| Robert Scherer email:  Robert Scherer, a Florida native, has over 15 years of residential and commercial construction experience in SW Florida. He has worked in every aspect of the construction industry; from heavy commercial structural projects to high end complete residential remodels. In the late 80’s and earlier 90's he worked as a subcontractor for several large construction companies and developers installing over 50 thousand windows and sliding glass doors in several South Florida communities as a glass and glazing contractor.
In 1996 Rob became a Florida certified building contractor. From 1996 to 2000 he was involved in numerous construction projects ranging from light commercial to the complete constructing of residential homes. In 2000 he became involved in the indoor air quality field as a certified mold remediator. At this point his business ideas began to be directed toward building defect investigations and repair procedures. In 2001 he was introduced to infrared thermography at a mold remediation/water loss conference in Atlanta, GA. It was then that Rob realized the incredible potential of infrared thermography in the building construction industry and purchased his first infrared camera, which was the first in southwest Florida. Since infrared thermography was primarily utilized in large industrial electrical applications at that time, Rob became a pioneer in the field of moisture intrusion and building defect investigations with the use of infrared thermography.
Since no one had utilized infrared thermography for building science applications, he literally had to develop his own procedures and sell the idea of this technology and its applications. In 2000 he became certified in infrared thermography. Rob has also trained extensively in many phases of building diagnostics, from environmental issues to cause and origin investigations. He is a Certified Indoor Environmentalist, Certified Mold Inspector, and Certified in Advanced Building Diagnostics.
Robert Scherer started his own building diagnostics company using the latest in infrared cameras in 2001 specializing in building defect investigations, water infiltration testing, and cause and origin investigations of building failures.
Robert and his team have completed water testing and building investigations across the nation for several manufacturing and engineering firms. Building Diagnostics Group exclusively uses FLIR™ infrared camera equipment. FLIR™ is the world's leader in infrared technology. Using only high resolution, high-end infrared equipment has allowed Building Diagnostics Group to become one of the nation's leaders in building science thermography. With several high-end infrared cameras, each designed for a specific use, and a highly trained team of professionals, BDG provides the most comprehensive non-destructive building investigations available today.
Robert Scherer is active in many nation and local organizations such as the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), Collier Building Industry Association (CBIA), the Condominiums, Owners, Managers, & Associates (COMA), Building Managers International (BMI), and (BIA).
Due to his expertise in building science, Mr. Scherer has been called upon almost 50 times to provide expert witness testimony, field evaluations, and written opinions. He has provided these services for various counties, states and legal jurisdictions throughout the United States.
Certifications
» Florida State Certified Building Contractor (Inactive)
» Glass & Glazing Contractor (Florida)
» Certified Infrared Thermographer Level 2
» Certified Building Science Thermographer
» Certified in Advanced Building Diagnostics
» Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE)
» Certified Mold Remediator
» Certified Mold Inspector
» Certified Third Party EIFS & One Coat Stucco Inspectors by the Exterior Design Institute
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| Ronald Asbury email: Ronald Asbury has over 20 years of residential and commercial construction experience in Florida. He has worked in every aspect of the construction industry; from heavy commercial structural projects to high end complete residential remodels. In the early 90’s he worked as an superintendent for a large construction company managing high end homes.
In 1996 Ron was recruited by a local construction firm and became a field supervisor. He was involved in numerous construction projects ranging from light commercial to the complete constructing of residential homes. In 2001 he began employment with Robert Scherer and began performing residential thermal imaging inspections to detect and diagnose building deficiencies such as moisture intrusions, electrical circuitry overloads, deficiencies in insulation, and roofing surveys. Ron also became involved in the indoor air quality field as a certified mold inspection and mold remediation consulting.
Realizing the benefits of the thermal imaging system used to diagnose deficiencies within a building envelope to reveal hidden problems that would go undetected without the proper equipment. Building Diagnostics Group began performing water intrusion diagnostics for commercial and residential properties using advanced thermal imaging technology combined with ASTM & AAMA water testing standards.
Ron has also trained extensively in many phases of building diagnostics, from environmental issues, to cause and origin investigations.
Certifications
» Building Science Thermographer
» Certified Mold Inspector
» Certified Allergen Inspector
» Certified in Advanced Building Science Diagnostic
» Certified Third Party EIFS & One Coat Stucco Inspectors by the Exterior Design Institute
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| Steven D. Parkhurst, CIH, CSP, LIH, CIAQC email: Steve Parkhurst was the founder & President/Principal Scientist of Environmental Diagnostics, Inc. in Schaumburg, IL . Since 1989 he has been Responsible for management of projects and cases involving industrial hygiene; microbiological assessment and remediation; expert witness; chemical exposure assessments; indoor air quality studies, warning labels and MSDS development and compliance; asbestos project design, oversight, inspection and air sampling; UST management, HAZWOPER site safety and health plans; ambient air monitoring of hazardous waste sites and off-gassing of sanitary landfills; safe haven analysis; odor detection; safety audits; air emission permits; waste anesthesia gas detection, safety program development and review; ventilation system evaluation; and noise studies, hearing conservation programs, and community noise evaluations. He has also implemented employee training regarding hazardous waste operations.
He holds a Bachelors of Science (BS), Biology and a Masters of Science (MS), Environmental Science from the College of Medicine, Kettering Laboratories at the University of Cincinnati.
Since 1979 Mr. Parkhurst has been involved in all phases of the environmental health and safety industry. He has lead teams of industrial hygienists in field inspections of over 200 buildings involved with asbestos litigation. He has expertise in conducting a broad spectrum of industrial hygiene surveys and safety audits plus ergonomic evaluations of office work stations and assembly lines. Developed HAZCOM programs, audits for flammable and combustible solvents, and asbestos project design, management, inspection and air sampling.
During the development of corporate environmental, industrial hygiene and safety policies at an asbestos gasket manufacturing plant, Mr. Parkhurst advised on potential environmental and safety issues related to new product development. He developed sampling strategies and conducted industrial hygiene studies for detection of asbestos fibers. He also developed and implemented HAZCOM program including labeling, MSDSs and employee training.
In his work with the Industrial Commission of Ohio, Bureau of Workers Compensation, he performed over 500 industrial hygiene studies for automotive, food processing, foundries, microelectronics, chemical manufacturers, metal fabricators, heavy equipment, health care facilities, printing, pesticide producers, plating operations and paint applications. He also performed occupational disease investigations.
Due to his vast amount of experience, Mr. Parkhurst has been called upon almost 250 times to provide expert witness testimony, field evaluations, written opinions, case review and arbitration hearings. He has provided these services for various counties, states and legal jurisdictions throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
Mr. Parkhurst has made many professional presentations to the American Industrial Hygienists Association Conference and has been published by Compliance Magazine, The Chicago Bar Association Web Cast, and in various columns on mold by Harris Martin Publishing.
He is affiliated with the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the American Board of Industrial Hygiene, the American Society of Safety Engineers, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, the American Indoor Air Quality Council and the Indoor Air Quality Association.
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| Brian Merritt email: Brian Merritt is a graduate of Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. While at Coker, Brian was a student-athlete as a member of the college’s baseball team.
During college Brian held internships in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park collecting insects in the remote backcountry for the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI) project. He also conducted student research on the foraging ecology and species diversity of bees from several different habitats throughout the Smokies.
Brian is also certified in fungal spore identification, which he received from the McCrone Research Institute in Chicago. Prior to joining Building Diagnostics Group, he was a laboratory analyst for MDDS, Inc. in Knoxville, Tennessee. During this position, he oversaw day-to-day operations of the laboratory and analyzed samples received from clients in the Indoor Air Quality field. At Building Diagnostics Group, Brian is responsible for managing large-scale commercial projects, ASTM and AAMA water testing projects, and oversees the report editing team.
Certifications
» Level 1 Thermographer
» Certified Third Party EIFS & One Coat Stucco Inspectors by the Exterior Design Institute
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