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September 22, 2026

The Exposure Ecosystem: Rethinking Indoor Environments | Environmental Stabilization, Fine Particulate Burden, and the Future of Indoor Environmental Health

September 22, 2026 10:52 am

The home technically passed remediation. There was no visible mold growth remaining. Damaged materials had been removed. The structure had been dried, repaired, and restored. By conventional standards, the project appeared to be completed. Yet, inside the home, the real problems have not ended. For nearly two years, the primary occupant had become progressively less functional inside the environment. Fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, environmental intolerance, and persistent physiologic reactivity gradually narrowed ordinary life into something unrecognizable. Eventually, even taking her daughter to school became nearly impossible. The contradiction was difficult to ignore. How could the

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Ready for CAT? The People, Capital & Partnerships You Need

September 22, 2026 9:12 am

Think you’re ready for CAT work? There’s a lot more to it than having enough equipment and being willing to travel. Mike Allred of Helixco and Parker Olsen of Atmos Drying Services dive into what it takes to successfully prepare for and execute large-loss and catastrophe restoration work—from cash flow and personnel to partnerships, equipment deployment, contracts and legal compliance. They also share why smaller contractors can benefit from teaming up with experienced partners and why building your CAT capabilities before disaster strikes is so important. Are you prepared to deliver?

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Restoration Industry Association (RIA) Formally Requests Dedicated Material Handling Line Items in Xactimate Pricing Database

September 22, 2026 9:11 am

The Restoration Industry Association (RIA) has formally submitted a request to the Verisk Solutions / Xactware Pricing Team calling for the addition of dedicated line items for Material Handling within the Xactimate pricing database.  Recent pressures on material sourcing have created significant operational and logistical challenges for restoration contractors across the country. Managing material procurement under current market conditions requires substantial additional effort and resource allocation, fundamentally altering the structural business models of many restoration companies. By establishing dedicated line items for material handling, RIA aims to create a standardized, transparent framework for both

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The Power of Pausing: Why Restoration Leaders Need to Slow Down to Move Faster

September 22, 2026 7:00 am

A restoration leader walks into the office Monday morning with problems… project managers are spending too much time chasing information, updates live in too many places, follow-ups are getting missed…everyone agrees, there must be a better way. By Tuesday, someone has found a software that promises to solve all of it. By Wednesday, the team is sitting through a demo; there is AI, automation, dashboards, integrations and a slick mobile app. By Friday, the conversation has shifted to pricing and implementation. Somewhere along the way, we stopped talking about the problem… Technology moves incredibly

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