Jeffrey C. May - Newsroom Author Details

Telephone : 617-354-1055

Jeffrey C. May is a retired member of ASHI and is principal scientist of May Indoor Air Investigations in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts. Educated as an organic chemist, May is a former contractor, home inspector, and adjunct faculty member at University of Massachusetts Lowell. As an IAQ professional, he specializes in working with clients who have indoor environmental sensitivities. He gives presentations nationally on IAQ topics, including at ASHI meetings, is a member of many professional organizations like MIAQC and IAQA, and in 2018 was inducted into IAQA’s Hall of Fame. He offers site investigations, phone consultations, and legal-witness work.

Articles authored

Do I Need to Be There?, July 2023

Should Home Inspectors Conduct Environmental Testing?, September 2021

Duck Duct Problems, December 2019

Indoor Air Quality IQ: Problematic Air Flows, July 2019

INDOOR AIR QUALITY: Who or What Are the Real Culprits in “Sick Homes”? My 600/300Study, March 2018

Discovering Pests and Housing Pets, May 2017

Does New Mean Clean?, September 2014

Ventilation Won't Prevent Attic Mold Growth, September 2014

To Test or not to Test: That is the Question, November 2012

Attached Garage – Blessing or Curse?, April 2012

Mouse Matters, January 2012

Fall is Here: A Season for Indoor Air Quality Problems, November 2011

The Princess and The Pea, July 2011

Death by "Green", April 2011

The Emperor's New Clothes, January 2011

New Years Resolution for Building Inspectors – Protect Your Health, April 2010

The Mold Albatross, October 2004