FIELD-INFORMED EDUCATION
Speaking, Education & Subject-Matter Expertise
Daisy Rezende brings nearly two decades of field experience in home inspection and environmental testing into professional education, community conversations, stakeholder meetings, and policy discussions.
Her approach is practical: explain the science, standards, and requirements clearly, connect them to what happens in real properties, and give people the understanding they need to make better decisions.
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Daisy Rezende
Environmental inspection specialist
WHERE THIS WORK FITS
Education for Different Audiences and Settings
From professional meetings and conferences to community education and stakeholder discussions, the format and level of detail are shaped around the audience, the subject, and the questions that matter to them.
Professional education
Practical context for professionals who need to understand testing results and use them in real property decisions.
Conference presentations
Clear, evidence-based contributions shaped by field experience in inspection, environmental testing, and housing conditions.
Government and stakeholder meetings
Practical perspective for conversations where policy, implementation, public health, and property realities meet.
Community education
Approachable explanations of environmental concerns for residents and community groups.
Technical briefings
Focused discussion of measurement practices, standards, and communication around uncertainty.
Shorter professional sessions
Concise sessions for housing, real-estate, property-management, and related professionals.
THE PEOPLE SHE EDUCATES
Making Technical Information Easier to Use
Daisy works with audiences who encounter environmental testing, housing conditions, public-health concerns, and policy from very different perspectives. The goal is the same: make the technical information understandable, relevant, and useful.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Areas of Expertise
- Radon measurement and testing
- Professional testing practices
- Radon in real-estate transactions
- Rental-housing requirements
- Radon policy and legislation
- Communicating radon risk
- Practical implementation of testing requirements
- Source investigation
- Mold compared with broader indoor-air-quality concerns
- Limits of microbial sampling
- HVAC, moisture, and ventilation
- Communicating with owners, tenants, buyers, and professionals
- Scope and limitations of an assessment
- Explaining technical findings in plain language
- Communicating testing uncertainty
- Separating observations, measurements, and interpretation
- Helping audiences ask better questions about property conditions
Radon Policy & Legislative Experience
Daisy’s work in radon policy is grounded in field experience. She has contributed technical and practical expertise to conversations around radon testing requirements, implementation, and housing policy, helping connect what regulations intend to accomplish with how testing actually works in homes and rental properties.
Her work has included helping stakeholders understand measurement practices, implementation challenges, and the practical impact of radon requirements on property owners, tenants, buyers, and professionals.
SELECTED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS
Selected Speaking & Education Engagements
2023
IEA/AARST Symposium
Daisy presented during the General Session “Latest Laws — CO Tenants and Buyer Warning, IL Renter Warning, MD Renter Protection,” addressing Maryland renter protections and radon policy.
Sep 26, 2023
EPA Region 3 Radon Stakeholder Meeting
In Hershey, Pennsylvania, Daisy participated in the Maryland Chapter segment as MD Chapter President.
Sep 26, 2025
EPA Region 3 Radon Stakeholder Meeting
In Newark, Delaware, Daisy participated in the IEA/AARST Chapter Updates as MD Chapter President.
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION
Industry Leadership & Communication
Daisy’s industry work extends beyond field inspection and testing. She has received the IEA/AARST Chapter Leadership Award and the IEA President’s Leadership Award and produces The Indoor Environments Project podcast for IEA.
The podcast supports conversations around radon and indoor environmental issues. Daisy is also a Member of the National Radon Speakers' Bureau.
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