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Milestones
Starting from very humble beginnings back in 1986, ET&T has progressed over the years to become one of the most reputable and well-known indoor environmental solutions companies in Southern California. See below for our most notable milestones.

2006

• Mr. Sierck elected to become IAQA Education Committee Member and Sub Committee Chair for the Microbial Investigation Track
• CFI elects Peter Sierck to become its Director of Education to conduct training and education services
• Tony Cohen joins ET&T as Director of Sales & Marketing

 

2005

• ET&T is selected by Belfor USA to investigate 24 water damaged Wal-Mart stores in Louisiana and Texas in lieu of the Hurricane Katrina disaster

2004

• Start of an 18-month mold remediation supervision project at a 21-story high-rise building in La Jolla, CA
• First of a series of EMF Management Plan’s for California School Districts to address Department of Education regulations

2003

• Christine Springer, M.P.H., CIH joins ET&T as Director of Industrial Hygiene Services

2002

• Cecelia Worthington joins the ET&T Mold Analysis Laboratory Team as a Microbiologist
• Company moves to Carlsbad, CA location looking for more space to spread out

2000

• John Eaton joins ET&T as an industrial hygienist to conduct field surveys and training services

1999

• Peter Sierck receives a Special Recognition Award from the IICRC for his contribution to the publication of the 2nd edition of the S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Restoration
• Peter Sierck and Connie Jenkins published the first study ever on wall cavity sampling and fungal genera after flooding

1997

• Hector Figueroa joins ET&T as an industrial hygienist to conduct surveys and bilingual training services

1996

• Felice Neumann joins ET&T as the company’s Operations and Account Manager

1995

• The first real estate survey for a major Hollywood celebrity took place in Beverly Hills

1994

• Managed the first successful large-scale EMF shielded project of a high-rise bank building in Phoenix to help the customer eliminate computer interference from an electrical utility vault and electrical conduits

1993

• Connie Jenkins joins ET&T and establishes the company’s mold analysis laboratory
• First involvement in an expert witness case. Building investigation and expert testimony conducted by Peter Sierck lead to the first significant mold litigation settlement (precedent Kirst case) in the amount of approximately $1,000,000.

1992

• Mr. Sierck is requested to be a committee member to update and enhance the IICRC S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Restoration

1990

• The testing of numerous indoor air quality parameters indicates mold problems in buildings are frequently responsible for building-related heath problems. This conclusion leads to close relationships with water restoration methods and associations. The first post remediation mold testing was conducted in conjunction with Quick Dry Flood Services.

1989

• The first large commercial building mold survey conducted at the Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico

1986

• Peter Sierck founds Environmental Testing & Technology, Inc. to provide physicians with a testing and assessment service to evaluate the indoor environments for asthma and allergy patients. The first clients came from the San Diego and Los Angeles markets.
• Office operations are run out of his Encinitas home