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n Industry Associations n Organizations n Resources
R&R
The Restoration Red Book
n Industry Associations
n Organizations
n Resources
American Bio-Recovery Association
(ABRA)
Carpet & Rug Cleaners Institute of Illinois (CRCII)
P.O. Box 828
Ipswich, MA 01938
Phone: (888) 979-2272
Fax: (987) 356-4606
Web: www.americanbiorecovery.org
33295 Lake Shore Drive
Grayslake, IL 60030
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.crcii.org
The American Indoor Air Quality Council
PO Box 11599 Glendale, AZ 85318
Phone: (800) 942-0832
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.iaqcouncil.org
American Industrial Hygiene Association
(AIHA)
2700 Prosperity Ave., Suite 250
Fairfax, VA 22031
Phone: (703) 849-8888
Fax: (703) 207-3561
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.aiha.org/Content
Connections Events
P.O. Box 21433
Denver, CO 80221
888-881-1001 303-469-0306
www.connectionsconvention.org
Industry Associations | Organizations | Resources
5022 Gate Parkway, Suite 304
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Phone: (904) 394-6200
Fax: (904) 224-6400
Web: www.contractorconnection.com
1791 Tullie Circle, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30329
Phone: (800) 527-4723
Fax: (404) 321-5478
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ashrae.org
Disaster Kleenup International (DKI)
1555 Mittel Blvd, Suite S
Wood Dale, IL 60191
Phone: (800) 567-8047
Fax: (630) 350-9354
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.disasterkleenup.com
Association of Wisconsin
Cleaning Contractors
6737 West Washington Avenue, Suite 1420
Milwaukee, WI 53214
Phone: (414) 276-9799
Fax: (414) 276-7704
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.awcconline.org
Building Owners and Managers
Association (BOMA) International
Disaster Restoration Contractors (DRC)
3190 Ridgeway Dr., Unit 11
Mississauga, ON Canada L5L5S8
Phone: (877) 372-7483
Fax: (905) 820-0198
Web: www.DRCTradeShow.com
Environmental Education Foundation
724 East Iris Dr.
Gilbert AZ 85296
Phone: (480) 659-9356
Fax: (480) 659-9456
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.enviro-ed.org
1101 15th St., NW, Ste. 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 408-2662
Fax: (202) 326-6377
e-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.boma.org
Environmental Information Association
Carpet Cleaners Institute of the Northwest (CCINW)
2421 S. Union Ave. Ste. L-1
Tacoma, WA 98405
Phone: (253) 759-5762
Fax: (253) 761-9134
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ccinw.org
6935 Wisconsin Ave. Ste. 306
Chevy Chase, MD 20815-6112
Phone: (301) 961-4999
Fax: (301) 961-3094
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.eai-usa.org
Independent Mitigation and Cleaning/
Conservation (IMACC)
900 E. Diehl Rd., Ste. 110
Naperville, IL 60563
Phone: (877) IMACC-80
Fax: (630) 527-9054
Web: www.imacc.net
Carpet & FabriCare Institute (CFI)
PO Box 758
Escondido, CA 92033
Phone: (800) 227-7389
Fax: (760) 746-7891
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.carpet9.org
R e s to r a t i o n & R e m e d i a t i o n
P.O. Box 3785
Texarkana TX 75501
Phone: (903) 794-2409
Fax: (801) 601-0129
Web: www.catadjuster.org
Crawford Contractor Connection
American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE)
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Indoor Air Quality Association, Inc.
(IAQA)
12339 Carroll Avenue
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 231-8388
Fax: (301) 231-8321
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.iaqa.org
Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and
Restoration Certification (IICRC)
2715 E. Mill Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98661
Phone: (360) 693-5675
Fax: (360) 693-4858
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.iicrc.org
International Facility
Management Association (IFMA)
1 E. Greenway Plaza, Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77046-0194
Phone: (713) 623-4362
Fax: (713) 623-6124
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web: www.ifma.org
Loss Executives Association
P.O. Box 37
Tenafly, NJ 07670
Phone: (201) 569-3366
E-mail: [email protected].
Web: www.lossexecutives.com
Mid-South Professional Cleaners Association (MSPCA)
5603-B West Friendly Avenue PMB 289
Greensboro, NC 27410
Phone: (800) 827-2278
Fax: (828) 877-2589
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.midsouthcleaners.org
National Air Duct Cleaners Association
(NADCA)
1518 K Street, NW, Suite 503
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 737-2926
Fax: (202) 347-8847
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.nadca.com
National Association of Catastrophe Adjusters, Inc (NACA)
PO Box 821864
North Richland Hills, TX 76182
Phone: (817) 498-3466
Fax: (817) 498-0480
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.nacatadj.org
National Association of
Mold Professionals (NAMP)
3250 Old Farm Lane, Suite 1
Walled Lake, MI 48390
Phone: (248) 669-5673
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.moldpro.org
For expanded online listings, go to www.randrmagonline.com/redbook
National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP)
Professional Cleaning and Restoration
Alliance (PRCA)
7301 Ohms Lane, Suite 205
Edina, MN 55439
Phone: (952) 835-8700
Fax: (952) 835-8708
Web: www.subrogation.org
Phone: (800) 765-1142
Web: www.pcra1.org
Professional Carpet and Upholstery
Cleaners Association (PCUCA)
PO Box 21412
Denver CO 80221
Phone: (877) 447-2822
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.pcuca.org
16 N. Franklin Street, Suite 203
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (800) 541-2412
Fax: (215) 348-8422
Web: www.demolitionassociation.com
Society of Cleaning and Restoration Technicians (SCRT)
234 Cedric Street
Leesburg, GA 31763
Phone: (800) 949-4728
Fax: (229) 438-7512
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.scrt.org
Property Casualty Insurers Association
of America (PCI)
National Institute of Restoration (NIR)
2600 South River Road
Des Plaines, IL 60018-3286
Phone: (847) 297-7800
Fax: (847) 297-5064
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.pciaa.net
Phone: (434) 973-4200
Fax: (434) 973-8933
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.nir-inc.com
New England Institute of Restoration & Cleaning (NEIRC)
Tri-State Restorers & Specialty Cleaners
Association (TRSCA)
4660 Elizabeth St.
Coraopolis, PA 15108
Phone: (412) 351-8686
Fax: (412) 262-7150
Web: www.unsmoke.com
Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB)
6 Boston Road, Ste. 201 Chelmsford, MA 01824 Phone: (978) 250-9847
Fax: (978) 250-1117
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.neirc.org
3025 Highland Parkway Suite 800
Downers Grove, IL 60515-1291
Phone: (888) 711-PLRB
Fax: (630) 724-2260
Web: www.plrb.com
Windstorm Insurance Network, Inc.
(WIND)
Restoration Industry Association (RIA)
North American Restoration Dry Cleaners (NARD)
9810 Patuxent Woods Dr., Suite K
Columbia, MD 21046-1595
Phone: (443) 878-1000
Fax: (443) 878-1010
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.restorationindustry.org
3838 Troost Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Phone: (866) 607-NARD
Fax: (705) 745-9254
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.n-a-r-d.com
2929 Langley Avenue, Suite 203
Pensacola, FL 32504
Phone: (850) 473-0601
Fax: (850) 473-0603
Web: www.windnetwork.com
Editorial Reprints
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