Nick discusses the mold crisis in this month's column.
After attending the Carolinas Lathing and Plastering Contractors Association meeting in Myrtle Beach this past September, I was enlightened and outraged by a presentation given by Jim Byrd, of the South Carolina Dept. of Insurance. (For a full report on his presentation, please see Industry News on page 12.) I was enlightened (again) by greed’s increasing yoke on our culture, and outraged by the repercussions of this greed. I am, of course, referring to the sudden mold litigation mania.
There are two articles on mold in W&C this month, in addition to the news piece. One is a feature by Bruce Small that is very informative on the basics of mold and construction. The other is Jim Olsztynski’s Smart Business column.