Justin H. Joe

Do you need lead paint testing if your home was built before 1978?  If your home was built before 1978, professional lead paint testing is strongly recommended — and in many cases legally required. XRF (X-ray fluorescence) testing is the most accurate, non-destructive method available for detecting lead in painted surfaces. It reads lead concentrations through all paint layers in seconds, produces no dust, and delivers results on-site the same day. BNF Consulting provides certified lead paint...

Can hidden toxins in your home make your child sick? Yes. Mold, lead dust, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and poor indoor air quality are among the most common and most overlooked environmental causes of chronic health symptoms in children. These hazards are invisible, odorless in many cases, and present in a significant proportion of older homes across New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut. If your child has unexplained respiratory symptoms, recurring fatigue, persistent...

If your child's asthma attacks are getting worse — more frequent, harder to control, not responding the way they used to — and your doctors keep adjusting the medication without a clear answer, the problem may not be the treatment plan. It may be your home. Mold is one of the most well-documented environmental asthma triggers in children, and in the older housing stock across New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut, hidden mold is far more common than most families realize. It grows inside...