Healthy Home Diagnostics General Manager Named a Certified Green Professional

Joel Key Earns Designation Through National Association of Home Builders

Raleigh, NC, April 02, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Scott Logue, president of Healthy Home Diagnostics (HHD) (http://www.healthyhomediagnostics.com/), an indoor air quality solution company that offers diagnostics, solutions and repairs, has announced that Joel Key, general manager of HHD, has earned Certified Green Professional (CGP) designation through the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The CGP title recognizes builders, remodelers and other industry professionals who incorporate green building principles into homes without adding high costs. To earn this designation, Key was required to take courses in green building for building professionals, have a minimum of two years building industry experience and sign the CGP Code of Ethics. To maintain a CGP designation, industry professionals are required to complete 12 hours of continuing education every three years from building industry-related educational activities, with a minimum of eight hours coming from green building industry-related education activities.

The curriculum includes strategies for incorporating green building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction and specific techniques to improve indoor environmental quality and resource efficiency.

Quotes:
“Healthy Home Diagnostics is committed to upholding energy-efficient, green standards,” said Logue. “Joel’s certification will contribute to our effort of incorporating green building principles into homes without driving up the cost of construction.”

Details:
- Key holds a North Carolina Heating Group 3 Class 1 License, a North Carolina Heating Group 2 License, a North Carolina Plumbing Group 1 Class1 License and a North Carolina Refrigeration Contractors License.

- He is an LEED accredited professional through the United States Green Building Council.

- Key is a Certified Green Building Professional through the National Association of Home Builders, a Building Performance Institute (BPI) Certified Building Analyst and a NAHB Certified Green home auditor.

- He holds certifications from NC State University in solar thermal and photovoltaic technology.

- He has spoken at many regional green events, including serving as the keynote speaker for the 2009 Chapel Hill Green Summit and speaking before the N.C. Building Council regarding energy code changes.

- He will begin teaching a 90-hour course entitled “Green Technologies and Weatherization” at Wake Tech in June of this year.

About Healthy Home Diagnostics :
Healthy Home Diagnostics is an indoor air quality solution company that offers diagnostics, solutions and repairs that help homes lower energy bills, improve indoor air quality, reduce allergens and asthma triggers, decrease carbon footprints and add value. Led by President Scott Logue, the company performs diagnostic tests and repair procedures as well as upgrade services on solar water heating, sealed and encapsulated crawl spaces, spray foam insulation, house doctor treatment, encapsulated “hot roof” attics, low-level carbon monoxide (CO) detectors, whole-house dehumidifiers, and more. HHD employees have numerous certifications, including a Green Building Professional certification through the National Association of Home Builders, a certification in Residential Mechanical Ventilation through the Heating Refrigeration Air Conditioning Institute (HRAI), a Building Science Certification from Comfort Institute, an LEED accredited professional through the United States Green Building Counsel, and Home Energy Rating System (HERS), which allows them to rate a home to be Energy Star qualified. For more information, please call (919) 268-4663 or visit http://www.healthyhomediagnostics.com.

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