About
About Origin Environmental
A San Diego environmental and building-diagnostics company organized around evidence: what the site shows, what the readings support, and what the next step should be.
Origin
Formed across trade boundaries
Most building problems cross disciplines. Water damage, plumbing failures, envelope details, ventilation and microbial growth are usually treated as separate specialties — which is how sources get missed.
Origin Environmental was formed to work across those boundaries: investigate the building as a system, document the conditions carefully, and keep the diagnostic work separate from any corrective work that follows.
That separation is deliberate. Investigation and remediation are scoped and authorized independently, so the findings can stand on their own.
How we work
Evidence, then recommendation
- The investigation begins with the history and pattern — not a predetermined test.
- Moisture readings and thermal patterns are interpreted together with building conditions.
- Sampling is used to answer a defined question, not to create fear.
- Written findings explain what was observed, what is probable, what is limited, and what comes next.
- Diagnostics and corrective work are separately scoped and authorized.
Principal
Justin Zarudny
Justin's work in property services began in 2007 and expanded into water-damage restoration, reconstruction, plumbing-related loss evaluation, mold inspection, environmental testing, and building documentation.
He focuses on explaining complex conditions in plain language and documenting what the site evidence supports.
Credentials
- MICRO Certified Mold Inspector #84331
- IICRC Water Restoration Technician (WRT)
- AHERA Building Inspector #0821BII189376 / DOSH #011-05
- EPA Lead-Safe Renovation, Repair and Painting training
Licensing and certification details are published only as verified. Contractor licensing is held separately and is not advertised as part of these diagnostic services.
Featured commentary
NBC 7 San Diego — interview at Del Sur Elementary School, August 2026
Justin Zarudny provided commentary on indoor environmental conditions. Appearance in news coverage is not an endorsement of Origin Environmental by the outlet.
Watch the segmentScope of services
Origin evaluates building and environmental conditions. It does not diagnose illness, determine individual medical risk, make insurance-coverage decisions, provide legal opinions, or issue engineering conclusions.
Find the source. Document the conditions. Define the next step.
Tell us what is happening, when it began, and which areas are involved. Serving San Diego County.