The Indoor Environments Association, formerly known as AARST, addresses radon, vapor intrusion, and other contaminants of concern in the built environment.
Volume 29 • No. 22 • October 2025
News and Events for the Radon and Vapor Intrusion Industry
and Table of Contents
2025 Industry Survey: Deadline Oct. 9th!
Earn Free CE at the Symposium
Out Now! IEA Podcast Episode #3
IEA Board Elections: Voting 10/10-10/27
IEA Sponsors & Advocates Program
NRPP Needs Exam Item Writers
For Public Review: MS-QA and MS-PC Standards Revisions
ALA Freedom From Smoking + Program
IEA Podcast: Episode 3
Jane Malone and Kyle Hoylman unpack the history of credentialing programs, the role of NRPP and NRSB, state-by-state regulation, consumer protections, and the risks of leaving radon work unregulated. They also discuss what the future may hold as EPA updates its approval process for certification programs.
Whether you’re a radon professional, a policymaker, or simply care about healthy housing, this episode gives you the clarity you need on why certification matters—and how it can protect both consumers and the industry.
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Wanted: Exam Question Writers
If you are interested in writing questions for NRPP’s new examinations, please complete this form and you will be contacted when we begin. Questions are needed for the following certification exams:
- Single family radon measurement
- Single family radon mitigation
- Commercial radon measurement
- Commercial radon mitigation
- Vapor intrusion mitigation
CEs will be provided for participation.
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Welcome to the Newest
NRPP-Certified Professionals!
Andrew G Wilson (NC), Armando Real (RI), Bryan C Day (TX), Charles F Garrison (UT), Cody Hyman (TX), Dane Hanscom (MD), David C Hanson (CO), David M Aldridge (KY), Davis McBeth (UT), Dustin Bartel (CO), Eric A Donarski (MN), Ethan Cortez (CO), haskel dweck (NY), James Johnson (WI), John J Rodriguez (TX), Joseph DeLaurentis IV (CT), Joshua A Gogolin (VA), Krzysztof Kaczor (IL), Lavon N Norman (TX), Mark Talentowski (CO), Mark White (IN), Michael J Ortiz (CO), Michael Lytle (NC), Michael Schmitt (VA), Nicholas Arnett (CO), Peter Gregory Hertzog II (CO), Rachel M Sanchez (TX), Ricardo Ventura (NJ), Robert T Head (CO), Samuel S Ruiz (CO), Tiffany Schindler (ND), Tina Stewart (NC), Travis Stewart (MN)
Welcome to the Newest
Members of the
Indoor Environments Association!
IEA Board Elections
Board Elections are coming up and IEA members in good standing are eligible to vote. Please make sure your membership is up to date by signing in to your IEA account. Voting in the 2025 IEA election opens October 10 and closes October 27 at 12 pm ET. Members will receive by email from IEA’s balloting software the opportunity to select the Association’s next President-elect, 1st VP, Secretary, and Treasurer, as well as five National Directors (2-year terms). 2025 IEA Board Elections Ballot
- For Nationally Elected Director (5 positions open):
- Gunnar Barr, Myca Bruno, Nathaniel L. Burden, Jr., Mike Christophides, Bob Coffee, Walt Donnay, Dawn Goard, Annie-Laurie Hunter, Matt Koch, Kevin Stewart, and Michael Walther
- For President-Elect
Dave Hill - For Vice President
Kyle Hoylman - For Secretary
Jan Fisher, Phil McDonnell - For Treasurer
Dan Potter
NEW! IEA Sponsors & Advocates Program
We’re thrilled to introduce the new IEA Sponsors & Advocates Program!
This new initiative provides businesses (and individuals) with two distinct pathways to support the mission and impact of the Indoor Environments Association:
- Become an IEA Sponsor – for those seeking strategic brand visibility through our publications, events, and digital platforms. Tiered opportunities (Supporter up to Diamond) allow you to position your business as a leader in the radon and vapor intrusion industries, with benefits including logo placement, ads, and recognition across events and publications.
- Become an IEA Advocate – for partners committed to policy change. These partners actively support policy change to enact and strengthen regulatory programs, mainstream ANSI‑AARST standards into laws, building codes and professional practices, and protect occupants, ensuring that radon risk reduction remains a public policy priority.
Whether you want to reinforce your presence in the field or shape the future of indoor air protections, there’s a sponsorship or advocacy level suited to your commitment. CLICK HERE to join the movement today!
Open for Public Review:
MS-QA and MS-PC Standards Revisions
Most ANSI/AARST standards are updated under a continuous maintenance program. Consensus body review of comments received are generally scheduled to begin the second year after publishing. Topic by topic, the plan entails prioritizing concerns one by one until a complete review of public and committee concerns is complete.
Note—Most responses to comments and resulting incremental revisions take place during the second year after publication of a fully reviewed and thereby newly dated standard.
Deadline for comments on the MS-QA and MS-PC Standards: October 12, 2025
Indoor Environments Association is a nonprofit, professional organization of members who are dedicated to the highest standard of excellence and ethical performance of hazard identification and abatement of radon, chemical vapor intrusion, and other contaminants of concern in the built environment. The organization primarily strives to advance the interests of its members through developing industry standards, certifying technical proficiency, enabling advancement of public policy, and communicating health risks to the public.
Editorial Content Wanted: Indoor Environments Association (AARST) publishes content over two platforms. We are interested in radon and vapor intrusion interest stories, technical papers, business topics, health advancements/detection regarding radon-related issues, and more. Please submit content for consideration to editor@aarst.org.