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18 episodes
since Feb. 19, 2026
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Asbestos is the kind of problem that feels unreal until a remodel dusts it into the air, and by then you’re already behind. We want to make the “who do I trust?” part simple, so Julie Schwenzer sits down with Shelley Hines, CEO of DCG Environmental, to show exactly how property owners can verify as…

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That faint musty smell, the spot that keeps coming back, the headaches that only happen in one room, mold questions can spiral fast. We slow it all down and lay out a clear path from “I think I have mold” to “I know what it is and what to do next,” with practical guidance you can use right away as …
Mold can make you feel like you’re losing your mind because the problem is often hidden, the symptoms can be real, and the answers are rarely simple. We sit down with Taylor Barnes from K9 Mold Guide and her mold detection dog, Jesse, to talk about what happens when the most powerful “sensor” in a …
Your restoration job can move fast and still be wrong, and that’s where environmental testing changes everything. We talk through how third-party testing adds real-world clarity when crews are first on site and decisions get made quickly: what’s actually in the building, how far it traveled, and wh…
Mold claims can go from “minor water loss” to a full-blown dispute in a matter of days, and the difference is usually process, not luck. We sit down with Shelley Hines of DCG Environmental to map out how Texas mold claims are supposed to work, what documentation actually holds up under scrutiny, an…
A single classroom talk about asbestos turns into a summer internship that changes how a student sees his future and how the rest of us should think about building safety. We sit down with Shelley Hines from DCG Environmental and her intern George to unpack what environmental testing really looks l…
A remediation crew can leave a space looking spotless and still leave behind what matters most: what you can’t see in the air. Julie Schwenzer and I, Shelley Hines, walk through the real purpose of clearance testing and why it’s the step that turns a cleanup into a verified safe-for-reoccupancy res…
Your lender asks one simple question before you buy: did you get a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment? That question is really about one thing: who’s stuck with the environmental liability if the property has a messy past. We walk through Phase I ESAs in plain language, why they’re a standard pa…
Asbestos has a way of turning routine building maintenance into instant panic, but the truth is more practical than most people realize. Julie Schwenzer and I, Shelley Hines, walk through what property owners and operators actually need to know: asbestos in a commercial building is not automaticall…
Fresh paint can hide a five-figure problem. We sit down with Shelley Hines, CEO of DCG Environmental, to talk through the environmental liabilities that routinely get missed in commercial property purchases and why the walkthrough is never the whole story. If you own, buy, manage, or broker commerc…
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