PODCAST: Episode 8 - A REALTOR®'s Guide to Radon Gas

Episode 8 of Open House by BCREA, A REALTOR®'s Guide to Radon Gas, features a conversation about radon gas and real estate with Dr. Noah Quastel, Director of Law and Policy for Healthy Indoor Environments at the BC Lung Foundation.

Radon gas isn’t new, but it’s certainly something that Realtors continue to learn about. BCREA has created some new resources for Realtors on the topic of radon gas, including an accredited live course and FAQ document, which Dr. Quastel helped produce. On this episode, we talk about how you can take that information and put it into practice.

This episode was recorded on June 24, 2020.

Show Notes and Links

Below is where you’ll find links to articles and websites referenced during the show. You can also use the times listed to navigate your way through the episode.

What’s New – 1:22

• Blanket Ban on Residential Eviction Ends
• Government's First Actions on Strata Insurance
• Live Accredited Online Course and FAQ Created for REALTOR® Education About Radon Gas
• VIDEO: Help Your Clients Understand the Multiple Listing Contract
• BCREA Creates Virtual Community for Managing Brokers

Feature Conversation – 4:22

Dr. Noah Quastel is the Director of Law and Policy for Healthy Indoor Environments at the BC Lung Foundation.

Dr. Quastel is a practicing lawyer and a PHD in human geography, specializing in sustainability, the built environment and radon exposure law and policy.

He and the BC Lung Foundationhave been working to provide resources around radon gas and how it affects the real estate sector in BC. Recently he has been working with BCREA to create an accredited webinar about radon gas and real estate, and a comprehensive FAQ document which answers 13 common questions about radon and real estate.

Resources mentioned in our conversation with Dr. Quastel:

• Radon in Real Estate - BC Lung Foundation
• About Radon - Health Canada
• VIDEO: Radon in our Homes: The Science Behind the Danger (TEDx Talk by Aaron Goodarzi)

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