In-person assessments for indoor air quality and EMF testing in the Seattle area

After assessing your unique needs, our goal is to equip you with all the knowledge in less than a day to eliminate the need for future calls.

Part of that education clears up the confusion between government standards and what is considered healthy, and you’ll know how to discern information moving forward.

Your priorities are our priorities as we step through your home to measure and assess potential areas of concern with specialized instruments and tools.

During the assessment, you’ll get a hands-on, collaborative approach and with your approval, we’ll change everything we can immediately.

We provide the context to understand the severity of any issues or concerns with steps and options to resolve.

You’ll get all written and verbal recommendations and measurements from the day and a follow-up digital copy with links to additional resources.

Step 1: Consultation

During your free consultation with Risa, you’ll discuss what your goals and priorities are for the assessment, any areas of concern or where you would like special attention during the assessment, and the timeframe you have in mind.

(Note: If you live outside of the Seattle area, travel arrangements can also be made to with some advanced planning).

Step 2: Schedule your assessment

Assessments can take anywhere from three to five hours from start to finish. This depends on square footage of the home, when it was built, wiring, previous remodels, external factors such as powers lines, cell towers, etc., and sources inside the home impacting you. All of these variables are taken into consideration for quotes. Your assessment can usually be scheduled within a few weeks and a 50% deposit reserves your date and time with the remaining balance charged after the assessment is completed.

Step 3: Day of assessment – taking measurements

Although many of my clients like to walk through and see all of the measurements as they’re being taken, it’s not required, but you are more than welcome and you will learn a ton! If you have your own meters, I highly recommend walking through with me so you can learn all of the tips and tricks I’ve learned over the years.

Typically I will start outside with air quality and EMF measurements and then we’ll take the rest of the measurements inside the home. This is typically when potential wiring or grounding errors are identified, and those occur in about 30% of the homes regardless of when they were built or size of the home.

Step 4: EMF Testing and Mitigation

This is the fun part! Now that we’ve identified what’s coming in from outside of the home and sources inside that are creating the highest readings, we’ll get down to the nitty-gritty, starting with the area you’re most concerned about. We’ll identify and measure all of the different sources and test different combinations to get the readings as low as possible that still allow you to keep the things turned on that need to be turned on and “live” and be productive in your home. This can include moving things, testing and adjusting settings, or changing how you use your devices.

EMF shielding is always a last resort, but if you’re in a situation where EMF shielding might be a solution, we’ll do test shielding to give an indication what your results will be and what types of shielding would make the most sense for you. Shielding is always a risk, but testing beforehand will help mitigate this. If any wiring errors have been identified, we will investigate what the potential root cause is to use as a starting point for an electrician and use their time most efficiently.

Step 5: Air, Water, Infrared Mold Measurements, Kitchen, Whole-house and EMF Recommendations

As we walk through and test the different areas of your home, we’ll also cover your air quality results and what options you have to keep that area cleaner. We’ll cover the different options available for removing toxins from your water, what makes sense for your home and lifestyle and approximate cost, space needed and complexity. We’ll also touch on cookware choices and their pros and cons and other common toxins in kitchens, and general healthy home best practices when it comes to vacuuming, dusting and cleaning.

For the EMF recommendations, you’ll see (and hear from the meters) firsthand which solutions give you the best results, and we’ll make the changes you want right then and there to immediately improve your space. If you have options to switch out products or change an office setup that we can’t do the day of the assessment, I’ll walk you through what the ideal setup and layout is and what products to order such as shielded cords or longer and better quality iPhone cables. If there are shielding recommendations, I’ll walk you through exactly what your options are since there will most likely be more than one option, the pros and cons, what the material is like, the installation process and all of the gotchas to avoid, how long it usually takes and about how much it costs. If there’s any shielding recommendations that I do not recommend, you’ll also understand why it is not a good choice for you.

All of your recommendations are prioritized and I’ll walk you through why some are higher or lower so you’ll understand and if you decide to implement a lower priority item before a higher priority item, you’ll know what the tradeoffs are.

Step 6: Completion

Once the assessment is completed, I will leave you with the hard copy of all of the measurements that were taken and all of the prioritized recommendations. The balance will be charged after the assessment with the card that the deposit was paid for (unless otherwise specified).

You’ll receive a digital copy of the hard copy measurements and recommendations along with a summary overview of the assessment within a few days. You’ll also receive links to all of the resources we talked about during the assessment for air filters, water systems, tech and EMF products, kitchen stuff, and all of my personal recommendations for other services you may need to help clean up your home (mold, air quality, electrician, etc…).

My goal is to help you create the healthiest environment possible for you that works for your lifestyle and supports your immune system and overall health and wellbeing. It’s easy to get overwhelmed figuring out the best choices with the biggest impacts and I make it easy to understand, simple and straightforward for you. After working with me you will know what’s creating or affecting your home and be able to use the information from what you’ve learned again and again  in the future.

I’m looking forward to working with you!