symposium in Orlando in mid-September. Winners do NOT need to be present at the symposium to win.

Revised SGM-SF & SGM-MFLB Standards –  Public Comment Deadline Aug. 5th

SGM-SF (Soil Gas Mitigation Standards for Existing Homes)

Consistent with plans relative to our continuous maintenance program, the latest publication of ANSI/AARST SGM-SF 2023 is being published for public review. This standard of practice specifies minimum requirements for methods that mitigate risks to occupants posed by radon gas, chemical vapors or other hazardous soil gases that are present within existing homes.

SGM-MFLB (Soil Gas Mitigation Standards for Existing Multifamily, School, Commercial and Mixed-Use Buildings)

Consistent with plans relative to our continuous maintenance program, the latest publication of ANSI/AARST SGM-MFLB 2023 is being published for public review. This standard of practice specifies minimum requirements for methods that mitigate risks to occupants posed by the presence of radon gas and chemical vapors or gas in existing multifamily, school, commercial and mixed-use buildings. This standard addresses most all mitigation methods for mitigating radon and other soil gas hazards.

The deadline for public comment is August 5th, 2024. To participate, please CLICK HERE.

Chapter / Regional Meetings

• EPA Region 5 Radon Stakeholders Meeting: July 8-10, Ann Arbor, MI
• Virginia Chapter Monthly Zoom Meeting: July 9, 6-7pm ET
• Maryland Chapter Monthly Zoom Meeting: July 31, 4-5pm ET
• New Jersey Radon Conference: August 15, 8-4pm ET, Hamilton, NJ

All NRPP Exams Now Delivered by Certiverse

NRPP partnered with Certiverse in the fall of 2023 to securely proctor the radon measurement exams remotely and have recently transferred all remaining exams over to the Certiverse platform. As of May 20, all radon measurement exams (RMP and RMFT), all radon mitigation exams (RMI and RMS) and the Compliance Inspector exams are proctored by Certiverse. The requirements and rules for taking a remotely proctored exam with Certiverse are the same as those of the previous delivery provider, however the test-taker experience is different. Proctoring is no longer done through Zoom and verbal interaction with the proctor is not required. To take an exam with Certiverse, test-takers must install a secure browser that “locks down” their computer to prevent them from accessing the internet, email, or other applications during the exam and all communication with the proctor is done via the chat feature. Plus, tests can now be taken in “open-concept” living spaces and no longer have to be taken in a room with only one door. Results from NRPP’s post-exam survey indicate that only 10% of test-takers had difficulty understanding the communications with the proctors at Certiverse in comparison with 90% of those who tested through the previous provider, and experience a greater level of customer support and more responsive and more professional proctors.
For more information on NRPP’s measurement and mitigation exams, please visit https://nrpp.info/nrpp-exams/

In 2024 NRPP is building credentialing programs in the following areas and is seeking radon and vapor intrusion experts to help develop these credentials:

• Radon Mitigation Specialist/Installer
• Radon Measurement Professional/Field Technician
• Commercial Mitigation Manager
• Commercial Measurement Manager
• Vapor Intrusion

We need your expert opinion to develop fair and valid certification programs that define safe and effective practice for measurement and mitigation professionals. Click for more information

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