Inspector Biography

Stanley Yeskolski

Stanley is a graduate of the College of William and Mary with a BBA and a strong background in science and biology. He has continued his education with certifications from the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industries, Exterior Design Institute, Moisture Warranty Corporation, Building Specs, Inc., Indoor Environmental Standards Organization, American Indoor Air Quality Council and specialized training for EIFS Review Committee protocol testing and reporting, as well as attendance to many educational conferences and workshops.

Stanley entered into the home inspection industry in 1998 after twenty years of working in the building and construction industry and real estate. Within the first year of entering into the home inspection business, Stanley won a contract to perform the Exterior Insulated and Finish Systems (EIFS) inspections for Pulte Home Corporation, the largest homebuilder in the nation, in their Northern Virginia and Maryland communities. Upon completion of the EIFS inspections, Pulte hired Stanley to participate in the development of scope of work for repairs and training for the contractors as well as inspections and testing during the repair process.

Building Specs, referred their Exterior Insulated and Finish Systems (EIFS) inspections to Stanley. Later, we hired him to develop and teach mold inspection and sampling, the EIFS and other specialty or advanced sections of their home inspector training courses. Stanley has been teaching courses for Building Specs since September 1999.

The Association of the Wall & Ceiling Industry (AWCI) invited Stanley to participate in the creation of test questions and determining the passing scores for the certification exam for EIFS applicators and EIFS inspectors.

Stanley also participated in the assessment of the scope of repairs proposed in the Dryvit class action lawsuit settlement for Dryvit before they were approved by the court.

He participated in writing the national standards for Indoor Environmental Standard Organization (IESO) on inspecting structures for moisture and mold as well as participated in writing the outline for the inspector certification course through IESO. Stanley developed and taught the 8-hour prerequisite moisture intrusion course for IESO and has been teaching the Certified Residential Mold Inspector course since the fall of 2002. In addition, he served on the Indoor Air Quality Association education subcommittee developing the core skills and education requirements for Council-certified Residential Mold Inspectors, Council-certified Microbial Investigator and Council-certified Microbial Consultant

Since being in the his current profession, Stanley has mastered EIFS and stucco exterior inspections, moisture intrusion inspections, mold sampling and has also been called as an expert witness in several cases.

Stanley has been teaching these subjects on a national level to other inspectors and professionals from many different fields since 2000. The subjects he currently teaches are: inspection methodology, using moisture meters, EIFS risk assessment, moisture intrusion inspections, moisture risk assessments for insurance underwriting purposes, advanced roofing, and mold sampling and inspection protocols for national certification.

College and Education:

• BA in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary, 1978
  
  
• Real Broker Estate Continuing Education courses
  
  
• National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI) Education Conferences
  
  
• American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) Conferences
  
  
• Indoor Air Quality Association conferences
  
  
• Indoor Environmental Standards Organization Educational Conference
  
  
• Building Environment & Thermal Envelope Council conferences
  
  
• Oak Ridge National Laboratories (WUFI-ORNI/IBP, WUFI-PRO) seminar for hydrothermal computer modeling of buildings
  
  
• ASTM - Symposium on Building Façade Maintenance, Repair, and Inspection
  
  
• Home Builders Institute (HBI) - Estimating Continuing Education Course
  
  
• Carlisle-Syntec Roofing - technical training
  
  
• Building Specs Inc - Home Inspections & Environmental Testing
  
  
• Aerosol Monitoring & Analysis, Inc. - Lead Inspector Technician/Risk Assessor
  
  
• Exterior Design Institute (EDI) - EIFS Third Party Inspector and Moisture Analysis Certification Program
  
  
• Association of the Wall and Ceilings Industries (AWCI) Certification Program
  
  
• Dryvit Applicator Seminar – Moisture drainage systems and Outsulation Systems
  
  
• Sto Applicator Training
  
  
• Moisture Warranty Corporation - Dryvit Settlement
  
  
• Moisture Warranty Corporation – Moisture inspections and repairs
  
  
• PARR Inspections - Disaster Housing Inspector Training
  
  
• Home energy Tune-up analysis education
  
  
• Building Environment & Thermal Envelope Council Symposium - Mold, Misery and Moisture
  
  
• American Society of Professional Education (ASPE) - Mold Infestation Claims
  
  
• ProLab - Mold Inspection Course
  
  
• Hometest - 300 Series Advanced Mold Inspection Protocols and Procedures
  
  
• Hometest - 200 Series Mold and Healthy Home Training
  
  
• EMSL Mold Training
  
  
• EMLab Mold, Allergens, Sampling, and Data Interpretation
  
  
• Aerotech Kalmar Laboratories - Introduction to Mold and Indoor Air Quality
  
  
• Indoor Environmental Standards Organization training for instructor
  
  
• Certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE) course
  
  

Awards and Recognitions

• Founding member of the Indoor Environmental Standards Organization
  
  
• Indoor Air Quality Association
  
  
• Serving on the education subcommittee developing the core skills and education requirements for Council-certified Residential Mold Inspectors, Council-certified Microbial Investigator and Council-certified Microbial Consultant
  
  
• Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification Peer reviewed Mold Remediation Standard and Reference Guide IICRC S520
  
  
• Building Specs, Inc Award in recognition of outstanding teaching
  
  

Certifications:

• Certified EIFS Inspector through Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industries (AWCI) #99217
  
  
• Certified EIFS Inspector through Exterior Design Institute (EDI) #VA-54
  
  
• Certified Building Envelope level I and II Inspector through Exterior Design Institute (EDI) #VA-54
  
  
• Certified EIFS Inspector through Moisture Warranty Corp
  
  
• Certified Instructor for Mold Sampling through Indoor Air Quality Association
  
  
• Certified Residential Mold Inspector through American Indoor Air Quality Council, Inspector # 10011
  
  
• Certified Indoor Environmentalist ( Accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB)) through American Indoor Air Quality Council #02306,
  
  
• Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant ( Accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB)) through American Indoor Air Quality Council #0703041,
  
  
• Certified Microbial Consultant ( Accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB)) through American Indoor Air Quality Council #0704044
  
  
• FEMA Disaster Housing Inspector ID# 14102
  
  
• Lead Inspector Technician / Risk Assessor Certificate # 03-31070
  
  
• Maryland Lead Paint Training IT/RA card# 46620
  
  
• Dryvit Class Action Settlement certification
  
  
• Certified Home Inspector through Building Specs, Inc. #61998-4
  
  
• Contractor’s License #2705086132
  
  
• Licensed Virginia Real Estate Broker #017784
  
  
• Arbitrator through International Building Envelope Arbitration Council (IBEAC)
  
  

Memberships:

• National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)
  
  
• Building Environment & Thermal Envelope Council (BETEC)
  
  
• American Society for Testing and Materials ( ASTM)
  
  
• Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA)
  
  
• Advisory Board of Indoor Environmental Standards Organization (IESO)
  
  
• National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI)
  
  
• National Board of Realtors
  
  
• Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
  
  
• International Building Envelope Arbitration Council (IBEAC)
  
  

Teaching Experience

Building Specs, Instructor for:

• Inspection methodology
  
  
• Using moisture meters
  
  
• EIFS risk assessment
  
  
• EIFS moisture intrusion
  
  
• Stucco systems risk assessment
  
  
• Moisture intrusion inspections
  
  
• Advanced roofing
  
  

• Instructor-Indoor Environmental Standards Organization
  
  
• Mold sampling and inspection protocols for national certification
  
  
• Created a perquisite moisture intrusion course
  
  
• Served on the committee that created the course structure and outline
  
  

• The Association of the Wall & Ceiling
  
  
• Participated in the creation of test questions and determining the passing scores for the certification exam for EIFS applicators and EIFS inspectors
  
  

Speaker at national and regional conferences for:

 

• National Institute of Building Sciences
  
  
• Green Building Initiative
  
  

• National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI)
  
  

• American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI)
  
  
• Indoor Environmental Standards Organization
  
  
• Exterior Design Institute
  
  

• Lorman education seminars
  
  

• Chubb insurance company
  
  
  • Speaker on evaluating insurance risk assessments for regional managers of the insurance adjusters
    
    
  • Speaker on numerous occasions on EIFS issues and problems and moisture management in the building envelop at pubic forums, property management groups, and condo associations
    
    

  Publications and articles authored:

  • The How and Why of EIFS, May 19, 2003, Building Specs Observer Newsletter
    
    
  • Volume I, National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI) forum
    
    
  • Appeared on a weekly radio program “Ask the Expert” on inspection and construction issues
    
    
  • He participated in writing the national standards for Indoor Environmental Standard Organization on inspecting structures for moisture and mold
    
    

  Other Experience

  • Has appeared in DVD on mold investigations used by home inspectors and environmental consultants
    
    
  • Participated in the assessment of the scope of repairs proposed in the Dryvit class action lawsuit
    
    

  Qualified as Expert Witness Experience:

  • Qualified as expert witness in West Virginia and Virginia
    
    
    

  The following is a list of credentials he presently holds:

  • BA in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary, 1978
    
    
  • Certified EIFS Inspector through AWCI
    
    
  • Certified EIFS Inspector through EDI
    
    
  • Certified EIFS Inspector through Moisture Warranty Corp.
    
    
  • Certified Home Inspector through Building Specs, Inc.
    
    
  • Specialized training for ERC protocol testing and reporting of
    EIFS clad buildings, J. Allen Golden