The Lifespan Story:
Art Wenholz and the Mold Neutralizer
Our Mission: The Solution Born from Personal Crisis
Lifespan Systems was founded not in a boardroom, but out of a desperate personal health crisis experienced by its founder. Its mission is simple: To provide the definitive, turn-key solution for eliminating hidden mold and the toxic VOC gases that mainstream methods and traditional companies fail to address.
Lifespan Systems does not just sell a service; the company offers the solution that saved its founder’s life and home.
The Founder’s Crisis: A Broken Industry
In 1996, the company’s founder, Art Wenholz, purchased a new home. Soon after, he began suffering from a cascade of debilitating, chronic health issues that doctors couldn’t explain. He eventually traced the cause back to hidden mold in his crawl space.
When Art sought help, he encountered three fundamental failings of the mold industry:
1. The Cost Barrier: Expensive and Inaccessible Testing
Initial, necessary testing was often prohibitively expensive, blocking suffering individuals from even the first step toward diagnosis.
2. Expert Ignorance: Missing the Hidden Toxin
Multiple professionals dismissed his fears, ignoring the reality that even in dry climates, hidden mold can produce toxic gases.
3. Failure of Treatment: Three Years of Zero Results
Art spent three years and tested over 15 products recommended by “experts,” with zero success. The situation was so severe he was forced to live in his motorhome.
Realizing the industry was fundamentally broken and failing people who were truly suffering, Art embarked on a mission to invent a solution that actually worked.
The Innovation: Creating the Mold Neutralizer
Art found an experienced chemical engineer, and together, they worked tirelessly to develop a product that could penetrate deep into the structure of a building—not just the surface.
The result of this effort was the Lifespan Systems Mold Neutralizer.
This proprietary fumigation process is the cornerstone of the company’s service. Unlike conventional surface treatments, the Mold Neutralizer penetrates:
- Cracks and crevices
- Furniture padding and fabric
- The very core of wood and structural materials
This deep penetration allows it to neutralize and eliminate not only visible mold and fungus, but also the bacteria and, most critically, the poisonous Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). It is these invisible VOCs that are responsible for the most severe chronic illnesses in people who are truly suffering, which is why neutralizing them is essential to restoring a healthy living environment.
Over 20 Years of Proven Success: The Ultimate Guarantee
Since 2001, Art, known today as “Mold Man Art,” has been improving the health of people, buildings, and vehicles across the region.
“The ultimate proof of our proprietary process is Art’s own home. The very same home that forced him into a motorhome now, two decades later, remains safe, healthy, and toxic-free.”
The company stands behind its turn-key service because it uses the same solution that was developed to save its founder’s health and home.
Certifications: EMSL Laboratories