CPSC Releases Updated Remediation Guide for Homeowners
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have released a new Chinese drywall home remediation plan.
CPSC revises Chinese drywall remediation protocol; electrical wiring no longer needs replacing
After scientific testing, the CPSC and HUD have announced that the exposure of electrical wiring to the corrosive gases found in defective Chinese drywall do not pose a safety risk. For that reason, the CPSC’s remediation guidelines have been revised to state that they no longer recommend the complete removal and replacement of electrical wiring.
CPSC to Open an office in China; triggerd by defective Chinese drywall
The Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) will be starting its first overseas office after being unable to influence Chinese drywall manufacturers to compensate US homeowners that were victim to the toxic drywall.
IRS Allows Tax Break for replacing Chinese drywall
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it would give victims of defective Chinese drywall a tax break by allowing them to claim their homes as a “casualty loss.” According to the NY-Times, this will allow homeowners to make a deduction for the cost of repairs and damaged appliances.
Habitat for Humanity homes w/ Chinese drywall in New Orleans to be gutted
An estimated 170 homes, built by Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina victims, contain defective Chinese drywall. These homes will be gutted and rebuilt for each resident.
Knauf Gips denies responsibility for subsidiarie’s [Knauf Plasterboard Tinjian] production of defective Chinese drywall
Knauf Gips, a German manufacturing company, continues to argue that it is not responsible for the defective Chinese drywall produced by its subsidiary Knauf Plasterboard Tinjian, even though documents filed in German and US courts reveal a close tie between the two entities.
Chinese drywall Newport News, VA TownHall Meeting w/ CPSC
Newport News, VA Chinese drywall town hall meeting with CPSC representatives still left homeowners, and now renters, with no answers to their questions concerning water safety, health problems, foreclosure.
CPSC Identifies Manufacturers of defective Chinese drwyall
The CPSC released a list of drywall manufacturers whose drywall produced high levels of hydrogen sulfide during testing. They stated “There is a stong association between hydrogen sulfide and metal corrosion.” Highest Levels: Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co. Ltd.: (year of manufacture 2005) China
Federal agency wants information about potential Chinese drywall fires
The primary agency that has handled consumer complaints since the start of the Chinese drywall crisis has been the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The CPSC recently teamed up with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to conduct extensive studies on allegedly defective drywall, in an effort to establish a connection between reported health and home issues with the drywall.
A look at the person in charge of consumer safety
Inez Tenenbaum is the head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Despite her small physical presence, Tenenbaum is not a pushover in any sense of the word. President Obama trusts her to oversee a renewal of the agency – an agency of utmost importance during this Chinese drywall crisis period. The CPSC, a federal agency, has had to deal with an influx of consumer issues in the previous decade – especially from China.