Why your home is part of the picture
Most of us spend the majority of our time indoors, much of it at home. When a patient has a persistent cough or congestion, headaches, fatigue, or asthma that keeps flaring, clinicians often ask about the home. The World Health Organization's review of the evidence concluded that building dampness and mold are associated with increased respiratory symptoms, allergies and asthma, and that preventing persistent dampness is the most important way to avoid those effects.
But a clinician cannot see inside your walls. That is where we come in.
What we do, and what we do not do
We measure your home. Your clinician makes the diagnosis. We are not medical providers and our reports do not diagnose illness. What we provide is objective, documented data about your indoor environment, so your care team can include the home as a factor or rule it out.
How the process works
1. Referral or self-referral
Some patients come to us through their clinic. Others contact us directly and bring our report to their next appointment. Either works.
2. Intake
We ask about the timing of symptoms (do they ease when you travel?), the home's history of leaks or water damage, and any specific questions your clinician raised, so the testing is focused.
3. On-site assessment
A visual mold inspection with moisture readings, plus air samples analyzed by an accredited lab and compared to outdoor air. Depending on the question, we can add indoor air quality (VOCs, formaldehyde, fine particles, CO2 and humidity) and water testing.
4. A report written for two readers
You get a plain-language explanation of what we found. Your clinician gets the underlying data: sample locations, lab results, comparison baselines and methods, in a format they can file and refer back to.
5. Re-testing
If changes are made to the home, a follow-up test shows what improved, giving your care team a clear before and after.
What the data can and cannot show
Testing can show whether there is active mold growth, elevated airborne spores compared to outdoor air, high VOC or particle levels, or contaminants in your water. It cannot prove that a specific symptom was caused by a specific exposure. Mold testing in particular has limits: there are no federal exposure standards, and an air sample is a snapshot in time. A good report states those limits plainly, which is exactly what makes it useful to a clinician.
For clinicians
If you would like to refer patients, or talk about what data would be most useful for your practice, we would be glad to hear from you. We can tailor sampling to the question you are trying to answer.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a referral?
No. You can book directly and share the report with any clinician you choose.
Will you send the report to my doctor?
With your written permission, yes. Otherwise the report goes only to you.
Can home testing tell me if mold is making me sick?
No. Testing measures your home. Whether your symptoms are connected to it is a question for your clinician, and our data is one input they can use.