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
Wynn L. White, PE - Effectively Managing Restoration & Remediation Projects: Lessons from Cajun Country
Alan P. Zelicoff, MD - COVID 19 Prevention, Treatment, Vaccines, & Lessons Learned
Paula Olsiewski, PhD - Contributing Scholar Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security - HOMEChem: House Observations of Microbial and Environmental Chemistry
Best and Worst Things of 2020 – Rauscher, Sloan, Lapotaire, Springer, Downey, Shaughnessy, Pearson, Grillo, Krell, Morrison, Brueggemann
Jay Portnoy, MD - A Pioneering Pediatrician’s Perspective on COVID-19 & Mold Health Effects
Lisa M Brosseau, ScD, CIH - Control Banding & COVID-19
Peter Crosa, David Drinard, John Lapotaire, Ken Larsen, David Popper, Ken Siders - A Post Hurricane Eta Report from the Sunshine State: Perspectives from the Trenches
Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. – The COVID-19 Pandemic, A Unique View from the Left Coast: A Perspective from a Physician with a Law Degree!
Jeffrey Siegel Ph.D. - COVID-19 Risk Mitigation – A Researcher’s Perspective
Kerry Kinney, Ph.D. - Professor, Civil Engineering -The University of Texas at Austin - The Microbiome, Filter Dust Forensics & Whole Communities-Whole Health
Claudette Hanks Reichel, Ed.D - Professor & Housing Specialist with Louisiana State University AgCenter - Hurricanes, Resilience and Restoration
Tony Ward, PhD - Chair & Professor, University of Montana School of Public & Community Health Services - Fires and IAQ: Living with Soot
Michael Geyer PE, CIH, CSP - Hot, Hot, Hot – Using Heat for Remediating Buildings
Jonathan F. Hale, MPA - New from ACGIH ”Ventilation for Industrial Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
Bradley Prezant, MSPH, CIH, CPE - What is COVID-19 Infection Risk Manager?
Kevin Kennedy MPH, CIEC & Larry Zarker – CEO of BPI - Healthy Housing Principles Reference Guide
Lew Harriman - ASHRAE Distinguished Fellow - Damp Buildings, Human Health and HVAC Design
Stephanie H. Taylor MD M Architecture, CIC - Relative Humidity, Infections & IAQ
Ivan Turner, Steven LaVelle & Kent Riddle - Marketing Your Restoration Business in Tough Times
Mary S. Lopez, PhD, CPE & Michael J. Ellenbecker, ScD, CIH - ACGIH Chair & Immediate Past Chair - The Science of Guidelines and Standards
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