This week we welcome a cast of restoration all-stars for an update on the state of the industry following the RIA’s 75th Diamond Anniversary Convention last week in Orlando, FL. RIA is the Big Daddy of the restoration industry and their convention is the highlight of the year.
Hot topics at this year’s event included what RIA has identified as the top three issues facing contractors today: Pricing, Third Party Adjusters (TPA’s) and Consultants. There was also a lot of talk about the RIA’s Advocacy and Government Affairs (AGA) Committee which has now formed three task forces to create position statements that articulate a shared stance for the industry.
The AGA work product contains 10 total position statements including a groundbreaking TPA scorecard, hours of videos on pricing and a nationwide resource document on assignment of benefits. In the past year, RIA also released eight Third Party Consultant (TPC) position statements. These position statements educate restorers on best practices for working with consultants. There was also a town hall discussion on how RIA responded to the global pandemic, past president’s panel with lessons learned and much more. LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio+.
Guest Bios
Ruth Ann Norton - Green and Healthy Homes Initiative - What Success Looks Like
Tom Peter, MS, CIH & Trent Darden - Joining Forces
Bill Bahnfleth, PhD, PE - Dustin Poppendieck, PhD - Alison Savage, MPH - Why Indoor Chemistry Matters! Part 2 Management of Chemicals in Indoor Environments
Charles J. Weschler, PhD - Ozone, Hydroxyl Radicals and Indoor Environments; What Inspection and Remediation Pros Should Know
Dave Dorman, DVM, PhD - Rima Habre, ScD - Megan Harries, PhD - NASEM - Why Indoor Chemistry Matters; What the Findings Mean for Practitioners
Bill Sothern, DrPH, CIH, LEED AP - Chris Mikrut - Michael Berg, PhD - Misalignment between Clinical Mold Antigen Extracts and Airborne Molds Found in Water-damaged Homes
Bradley Prezant, MBA, MSPH, CIH, COH, CAQP - Assessing Risk of Infection & Air Exchange – CO2 Pitfalls, SF6 Benefits
Robert Bean, FASHRAE - Adam Muggleton - The Edifice Complex Hosts & Radio Joe Team Up to Solve the Worlds IAQ & Building Science Problems
David Jacobs, PhD, CIH - A Healthy Homes Pioneer; Over 40 Years of Improving IEQ
Joe Spurgeon, PhD - Surface Dust Samples, ERMI Scores and Assessing Mold Exposures
Roger Berry Founder & CEO – SUDOC | Brian Lester President of Indiana Mold Remediation – Mold Remediation, Can Spray Be The Way?
Elliott Gall, PhD - Particle Mitigation Strategies; What Works?
Andrew K. Persily, PhD - National Institute for Standards & Tech - Flashback Friday
Andrew K. Persily, PhD - Understanding Indoor CO2, Building Ventilation and Their Affects on IEQ
Don Fugler - IEQ Pioneers
Robert J. DeMalo, M. Sc. & Michael P. Menz, CIH, CHMM - Unique Perspectives; Asbestos, COVID, Lead, Mold, Soot, Silica and More
Patricia L Harman - A Journalist’s Perspective on the Evolution of the Insurance Property Restoration Industry
Lisa M Brosseau, ScD, CIH - Masking and Respirators; Lessons from COVID-19
J David Miller PhD - The Life and Times of an IEQ Founding Father - It’s Hard to Run Away from Evidence
John Lapotaire, John Downey, Jon Isaacson, Ken Larsen - Highlights from “THE Florida Mold Conference!” Moisture, Materials, Mold and Methodologies
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