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STONECREST TEAM
Your Journey With
StoneCrest Team
What to Expect — A Structured, Science-First Approach to a Healthy Home
ROOT CAUSE METHODOLOGY
Where Most Journeys Begin
For many of our clients and patients, reaching StoneCrest Team is not their first stop — it's their turning point. They've seen physicians, hired inspectors, attempted remediation, and still haven't found relief. That's because most conventional approaches look at basic visible damage and surface-level air testing. We go much deeper.
CIRS is not caused only by what you can see. It is caused by the invisible accumulation of biotoxins — mold fragments, mycotoxins, bacterial endotoxins, actinomycetes, and volatile organic compounds — embedded in the fabric of your building and being produced every day unless stopped and corrected.
Our Root Cause Methodology is designed to find them, ensure removal, and — most critically — ensure they do not reappear. That last step is often missing in standard basic inspections.
We do not offer cookie-cutter assessments or one-size-fits-all remediation plans. Every StoneCrest Team engagement follows a deliberate sequence designed to uncover root causes, document findings with precision, and guide you toward a genuinely healthy home.
First step is intake and listen to determine history and known conditions. We do not use salespeople.
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STEP ONE
Initial Intake Consultation & History Review
We begin by understanding your full picture — medical history, symptoms, timeline of illness, previous inspections, remediation reports, and lab results. This context is essential. CIRS patterns are specific; knowing your history allows us to look in the right places.
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STEP TWO
UltraMax Thermography Assessment
Using our commercial UltraMax Thermography camera — performed exclusively at the Master Thermographer level — we scan your building for invisible moisture intrusion, thermal anomalies, and compromised building envelope conditions that silently create and sustain biotoxin environments.
Critically, we reveal heat issues that cause vapor, condensation, and humidity — issues often missed without CIRS Building Science™. Moisture is the foundation of the biotoxin environment.
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STEP THREE
CIRS Building Science™ Evaluation
We apply our comprehensive CIRS Building Science™ framework to identify hidden microclimates, chronic moisture dynamics, HVAC-related concerns, and biotoxin sources that conventional inspections frequently overlook.
Many CIRS-related exposures are not caused by a single water event, but by ongoing environmental conditions that can occur almost daily. By integrating visual inspection, moisture mapping, thermography, HVAC analysis, and MSQPCR interpretation, we investigate the underlying root causes — looking beyond the HERTSMI score alone, evaluating species patterns and building conditions to understand why exposure exists and what is driving it.
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STEP FOUR
Lab Result Interpretation
We review any existing patient or environmental lab work. Based on your medical conditions or concerns, we agree on targeted sampling that may include:
MSQPCR Analysis
Commonly labeled ERMI and HERTSMI — DNA-based mold analysis identifying specific species and concentrations associated with CIRS-triggering water-damaged buildings.
Endotoxin Testing
Measurement of bacterial endotoxins from gram-negative bacteria — a frequently overlooked biotoxin source that can drive significant inflammatory response.
Actinomycetes Identification
Detection of bacteria found in chronically wet building materials — a key CIRS-relevant organism that most standard inspections do not test for.
Mycotoxin Screening
Analysis of settled dust and surface samples for mycotoxin accumulation beyond spore counts alone.
VOC Assessment
Volatile organic compound profiling to identify off-gassing from building materials, HVAC systems, and microbial activity.
We understand how to interpret MSQPCR scores and data at the species level — endotoxin loads, actino levels, and mycotoxin panels in the context of CIRS — not just as standalone numbers, but as a coherent biological story.
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STEP FIVE
Tailored Protocol & Remediation Guidance
We deliver a written protocol specific to your building and situation — not a generic report. This includes remediation sequencing, HVAC guidance, cleaning specifications, contractor oversight recommendations, and how to rebuild safely and proactively.
Our guidance is aligned with the Shoemaker Protocol and Bredesen Protocol frameworks.
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STEP SIX
Ongoing Support & Follow-Through
Our boutique structure means we stay involved. We are available for contractor consultations, progress reviews, post-remediation verification, and re-assessment.
You work with the same care team members throughout — no hand-offs, no project managers, no multiple offices spread over different states, no strangers, no starting over.
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STEP SEVEN
Working Alongside Your Medical Care Team
StoneCrest Team does not replace your clinician or care team — we complement them and work with them. We collaborate with CIRS-literate physicians, Bredesen Protocol practitioners, Lyme-literate MDs, and functional medicine providers to ensure our building findings align with the patient's clinical picture.
A CIRS patient cannot fully recover if they continue to live or work in the building that is making them sick. And a building cannot be properly assessed for CIRS unless the assessor understands what CIRS actually is, how the body responds to biotoxins, and which building conditions produce the specific toxin profiles that drive illness.
PROTOCOL ALIGNMENT
Medical Alignment
Our Root Cause Methodology is built to directly support the two foundational medical frameworks for CIRS and biotoxin-related illness.
The foundational framework for diagnosing and treating CIRS. Step one: remove exposure from the building. Our CIRS Building Science™ process is built to support its environmental requirements.
A comprehensive approach to cognitive decline that considers biotoxin exposure from water-damaged buildings as a key factor. We support Bredesen-trained physicians with building science findings that map to clinical decision-making.