RIA Restoration Blog
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The Restoration Industry Association (RIA) is considered the premiere location for certifications within the restoration and remediation industry.
Just an hour drive southwest from Lillington, the landscape changes.
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![The RIA, IICRC and AIHA Crisis Response Joint Task Force (JTF) will soon release a report to help restorers address stabilization of structures and address key health and safety issues for these winter storm CAT events.](/sites/default/files/styles/cnr_small/public/cnr/2021-02/snow-1813456_1920.jpg?h=e5aec6c8&itok=8p4DKCgH)
This month, more than 80% of the United States was impacted by a series of severe winter storms and freezing temperatures resulting in power outages, frozen pipes and catastrophic
![The year 2020 has been one for the record books, and even though a pandemic has changed how we live, work, and learn, it certainly has not changed the RIA’s mission to educate, advocate, and elevate the restoration industry.](/sites/default/files/styles/cnr_small/public/cnr/2021-01/gettyimages-1176848660.jpg?h=119335f7&itok=3ZmW88Yt)
The year 2020 has been one for the record books, and even though a pandemic has changed how we live, work, and learn, it certainly has not changed the RIA’s mission to educate, ad
![Like most of its members, the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) spent much of 2020 changing course as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the RIA used that year to help members gain a voice with third party consultants and make it easier for both parties to work together.](/sites/default/files/styles/cnr_small/public/cnr/2021-01/gettyimages-1271148599.jpg?h=f2fcf546&itok=rCZA6i2B)
Like most of its members, the Restoration Industry Association (RIA) spent much of 2020 changing course as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The threat of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has brought increased attention to the role that the heating ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC) can have in deal
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The Restoration Industry Association is set to release a comprehensive series of position statements that address some of its members’ most-asked questions.
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