Free Webinar on Chinese Drywall on March 11
During a free webinar by NAHB and the insurance broker and risk advisor, Marsh, home builders can obtain up-to-date information on testing and remediation protocols for corrosive drywall and learn about the insurance ramifications if they built homes with the product.
The webinar, “Evolving Solutions to the Corrosive Drywall Crisis,” will be held from 12:00-1:30 p.m. EST on Thursday, March 11.
A panel of experts will also discuss:
• What builders can tell their customers and home owners
• How builders can answer customer and home owner questions
• The appropriate testing protocol to determine the presence of corrosive drywall
• How recent activities by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) affect builders
The webinar will include a question and answer period at the end of the presentation. Participants should submit questions in advance to kathy.hill@marsh.com.
Panelists include:
• Katherine Cahill — managing director, leader of Global Product Risk Practice, Marsh
• Barbara Manis, MD — chief medical officer, The NMAS Group, a medically-based enterprise risk management firm
• Bruce Hallock, PSP, CFCC — vice president, Construction Consulting Practice, Marsh
• Alan Schoem — senior vice president, Global Product Risk Practice, Marsh
• John Denton — senior vice president, Mass Tort and Complex Liability Practice, Marsh
To Register
To register online, click here. Once registered, participants will receive webinar access instructions.
For more information or to register by phone, contact Kathy Hill at Marsh at 918-586-7938.
For more information, e-mail David Jaffe at NAHB, or call him at 800-368-5242 x8317.
FHBA and NAHB have developed a host of resources to help members address the issue. See below for more details.
State of Florida Memo to FEMA for Assistance: 3-10-10
HUD and CPSC Issue Guidance on Indentifying Problem Drywall in Homes
Help for Drywall Displaced Homeowners
Florida Senate Issue Briefing, September 2009
Who Can Repair, Remediate Chinese Drywall
CPSC Releases Chinese Drywall Report
Answers Needed with Chinese Drywall
Feds Update Chinese Drywall Probe (Bradenton Herald © July 9, 2009)
DEP Drywall Disposal Guidance
Senate Holds Fact Finding Hearing
The Week That Saw Drywall Snowball (Sarasota Herald Tribuine © 05/26/2009)
Nelson Heats Up Drywall Issue (Ft. Myers News-Press © 05/22/2009)
Urgency Stressed On Drywall Issue (Sarasota Herald-Tribune © 05/22/2009)
Crist letter to EPA/CDC
Federal Legislation & Resolutions Filed
Florida Department of Health Study
News Articles Regarding Florida DOH Test Results
FHBA Chinese Drywall Fact Sheet
FHBA Applauds State Investigation of Chinese Drywall News Release
Additional Chinese drywall member resources are available at www.nahb.org. Member login is required.
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