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Tuesday, February 17 11:30am-4:30pm

Join peers from across the industry for a fast-paced lineup of sessions  focusing on IAQ and Restoration issues! Top experts from leading labs and firms share real-world insights, tools, and strategies you can immediately apply in the field, then wrap up the day with an energetic interactive panel and plenty of time to connect, ask questions, and trade ideas with fellow professionals. Whether you attend as a half-day education boost, or as a lead-in to the day-long Moisture Meter Workshop, or a prequel to the full Winter Break main event, you won’t want to miss this curated experience for restoration professionals!

Program Outline

11:30am: Registration & Box Lunch Served (included in registration fee)

12:00pm: Welcome & Introductions 

12:15pm:   Interpreting Fire and Smoke Laboratory Analysis Reports

For 3rd Party Assessors and Remediators

Sarah Mack & Alice Delia, PhD of Enthalpy Analytical.

1:15pm: Evaluation of Water and Smoke Damaged Contents for Cleaning and Restoration Determination: “Considerations when Assessing Damage to High Value Contents for Restore versus Replacement Decisions”

Barb Jackson, CR of Total Contents & Ramona Gallagher of Great Estates Inventory

2:15pm: Refreshment Break

2:30pm: Post Remediation Verification (PRV) After a Sewage Back Flow: “A Presentation of a Published Peer Reviewed Article in the CIRI Science Journal”

Ralph E. Moon, PhD  of Ralph E. Moon Consulting 

3:30pm: The Pros & Cons of Using Laboratory Analysis versus Assessors and Remediators using particle counters, ATP and other field practices for project scope, quality assurance, and clearance criteria

Josh Krinsky & Brittany Gordon of Sporelytics, Inc. 

4:05pm: Interactive Round Table Q&A Panel (Mack, Krinsky, and Gordon) Moderated by: Jeremy Beagle, CIH & Eric Shapiro, CIEC

4:25pm: Closing Comments and Wrap-up

If you are sticking around for more Winter Break, join the Kick-off “Cuban Feast” Dinner Reception in the lobby of the Fairfield Inn by purchasing your tickets here:https://moisturemobtraining.com/enroll

Hands-on Moisture Testing Workshop

Sponsored by IAQA, Tramex, & The Moisture Mob

Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 8:15-5:00

This intensive, one-day program delivers a comprehensive blend of technical knowledge, risk management insight, and hands-on experience focused on moisture and flooring investigations. Led by nationally recognized experts, the morning sessions walk participants through forensic flooring inspections, liability-reduction best practices, concrete moisture testing at time of installation, and proper use of moisture measurement technologies—including WME, meters, probes, and RH sensors with cloud-based documentation. After lunch and networking, attendees break into small groups for hands-on moisture testing and roundtable instruction using a mobile flood house trailer, followed by advanced guidance on conducting moisture investigations that result in clear, defensible reports for insurers, property owners, and attorneys. The day concludes with a competency exam, certificate issuance, and door prize drawings, making this a high-value opportunity to sharpen technical skills, reduce risk, and strengthen professional credibility.

Program Outline

9:00am: Welcome & Introductions 

9:15 to 9:45am: “An Overview of Performing a Forensic Flooring Inspection” 

Roland A. Vierra, President and CEO of FLOORING FORENSICS, INC. 

9:50 to 10:20am: “An Overview of Best Practices to Assure Virtually 0% Liability!”

Howard W. “Woodie” Brickman, Consultant for Wood Flooring and

Concrete, Charter Member NWFA 1986 – 2013, Member Technical Committee

10:25 to 10:55am: “Time of Install Moisture Testing for Concrete”

David Daniels, Head of Sales, North American Flooring; TRAMEX USA, 

11:00 -11:15am: Break

11:20 -11:50am: “An Overview of Wood Moisture Equivalent (WME), and Best Practices for the Use and Application of Moisture Meters, Insulated Probes, and RH sensors to document readings in the cloud”

Andrew Rynhart Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Tramex Moisture Meters

11:55am: Morning Wrap-up

12:05pm - 1:15pm: Lunch and Networking with Winter Break “Main Event” Sponsors and Attendees, just a short walk away at Artichoke & Company Event Center (Shuttle Service Available)

1:30pm: Break into groups for Hands-on Instruction for Moisture Testing

1:45 to 3:00pm: Round Table Training with Instructional Team on Use of Moisture Meters on Various Materials

Moisture Testing Demos in Commercial Research Drying Institute

(CDRI) Mobile Flood House Trailer (parking lot adjacent to hotel)

3:00 to 3:15pm: Break

3:20 to 3:50pm: “Best Practices for Performing a Moisture Investigation to Provide a Defensible Report of Findings for Insurers, Property Owners and/or Attorneys for Claims Resolution!”

Ralph Moon, PhD, Ralph E. Moon Consulting

3:55 to 4:15pm: Q&A with instructional team to prep for Exam

4:15 to 4:45pm: Competency Exam proctored by John T. Hull 

4:45 to 5:00pm: Review Exam Results and Issue Certificate 

5:05pm: Door Prize Drawings by TRAMEX - 2 moisture meters to be given away!

• Moisture Encounter (ME5)
• Concrete Moisture Encounter (CME5)

5:30-7:30pm: Optional Ticket can be purchased in advance for Buffet Dinner and Networking Reception with the Winter Break Sponsors and Attendees at Artichoke & Co. Event Center (Shuttle Service Available)

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