Frank H. Haverkate BA, BBEI, CMC, CMR, CMRS, CIHM

Instructor - Inspections and Remediation

Frank Haverkate owns Toronto’s leading indoor environmental assessment firm, Haverkate & Associates Inc., which specializes in indoor air quality assessments and forensic mould investigations.  Mr. Haverkate has trained extensively in Europe, Canada and the United States and has over 10 years of experience in the indoor air quality field.  He specializes in mould growth assessments of residential homes, commercial as well as industrial buildings.  He has extensive experience in inspection, assessment and remediation of water damaged buildings.

Mr. Haverkate also has extensive experience in Marijuana Grow House and Clandestine Drug Lab investigations and possesses critical expertise in indoor environmental pollution and biohazard evaluation.

Mr. Haverkate pioneered the use of mould detections dogs in Canada , becoming a Certified K-9 Handler and owning Quincy , Canada ’s first Certified Mould Detection Dog.  Quincy was trained in the U.S. at the Florida Canine Academy which specializes in the training of bomb, drug, arson and mould detection dogs.  Mr. Haverkate is one of a few Certified Building Biology Environmental Inspectors in Canada .  He is a Board Certified Microbial Investigator/Consultant, issued by the American Indoor Air Quality Council.  Mr. Haverkate is a Board Certified Mould Remediation Supervisor, a Board Certified Mould Remediator as well as a Certified Industrial Hygiene Manager.  Mr. Haverkate has recently been appointed as the Director of the Indoor Air Quality Association - Toronto Chapter.  Mr. Haverkate is also sits on the Standards Committee of the Indoor Environmental Standards Organization and is a Master Trainer for the Indoor Air Quality Association.

Mr. Haverkate has had extensive media coverage over the past few years.  He has appeared on local news stations such as Toronto One, City TV, Global News and CTV.  He has also had numerous articles written about him in local and national newspapers such as The Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, and The Globe & Mail.  Mr. Haverkate has also been featured twice on the Discovery Channels’ Daily Planet show.