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A Healthier Home’s Rick Bayless Awarded Building Biology Institute Certification

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. -- Rick Bayless, CIEC, HHS, JS, owner and founder of A Healthier Home, LLC, has earned the certification of Building Biologist and Environmental Consultant (BBEC) from the international Building Biology Institute (BBI).

A Healthier Home, LLC, serves the environmental home health needs of Hendersonville, Asheville, and surrounding areas in the southern Appalachians.

To obtain the rigorous certification, Bayless logged more than 200 hours of coursework, seminar training, lab and field work, and passed knowledge-based exams. Proven, continued currency in the industry is required of those certified.

"Remaining current in the field is essential for healthy homes practitioners," says Bayless. "The BBEC certification assures members of our community that we can help them - and their homes - meet a standard of optimum healthiness."

The BBEC equips healthy homes practitioners with practical, real world, hands-on experience in identifying, assessing and mitigating or eliminating pollutants, airborne toxins, and electromagnetic emissions, according to the BBI.

Those like Bayless who hold the BBEC certification prove highly qualified to provide expert advice to homeowners, architects, builders, and medical professionals. A Healthier Home's standard examination is designed to help clients create and maintain an ecologically and environmentally healthy structure.

"Whether it's a mold issue, a medical diagnosis, or a new addition to the family, healthiness concerns top the list of homeowners and buyers in western North Carolina and surrounding areas," says Bayless. "My team and I strive to consistently meet and exceed the baseline provided by the national healthy homes guidelines."

A pioneer in the healthy homes movement, Bayless founded A Healthier Home in 2011. Today, he is a recognized, respected thought leader in the national healthier homes movement. With more than four decades of experience in the field, he remains committed to friendly, accessible and sensible environmental home health solutions.

Bayless (BA, Environmental Science, Rutgers University) is a board-certified indoor environmental consultant (CIEC) by the Indoor Air Quality Associates as administered by the American Council of Accredited Certifications. He is also recognized by the North Carolina Department of Labor as a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Journeyman Specialist (JS). He is also designated a Healthy Homes Specialist (HHS), by the National Environmental Health Association.

About A Healthier Home, LLC:

A Healthier Home, LLC, is western North Carolina's leading environmental home health examination provider. Owner and founder Rick Bayless is a national award-winning, NEHA and BBI certified environmental home health and safety consultant. Individuals who would like to learn more about how AHH diagnoses sick houses and supports the optimum health of the people who live and work in the region may visit the website at https://www.ahealthierhomenc.com/.

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Healthy Homes Expert Rick Bayless Today Offers New ‘Radon Health Risks’ E-Book to Public

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Rick Bayless, owner and founder of A Healthier Home, LLC, today offers a new e-book, "Radon Health Risks: What You Need to Know When Living or Working in the Southern Appalachians."

"Radon Health Risk: What You Need to Know When Living or Working in the Southern Appalachians," is a 27-page e-book chock full of solid information and insights that readers can put to use right now, without any special training or prior knowledge.

"A swath of uranium rich soil runs underneath the entire area," says Bayless. "When radon gasses rise upward through the soil and into area homes, it constitutes a significant health risk."

Radon is currently the second leading cause of cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society and Environmental Protection Agency.

The risk from radon is underscored by the fact that radon is odorless, colorless and tasteless, says Bayless. However, testing is relatively inexpensive.

Readers will quickly learn:

* What radon is, what it does, and how it affects healthiness
* The risk factors for radon in WNC and southern Appalachians
* Signs that a home may have a radon problem
* Costs and decisions associated with radon testing
* What to do if radon is detected in a home
* Expectations for the radon mitigation process
* The dynamics of radon through charts and images
* And more!

"After reading this book, homeowners will be able to assess the likelihood of a radon issue in their home, to perform basic maintenance that protects their family's health, and make decisions about adequate testing and mitigation," says Bayless.

He emphasizes that his approach to environmental home healthiness is practical. Bayless, like his book, balances good old-fashioned common sense with accessible scientific principles.

"We're all in this radon situation together," he says.

About A Healthier Home, LLC:
A Healthier Home, LLC, is western North Carolina's leading environmental home health services provider. Author and founder Rick Bayless is a national award-winning, NEHA-certified environmental home health and safety consultant. Individuals who would like to learn more about how we cure sick houses, or who wish to obtain a complimentary copy of "Radon Health Risks: What You Need to Know When Living or Working in the Southern Appalachians," may visit the website, http://www.ahealthierhomenc.com/.

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A Healthier Home, Hendersonville, N.C., Receives 5th Consecutive ‘Super Service Award’

HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. -- A Healthier Home LLC, western North Carolina's leading environmental green and healthy home assessment provider has been awarded the prestigious Super Service Award from Angie's List for the 5th consecutive year.

"Environmental home health needs are increasingly common, but are not addressed by standard home inspections," says Rick Bayless, owner. "We focus on quality of life inside the home."

The Super Service award is the highest honor given annually to Angie's List health and service providers who have achieved and maintained a superior service rating with its customers. A Healthier Home ranks in the top 5 percent of member companies nationally recognized in 2016. Previous Super Service Awards have been awarded to A Healthier Home during each year of membership: 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015.

Bayless calls the Super Service Award an outstanding honor.

"Customer healthiness in the home matters most," he says. "We are committed to results, a high level of excellence, and customer satisfaction."

A January 2017 article from realtor.com identified environmental home healthiness as a leading national trend for those making real estate purchases. The award, based on regional customer reviews, consistently ranks A Healthier Home alongside top member corporations nationally with a comparable mission.

Bayless believes his personal combination of mutual respect, common sense and science yields the kind of results consumers seek when they're looking for answers.

"We work with our clients to identify the root cause of house environmental issues that could be affecting their health," says Bayless. "Then we identify the corrective or preventative measures that will meet their needs and budget."

A Healthier Home, LLC, is western North Carolina's leading environmental home health services provider. Learn more about ensuring a green and healthy home at http://www.ahealthierhomenc.com/ or address wellness concerns through systemic intervention with http://www.envirovention.com/.

*Photo Caption: Rick Bayless, A Healthier Home.

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