þÿ<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 6.0"> <meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=unicodeFFFE"> <title>NC Radon Program</title> <meta name="Microsoft Border" content="b, default"> </head> <body> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#111111" width="98%" height="151"> <tr> <td width="76%" height="7" colspan="8"><a name="topofpage"></a> <font face="Arial"><b> <a name="topofpage0" href="http://www.dhhs.gov" style="text-decoration: none; background-color: #000080"> <font color="#FFFF00">North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services</font></a></b></font></td> <td width="24%" height="7" colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="69%" height="1" colspan="7" background="color84.gif"> <p align="center"><b><font size="5" color="#000080">NC Radon Program</font></b></td> <td width="34%" height="9" colspan="3" background="color84.gif" rowspan="2"> <p align="center"><a title="NC Radon Home Page" href="index.htm"> <img border="0" src="images/ncradonzonesv2.gif" width="218" height="77"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="15" bgcolor="#000080" colspan="2"></td> <td width="33%" height="15" bgcolor="#000080" colspan="3"></td> <td width="20%" height="15" bgcolor="#000080" colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="26%" height="6" bgcolor="#000080" colspan="3" nowrap> <p align="left"><b><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <a target="_self" href="http://www.ncradiation.net/"> <font color="#FFFF00">Radiation&nbsp; Protection</font></a></font></b></td> <td width="19%" height="6" bgcolor="#000080" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><b><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <a target="_self" href="list-mitigation.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">Mitigation</font></a></font></b></td> <td width="17%" height="6" bgcolor="#000080"> <p align="center"><b><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <a target="_self" href="list-measurement.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">Measurement</font></a></font></b></td> <td width="18%" height="6" bgcolor="#000080" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><b><font size="2" color="#FFFFFF"> <a target="_self" href="contacts.htm"><font color="#FFFF00">Radon Contacts</font></a></font></b></td> <td width="19%" height="1" bgcolor="#000080" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><b><font color="#FFFFFF" size="2"><a target="_self" href="index.htm"> <font color="#FFFF00">NC Radon Home</font></a></font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="34" colspan="2"></td> <td width="15%" height="34" colspan="2"></td> <td width="18%" height="34"></td> <td width="20%" height="34" colspan="2"></td> <td width="15%" height="34"></td> <td width="19%" height="34" colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="41"></td> <td width="86%" height="41" colspan="8"> <p align="left"><font color="#000080" size="4"><b>Radon:&nbsp; Construction/ Builder Professionals</b></font></td> <td width="9%" height="36">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="78%" height="34" colspan="7"> <p align="center"><b><font color="#000080"> <a target="_self" href="docs/realestate.pdf" style="text-decoration: none">General Information about Radon</a></font></b></td> <td width="9%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="78%" height="34" colspan="7" align="center"> <b><font color="#000080"> <a target="_self" href="Facts.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Facts About Radon</a></font></b></td> <td width="9%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="78%" height="34" colspan="7" align="center"> <b><font color="#000080"> <a target="_self" href="Health.htm" style="text-decoration: none">Health Risks of Radon</a></font></b></td> <td width="9%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="78%" height="34" colspan="7" align="center"> <b><font color="#000080"> <a target="_self" href="Geology.htm" style="text-decoration: none">NC Geology</a></font></b></td> <td width="9%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="78%" height="34" colspan="7" align="center"> <b><font color="#000080"> <a target="_self" href="zone.htm" style="text-decoration: none">NC Radon Zone Map</a></font></b></td> <td width="9%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="78%" height="34" colspan="7" align="center"> <p align="center"><b><font color="#000080"> <a target="_self" href="docs/construction.pdf" style="text-decoration: none">Radon Resistant New Construction (RRNC)</a></font></b></td> <td width="9%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="78%" height="34" colspan="7"> <font size="2"> <img border="0" src="images/new.JPG" width="75" height="69" align="left">Mortgage information for FHA insured loans, you may want to review this information:&nbsp; <br> </font> <a target="_self" href="#Latest Info"><font size="2">Latest Information from HUD (2-19-2004)</font></a></td> <td width="9%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="20"></td> <td width="86%" height="20" colspan="8"> <img border="0" src="images/bluebar2.jpg" width="653" height="17"></td> <td width="9%" height="20">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> <td width="86%" height="34" colspan="8" bgcolor="#FFFF99"> <p align="center"><u><font color="#800080"><b><a name="Latest Info">Latest Info</a> from HUD (2/19/2004)</b></font></u></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">HUD issued a letter to all approved mortgagees on January 22, 2004 regarding the use of the form HUD-92564-CN &quot;For Your Protection: Get a Home Inspection&quot;. The letter indicates that this form is now required for to be submitted by the mortgage lender for all FHA insured cases.&nbsp; This form must be signed on or before the date the sales contract is executed.&nbsp; For more information, please refer to the word document link to the right &quot;Letter from HUD&quot;.&nbsp; You may also review the &quot;For Your Protection...&quot; pdf document linked at the right.<br> </font><u><font color="#FF0000"><b><br> This is important to Builder Professionals because the &quot;For Your Protection..&quot; document recommends that all homes be tested for radon.</b></font></u></p> <p align="center"><b><a target="_self" href="docs/foryourprotection.pdf"><font size="2">&quot;For Your Protection: Get a Home Inspection&quot;</font></a><font size="2"> (pdf)</font></b></td> <td width="9%" height="34">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="8%" height="37"></td> <td width="8%" height="37">&nbsp;</td> <td width="15%" height="37" colspan="2"></td> <td width="18%" height="37"></td> <td width="20%" height="37" colspan="2"></td> <td width="15%" height="32"></td> <td width="10%" height="32"></td> <td width="9%" height="32">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="16%" height="33" colspan="2"> <img border="0" src="images/rps-logosmall.gif" width="84" height="49"></td> <td width="68%" height="33" colspan="6" align="center"> <font size="1" face="Times New Roman"> <a target="_self" href="http://www.dhhs.gov">NC DHHS&nbsp; </a> <a target="_self" href="http://www.enr.state.nc.us">&nbsp;</a><a target="_self" href="http://www.ncradiation.net">&nbsp;Radiation Protection Section</a> <font color="#1F3D3D"><br> 1645 Mail Service Center</font><b>.</b><font color="#1F3D3D"> Raleigh, NC 27699-1645</font><b><br> </b><font color="#1F3D3D">Office (919)571-4141</font> <font color="#1F3D3D">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Fax (919)571-4148</font></font></td> <td width="19%" height="28" colspan="2"> <img border="0" src="images/dhhs_logo.JPG" width="103" height="73"></td> </tr> </table> </center> </div> <p></p> </body> </html>