AEML Winter Break 2022 Post-Show Report [photos]

DEERFIELD BEACH, FL—March 7, 2022—AEML Winter Break 2022 returned to a live event this year, hosting a sold-out crowd of restoration and IAQ industry members in Deerfield Beach, Florida, January 28-29. See a picture slideshow of the event here, and read on below.

This year’s conference theme focused on the 4 Ms, and each had an assigned moderator to facilitate the speaker introductions, transitions, and moderated, interactive Q&A with the attendees:

1. Moisture (John Lapotaire),
2. Materials (John Downey),
3. Mold (Jon Isaacson),
4. Methodologies (Ken Larsen).

Winter Break Conference Facilitator Pete Consigli says, “The Winter Break 2022 Conference theme and agenda content is an ‘old school’ technical conference that blends a unique balance of topics for the mixed audience of assessors (IEPs) and remediators with a speaker lineup of leading authority subject matter experts!”

Highlights from the event included “Strategies for Controlling Moisture by Effective Use of Dehumidifiers with HVAC Systems” with Andy Ask,” “How Moisture Impacts Wood and Metal Building Materials & Components” with Ralph Moon, “Mold Assessment and Remediation: Interpretation & Compliance with the Standard of Care” with Rachel L. Adams-Beja,and “Odor Hunting: A New Methodology for Determination of Where Odors Reside” with Cliff Zlotnik. A panel of industry experts also presented the keynote on assessing and clearing the presence of particulates, residues, and odors.

Industry podcasts/videos were streamed at the event. They can be found on the individual broadcast pages here:

• DYOJO with Jon Isaacson
• IAQradio+ with The Z-man and Radio Joe Hughes
• Straight Talk with Jeff Cross.

Stay tuned later in the year for information about the next Winter Break event in 2023.