California Wildfire Damages at $9B and Rising
PARADISE, CA — December 12, 2018 — November was the most devastating month of wildfires in California history with three separate fires collectively burning a...
Beyond Drying
By Wayne Lawrence While traditional restoration work tends to be about extraction and drying, others engage in various cleaning tasks. One of those tasks is...
Rust-Oleum Settles With EPA
PHILDELPHIA — December 12, 2018 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the Rust-Oleum Corporation to address alleged violations of hazardous waste...
IICRC Seeks Volunteers for Leather Cleaning and Maintenance Standard
LAS VEGAS — December 10, 2018 — The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is seeking volunteers to serve on a consensus body for the development...
Successful Training Expectations Begin With Coffee
By Jeff Jones During the summer of 2012, after several rounds of intense interviews, I accepted an offer to work for Violand Management Associates. My...
Alaska Earthquake Damaged Roads and Structures
ANCHORAGE, AK — December 7, 2018 — On Friday, November 30, at 8:29 a.m. Alaska time, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake centered just 7 miles north of...
EPA Recognizes Safer Choice Partners of the Year
On December 4, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded 12 companies the title of 2018 Safer Choice Partner of the Year. This award recognizes companies...
New TV Series Will Feature Restoration Professionals
December 6, 2018 — HD Media announced that it will begin filming a new restoration reality television series in 2019. “The Restorer” will follow first...
Math Principles Essential to the Science of Cleaning
By Tom Forsythe Math and science have always been necessary to one another. Science evaluates and defines basic principles in the world that we live...
U.S. Government Report Warns of Climate Change Impacts
The U.S. government released a new report on climate change that paints a sobering picture of the possible impacts to human health and the U.S....
