ISSA and NORMI Expand Alliance To Advance Cleaning and Restoration Industries

ISSA, the Association for Cleaning and Facility Solutions, and the National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors (NORMI) have signed a renewed and expanded alliance agreement to expand the formal alliance between the two organizations, which began in 2018.

The goal of the alliance is to promote the understanding that healthy indoor environments require both professional cleaning and proper mold inspection and remediation. This strengthened alliance will accomplish this through increased legislative and regulatory advocacy and by bolstering public awareness for best practices and an integrated approach to indoor environmental health, officials said.

“The expansion of this strategic alliance between ISSA and NORMI is an important step toward bringing more attention to the holistic approach to ensuring the health and safety of buildings,” said ISSA Executive Director Kim Althoff. “This alliance will help both organizations provide increased member value through joint media, advocacy, and training. We are very excited to build upon our incredible partnership with NORMI and expand these benefits to ISSA members.”

Leveraging Joint Expertise

Instead of viewing cleaning and remediation as separate disciplines, the alliance promotes a unified approach to advancing the industries. Officials said this next phase of the alliance focuses on leveraging the expertise of both ISSA and NORMI for the mutual benefit of their respective member bases with a focus on the following:

Education & Training – Shared access to each organizations cleaning and mold remediation courses, certifications, and joint educational opportunities.

Integrated Membership Value – A structured alliance option allowing members of each organization to access select benefits from the other.

Media & Branding – Cleanfax will be designated as the official publication for NORMI members, with coordinated editorial collaboration and alliance visibility.

Advocacy – Coordinated government and regulatory engagement on issues impacting cleaning, mold remediation, and indoor environmental health.

Additionally, the agreement will leverage each organization’s technical expertise, training, certifications and publications while offering the option for an ISSA/NORMI combo membership.

ISSA members gain access to NORMI technical bulletins on mold and member pricing for mold assessment and remediation education, events, and certifications.

NORMI members receive Cleanfax as part of their membership, digital access to select ISSA publications and communities, access to the ISSA Show North America show floor, and member pricing on ISSA education, events and certifications.