How We Research Our Guidance
Every page on this site is built from primary industry standards, government and scientific bodies, and academic research — not opinion. Here’s exactly how.
Tucson Restoration Pros is a referral service that connects Tucson homeowners with qualified, licensed local restoration companies. We don’t perform the work ourselves — but the guidance we publish needs to be accurate, because people read it during emergencies. This page explains our research standards, the hierarchy of sources we rely on, how pages are reviewed and updated, and our full reference list.
Our source hierarchy
When a claim could affect a homeowner’s decision, we source it — in this order of authority:
1. Industry standards bodies
The IICRC S500 (water) and S700 (fire & smoke) standards define how restoration is actually done. They’re our first reference for any process or category claim.
2. Government & scientific agencies
The U.S. EPA, CDC, NWS, FEMA, and the Pima County Flood Control District for health, weather, flood, and safety facts.
3. Peer-reviewed & academic research
The WHO guidelines on dampness and mould and University of Arizona CLIMAS monsoon research, for the science behind mold health risks and Tucson’s monsoon.
How pages are reviewed and updated
Pages are researched and written by the Tucson Restoration Pros team, reviewed for local accuracy against the sources above, and dated with a “last reviewed” stamp that we only change when a page is actually updated. We review water and monsoon content before monsoon season (June), fire and smoke content before fire season, and cost and insurance content at least annually — or sooner when a standard or local condition changes.
What we don’t do
We don’t publish fabricated reviews, star ratings, or fake testimonials; we don’t claim to be a licensed contractor; and we never cite a source we haven’t verified actually says what we’ve written. Every reference below resolves to a real, current source.
Sources & references
- IICRC S500 & S700 standards — the ANSI-accredited industry standards for water (S500) and fire & smoke (S700) restoration that qualified crews work to.
- U.S. EPA — Mold, Moisture & Your Home — the 24–48 hour mold-growth window and moisture-control guidance we cite throughout.
- CDC — Mold & cleanup after disasters — health effects of damp/moldy environments and the clean-and-dry-within-24–48-hours guidance.
- WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould (2009) — the peer-reviewed evidence linking indoor dampness and mould to respiratory symptoms, allergies, and asthma.
- NWS Tucson — Monsoon — official Tucson monsoon outlooks, flash-flood warnings, and seasonal timing.
- University of Arizona — CLIMAS — regional climate science on the North American (Arizona) monsoon, which delivers roughly half the Southwest’s annual rainfall.
- NWS — Turn Around, Don’t Drown® — the flood-safety guidance we repeat on every flood page.
- Pima County Regional Flood Control District — local wash, floodplain, and flood-alert maps for the Tucson metro.
- FEMA — Flood Maps — flood-zone determinations and flood-insurance context.
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