I think it is essential for the industry to get credibility with the stakeholders it serves or bears the burden of the expense for the cleaning, restoration and remediation of buildings and its contents should be validated by an independent science based entity. Special interests and political agendas in other not-for-profit industry groups I support, are often incapable of objectivity. I joined CIRI, as only science can see through and hopefully unmask longstanding and ineffective industry myths!