The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Director, William J. Pulte, terminated FHFA’s 2022 directive requiring Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to adopt and implement radon policies for multifamily properties in 2023 because the policies “added time, expense, and operational complexity.”

FHFA did not direct Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to rescind their policies; in fact, both Enterprises had radon policies prior to 2023.
FHFA is not prohibiting lenders and borrowers from addressing radon during environmental due diligence for their multifamily loans. The Indoor Environments Association (IEA) urges lenders, property owners, developers, responsible parties, and others involved in multifamily loan transactions to require effective radon testing and, where needed, mitigation.

FHFA’s action has the potential to increase risk of radon-induced lung cancer for hundreds of thousands of tenants across the US.

Voting for the 2025 Heartland Chapter of IEA has closed and the results
are as follows:

President: Wes Hodgden  Treasurer: Kraig Kilton
Secretary: Ron Rupp   VP Kansas: Logan Lemkuhl
VP Missouri: Cherie Summa   VP Iowa: Thomas Selgrade
VP Nebraska: Anthony Maeser

Thank you to these amazing volunteers for taking on these positions and
thank you to everyone who took the time to vote in this important
election and have your voice heard!

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• Ohio Spring 2025 Virtual CEU Event  |  4/17/25
• 28th Annual NEAARST Conference  |  5/8/25
• IN Chapter Event: Downtown Indianapolis Pub Crawl  |  8/13/25

NRPP is developing the vapor intrusion (VI) mitigation specialist credential for qualified contractors whose work is compliant with established standards and who have met criteria for certification as defined in the Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Specialist job task analysis. NRPP needs help from those who perform/have performed or oversee/have overseen VI mitigation activities.

Why a VI Mitigation Credential?

Currently, the absence of a uniform approach to VI mitigation systems, as well as the lack of minimum criteria for entry into the profession or an indicator of proficiency in VI mitigation has contributed to several challenges in the VI mitigation industry across the US. The issues include unevenly applied standards, deviations from system design during construction of new structures, inadequate communication between designers, general contractors, and installers, the absence of installation documentation, and insufficient performance monitoring. It’s been reported by environmental consultants and state regulators that the lack of fundamental and consistent understanding of system requirements and quality control requirements has resulted in inadequate mitigation systems and an increased potential for sub-standard and deficient system performance, and has created challenges for diagnosing system performance and developing remedies to poor system performance.

Only twenty states require compliance with standards for radon mitigation and most require compliance with the EPA-recommended ANSI-AARST standard. There is no parallel regulatory infrastructure for VI mitigation in any states, in part due to the absence of a system for determining proficiency.

VI mitigation contractors can enter the marketplace and offer mitigation services having no prior training or assessment of proficiency. Environmental firms, responsible parties, and others need to be able to identify VI professionals who are knowledgeable and skilled in the reduction of chemical vapor intrusion and installation of vapor intrusion mitigation systems. NRPP is addressing this need by creating a certification program for VI mitigation specialists.

The Certification Development Process

NRPP’s certification development process began with a formal job task analysis (JTA) – a process by which a representative group of subject matter experts identified the essential elements of competent practice as a VI mitigation specialist. The JTA will be used to define the requirements for certification and, as such, it is critical that these elements are validated before being considered part of a certification program. NRPP is requesting feedback from current VI professionals, in the form of a survey, to learn the extent to which the tasks within the job task analysis are relevant to competent practice as a VI mitigation specialist. If you perform, have performed or oversee/have overseen VI mitigation activities, please complete this JTA survey and provide your input.

It is anticipated that the VI mitigation specialist certification will be available to personnel who are both qualified to perform mitigation and knowledgeable about Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response but have not necessarily been trained or certified in radon mitigation (or measurement). Pilot testing for the VI Mitigation Specialist is expected to occur by the end of 2025.

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The Indoor Environments Association is excited to announce the launch of a new campaign, which began August 1st, in partnership with the American Lung Association.

You can now access the Freedom From Smoking® Plus program for FREE, a $99.95 value! This digital quit smoking program helps you or your loved ones create a personalized quit plan and provides a full year of support with expert guidance and resources. This is available to all IEA members, radon and VI professionals, and their families. For more information and to sign up, CLICK HERE.

Welcome to the Newest
Members of the
Indoor Environments Association!