Since the dawn of history, fires and floods have wreaked destruction on the homes, possessions, and lives of human beings. Even today, with all our modern advances, natural disasters still destroy our most precious possessions. The people who restore damaged property have a unique role in a setting of personal tragedy and stress; they strive to restore damaged property in the most effective way possible. Professional restorers respond to these crises every day, performing an essential human service. In order to recognize conspicuously high achievement in the area of disaster restoration, the Restoration Industry Association has established the RIA Phoenix Awards for Innovation in Restoration and Reconstruction. Phoenix Award recipients are announced at RIA's annual convention. In addition to earning the respect of fellow RIA members, this award provides a vehicle for winners, challengers and the entire RIA membership to achieve recognition in the media and in the insurance industry for their contributions.
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On the afternoon of March 28, 2016, France & Company was called in to respond to the Cascadian Fruit Shippers Warehouse in Wenatchee, Washington. The request involved pumping out water from a parking/loading area that was filling with water from the final stages of firefighting activities related to the adjoining building that had caught fire the night prior. The Cascadian Fruit Shippers Warehouse is a historic cold storage facility of heavy timber post and beam construction with a poured concrete exterior shell and concrete central support structure. This project presented numerous challenges to overcome, including a long list of traditional challenges that would be expected in such a scenario. However, France and Co. was able to overcome all such challenges, while being able to uphold the historical integrity of the facility..
Innovation in Reconstruction – Sharp, Robbins & Popwell, LLC
Post Ridge Apartments is a complex that rests at the foot of a steep hillside just outside the state capitol city of Nashville. Sharp, Robbins & Popwell LLC received an emergency response call from Post Ridge early in the evening, shortly after the damage was reported to the onsite management staff. Post Ridge could have been a story of untold tragedy: a distressed complex collapsing in on itself as flood waters ripped through the structure’s foundation. Instead, it is a story of triumph, and the building stands as a monument to teamwork. In less than two weeks, all foundational reconstruction had been completed without having to permanently relocate a single resident. Within another 30 days, the cosmetic and interior restoration was also complete. Expediency, expertise and ingenuity prevailed.
Since the dawn of history, fires and floods have wreaked destruction on the homes, possessions, and lives of human beings. Even today, with all our modern advances, natural disasters still destroy our most precious possessions. The people who restore damaged property have a unique role in a setting of personal tragedy and stress; they strive to restore damaged property in the most effective way possible. Professional restorers respond to these crises every day, performing an essential human service. In order to recognize conspicuously high achievement in the area of disaster restoration, the Restoration Industry Association has established the RIA Phoenix Awards for Innovation in Restoration and Reconstruction. Phoenix Award recipients are announced at RIA's annual convention. In addition to earning the respect of fellow RIA members, this award provides a vehicle for winners, challengers and the entire RIA membership to achieve recognition in the media and in the insurance industry for their contributions.
