OUR TRAINING FACILITY
National Center for Advanced Training
houses
approx. 1500 sq. ft. of residential home, fully functional with different carpet
types, substrates, wood flooring, sheetrock, wallpaper, cabinets, vinyl floor covering, including furnishings. This
training center is used for advanced training with hands-on experience in
structural drying, fire cleanup, upholstery / drapery cleaning, HVAC ductwork
cleaning, as well as carpet repair / reinstallation. The facility also houses training for the Applied Microbial
Restoration Technician (AMRT/S) course.
Unique features of
the facility:
Side-by-side comparison of 6 extraction systems on realistic installation of carpet and pad.
Comparison of extraction efficiency of both truck-mounted and portable equipment.
Side-by-side use of surface and float drying methods under the same ambient air conditions.
Side-by-side drying of both direct-glue and stretch-in installations on concrete slab.
Side-by-side comparison of vented and injected wall drying units.
Side-by-side use of wood floor injection and injection/suction drying systems.
Set up and use of the gas mat low-volume ventilation system for natural bioremediation of ground soil.
Drying of direct-glue carpet with enhancer backing on double plywood sub floor.
Comparison of extraction systems and drying using minimum face weight carpet and medium-density pad, versus high-face weight carpet and high-density pad.
Side-by-side comparison of Class 2, 3 and 4 water losses within the same structure.
His day to day operations include direct operations of the construction division of the company, cleaning division, as well as consulting to other cleaners / restorers. As owner of National Center for Advanced Training, an approved school with the IICRC, he is an approved instructor in Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery/Fabric Cleaning, Odor Control, Water Damage Restoration, Fire / Smoke Restoration, Spot Dye / Color Repair, and Applied Structural Drying. He is also approved with a number of states to teach continuing education to the insurance industry in Water, Mold, Fire and Odor classes.
His day to day operations include direct operations of the construction division of the company, cleaning division, as well as consulting to other cleaners / restorers. As owner of National Center for Advanced Training, an approved school with the IICRC, he is an approved instructor in Carpet Cleaning, Upholstery/Fabric Cleaning, Odor Control, Water Damage Restoration, Fire / Smoke Restoration, Spot Dye / Color Repair, and Applied Structural Drying. He is also approved with a number of states to teach continuing education to the insurance industry in Water, Mold, Fire and Odor classes.