Design / Construction / Real Estate Meetup: Healthy Homes!

Come join the Chamber's Design, Construction, and Real Estate affinity group - meet colleagues in the industry while you learn about threats to a healthy home, and their solutions! 

This Hispanic Heritage Month event takes place at ReMax in The Village (189 S Oak Park Avenue), the growing real estate firm led by Erika Villegas and Joe Castillo.  Thank you, Erika and Joe, for having us and sponsoring refreshments!  

We're gathering to learn about the things that can make a home unhealthy to live in - radon, mold, lead, asbestos, smoke damage, biohazards, etc. But of course we won't stop there - we're gathering to learn about solutions, too!  Much of it will be covered by Gregg Sierra of All-Dry of Chicago, a leading local disaster remediation company, which has experience dealing with all kinds of domestic health hazards. 

     

Plus, home inspector Phil Gould of Property Guidance will share with us about radon: what it is, why it is a health concern, and how to address it if elevated levels are found. Phil has been a full-time home inspector and radon tester since 2012. He has completed over 650 radon tests in the Chicago area. He is based in Forest Park.

          

Plus, get to know the new co-chairs of the Chamber's Design, Construction and Real Estate Affinity Group!  Karen Gaimari is manager of Yonan Carpet One on North Avenue.  Sarah Gullette is owner of The Oak Park HandyHuman.  And Vanessa Valtierra, our MC for the evening, is a managing broker leading the Amare Group at Homesmart Connect.  

Come on by for a little networking to build your connections in real estate and the trades, and to learn how to identify and respond to health threats in one's home!

Parking is available on Oak Park Avenue (metered north of Pleasant) and adjoining side streets (free).