Articles Tagged with ''Restoration Industry Association''

While many Americans vividly remember the destruction caused by two airplanes hitting the World Trade Center towers in New York City on September 11, 2001, there are a number of RIA member firms that played a very personal role in the restoration efforts.

At its annual meeting in Myrtle Beach, S.C., the Restoration Industry Association (RIA), announced its board of directors and officers who will be serving for 2012-13.

Executives from Envirotech Clean Air (Daniel Greenblatt, Ron Fallon) recently participated in a peer-reviewed standard created by the Indoor Environmental Standards Organization (IESO) and the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) on the Evaluation of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Interior Surfaces to Determine the Presence of Fire-Related Particulate as a Result of a Fire in a Structure.

The Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) is presenting the webinar, "Was this HVAC System Impacted by Fire Particulate?" on July 20 at 1:00 p.m. EDT.

Earlier this year, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) notified the Indoor Environmental Standards Organization (IESO) of the approval of the IESO/RIA 6001-2011 Evaluation of Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Interior Surfaces to Determine the Presence of Fire-Related Particulate as a Result of a Fire in a Structure.

Look for members of the RIA staff this year at many of the shows restoration professionals and other allied industry associations will be attending.

The Restoration Industry Association has been collecting information on a practice that is impacting restoration firms across the country.

RIA's crown jewel certification, the Certified Restorer, has been in the first phase of its redevelopment since the beginning of 2011.

The RIA Board of Directors propelled the association toward the redesign and redevelopment of its flagship certification, the Certified Restorer (CR).