About Us

Mission

Testudo is dedicated to providing environmental consulting services. We specialize in providing lead, asbestos & mold testing in residential, commercial & industrial structures. In addition, we conduct Lead Safe Renovator training for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule, as well as training classes for conducting lead abatement jobs. We help contractors, landlords, property managers, electricians, plumbers, door & garage installers, and window installers how to work safer, protecting themselves, their businesses and their families. We work with individuals & groups on projects large & small. Finally, we also provide property inspections for HUD's Housing Quality Standards (HQS) protocol.

Doug Dalsing, owner

Doug Dalsing is the owner of Testudo LLC and is a trained lead paint risk assessor & asbestos inspector. In between teaching training classes & inspection jobs, he serves on the board of directors for the Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County. When he's not doing business or hanging with his family, he enjoys reading, going mountain biking & playing rugby.

Associations

Associations of which Testudo is currently a member include the National Associaiton of The Remodeling Industry (NARI) and the Home Buyers Round Table of Dane County.

News Articles Featuring Testudo

Samantha was featured in the Wisconsin State Journal’s “What I Do” section on 9-13-10.
Cleaning up the Lead Law Confusion, published in the Wisconsin Apartment Association’s magazine on 03-01-11.
Doug wrote an expert article for the website Wisconsin Real Estate. “Buying a Home? Learn the Importance of a Lead-Based Paint Risk Assessment” was published July 14, 2014.
A trade publication for the wood flooring industry published an article detailing how the EPA’s Renovation, Repair & Painting rule affects wood flooring installers.

Awards

•Team Member of project completed by Tony Trapp Remodeling & Repairs LLC in the category of Residential Kitchen projects of $100,001-$150,000 for NARI Madison's Contractor of the Year awards in 2016

•Associate Member of the Year from Lakeland Builders Association to Samantha Dalsing in 2015