Contractor's Choice Award Ballot
  • Contractor's Choice Award Ballot

    Voting is now open for the RIA 2026 Contractor's Choice Awards. Voting is available for two categories: Product/Tool of the Year and Service/Support of the Year. Click next below to view the nominees and cast your vote for your choice in each category. Click on each nominee's logo to learn more about their offerings. The deadline to cast your vote is March 10, 2026.
  • Product/Tool

    Review the nominated products and vote on the next page.
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  • Albi

    Product/Tool
  • Albi is the leading growth engine empowering forward-thinking restoration companies. As the industry's first venture-backed software platform built by restoration professionals, restorers can get more jobs, get paid faster & do more with less. Albi replaces fragmented tools with a single system that runs the entire operation—end to end. We transform restoration companies from labor-bound organizations into tech-enabled enterprises.

    How is the product/tool innovative?

    Albi is innovative because it combines all restoration business functions into a single, easy-to-use platform while providing mobile-first field management and real-time data insights. Its automation of repetitive tasks and rapid multi-location onboarding enables restorers to scale efficiently and make smarter, faster business decisions. Our in-house team of engineers focuses on applying user feedback to our platform. Creating features that help get more jobs, get paid faster & do more with less.

    How does the product/tool allow members of the industry to find efficiencies and save time or money, or increase profits?

    Albi helps restoration businesses save time, reduce costs, and increase profits by automating workflows, centralizing project management, and providing real-time mobile access for field teams. It streamlines operations, accelerates insurance claims, and delivers data-driven insights that optimize efficiency, resource allocation, and revenue growth.

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  • DocuSketch

    Product/Tool
  • DocuSketch° transforms restoration documentation by combining true 360° immersive capture with precise digital workflows built specifically for the restoration industry. Using a purpose-built 360º camera, users capture complete, accurate property documentation in minutes—far beyond what phones alone can deliver.

    Teams can review losses remotely, track job progress with 360° timelines, add scope with confidence, and generate insurance-ready sketches and estimates from a single platform.

    Behind those outputs are human-verified sketches and professional estimating services, ensuring the accuracy, defensibility, and consistency contractors need to move claims forward with fewer questions and disputes.

    How is the product/tool innovative?

    DocuSketch uses true 360° immersive capture—not flat photos—to fully document losses with accuracy and clarity. Its purpose-built 360° camera is designed for speed, consistency, and real job-site reliability, while automatically organizing documentation into visual timelines that clearly show loss conditions and progress over time. Teams can add rich scope context through comments, photos, video, and voice notes, all within the same workflow. From a single capture, DocuSketch generates insurance-ready sketches and estimates, combining powerful software with human-verified sketching and estimating services to ensure accuracy, defensibility, and confidence.

    How does the product/tool allow members of the industry to find efficiencies and save time or money, or increase profits?

    DocuSketch helps contractors save time, reduce costs, and increase profitability by eliminating re-walks and repeat site visits through complete capture in a single visit—up to seven times faster than hand sketching. Clear, defensible documentation shortens claim timelines and earns carrier trust, while manual measuring and sketching work are removed from both field and office teams. By centralizing documentation, scoping, and sharing in one platform, admin time is significantly reduced. More complete estimates help contractors capture the full scope of work and revenue, and teams can take on more jobs without adding headcount.

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  • Encircle Field Documentation + Scope

    Product/Tool
  • Encircle Field Documentation is the restoration industry’s most trusted platform for capturing comprehensive job data at the source of loss. It consolidates photos, 360 images, videos, moisture readings, floor plans, and more into a single, intuitive mobile workflow. By ensuring field teams easily capture structured, high-quality documentation, Encircle eliminates data silos for administrators and estimators. This unified data foundation is the essential engine behind Encircle Scope: the industry’s first purpose-built, AI-powered mitigation scoping solution. Encircle ensures your field data is secure, organized, and ready to power the next generation of restoration workflow efficiencies.

    How is the product/tool innovative?

    Encircle’s innovation lies in its ability to transform field documentation into high-value assets without disrupting existing workflows. While the market becomes flooded with generic AI tools and promises, Encircle understands that meaningful AI requires structured, restoration-specific data. Our leadership in field documentation has allowed us to build Encircle Scope – powered by Encircle AI – it transforms field data into IICRC-backed mitigation scopes automatically, saving PMs and estimators hours of manual effort and improving consistency and profitability from job to job.

    How does the product/tool allow members of the industry to find efficiencies and save time or money, or increase profits?

    Encircle eliminates administrative bottlenecks that drain restoration margins. By automating the transition from field data to a structured scope, we save estimators hours of forensic investigation on every job. Our platform catches invisible revenue—billable tasks, line items, and equipment often missed due to inconsistency or inexperience—increasing job profitability by at least 10%. By anchoring every scope in IICRC standards, we provide the defensibility needed to shut down adjuster pushback. Encircle ensures contractors spend less time defending their work and more time growing their business with faster, more accurate, and more profitable outcomes.

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  • iXX-Series Thermal Imaging Camera

    Product/Tool
  • The Flir iXX‑Series, the first app‑enabled thermal camera on the market, delivers fast, high‑resolution imaging for modern building diagnostics and restoration workflows. Its intuitive interface and lightweight design reduce onboarding time, while preloaded inspection workflows ensure consistent, repeatable results across teams. Seamless mobile connectivity captures, tags, and organizes images instantly, accelerating reporting and minimizing errors. Advanced thermal performance enables earlier issue detection and clearer documentation for clients and insurers. When integrated with purpose‑built apps like RocketPlan, thermal imagery flows automatically into project records, eliminating manual uploads and creating a connected, end‑to‑end documentation process that saves time and improves job accuracy.

    How is the product/tool innovative?

    • First app-enabled thermal camera designed for restoration workflows.
    • Seamlessly integrates thermal imagery into digital platforms (including RocketPlan), eliminating manual transfers.
    • Automatically links images to jobs, locations, and timelines for complete documentation.
    • Embeds thermal data alongside photos, notes, and reports in a single workflow.
    • Preloaded, guided inspection apps ensure consistent, high-quality results.
    • Mobile-first, intuitive design speeds onboarding and boosts field productivity.

    How does the product/tool improve efficiency and profitability?

    • Streamlines field-to-office workflows by sending thermal data directly into digital systems.
    • Accelerates issue detection with high-quality, in-context thermal imagery.
    • Reduces admin time and errors through automatic tagging and organization.
    • Improves inspection consistency, minimizing rework and delays.
    • Speeds claims, approvals, and job completion through accurate, standardized documentation.
    • Lowers operational costs while increasing productivity and margins.
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  • Titan 4000 Hydroxyl Generator

    Product/Tool
  • The Titan 4000 Hydroxyl Generator is an air purifier and odor eliminator. The unit is intended to remove odors associated with smoke damage, water damage, mold remediation, household odors, and bio cleanup. The unit is also used to improve indoor air quality. The Titan 4000 is certified safe by the California Air Resources Board. The unit produces zero ozone and is rated to treat up to 4,000 sq/ft.

    How is the product/tool innovative?

    The Titan 4000 Hydroxyl Generator removes odors and purifies the air while contractors continue to work, businesses, schools, and occupied areas stay open, and homeowners can stay in their homes.

    How does the product/tool allow members of the industry to find efficiencies and save time or money, or increase profits?

    Insurance will pay for the Titan 4000 Hydroxyl Generator because it is safe, effective, and saves insurance money on lodging and food costs. Contractors prefer to use the unit because they can charge by the day and receive their initial investment back within 2-3 jobs.

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  • Service/Support

    Review the nominated support services and vote on the next page.
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  • AnswerForce

    Service/Support
  • Empathy is our trade. AnswerForce keeps your service human and available 24/7 with real people who answer calls, book jobs, and capture the details your crew needs to arrive prepared. U.S.-based and always answering with a human hello. We sync with your on-call schedule and book appointments in real time. Bilingual support ensures no customer gets left behind. Call recordings, transcriptions, and verified contacts keep processes organized. We become an extension of your business, treating every caller like a neighbor. No bots. No phone trees. No voicemail. Top-rated on Trustpilot with 900 five-star reviews.

    How is the product/tool innovative?

    While everyone chases AI, we're doing the opposite - and that's innovation. Real people answer every call, because restoration pros and their customers know the value of human connection. 85% prefer speaking to a real person when contacting a local service, and 1 in 3 will hang up if they reach AI. The first voice a caller hears sets the tone for the entire job. We use top tech like call transcriptions, CRM integrations, mobile app notifications, scheduling, payment processing, and more to support your team. Restoration is built on trust, and human service is the edge.

    How does the product/tool allow members of the industry to find efficiencies and save time or money, or increase profits?

    2025 had the third-highest year on record for severe storms. That means phones ringing off the hook and people who need you fast. Every missed call is a missed job, and someone left waiting. We book appointments directly into your calendar, sync with your on-call schedule, and capture the details your crew needs to arrive prepared, so the job doesn't go to a competitor. Bilingual support means everyone receives a human hello. Plus, being open 24 hours boosts your Google Business rankings, putting you at the top when customers search. More jobs, less admin.

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  • Equipment Rental & Restoration Support

    Service/Support
  • -Temporary power and drying systems designed for restoration environments
    -Load-based generator sizing aligned with drying equipment demand
    -Power distribution and setup integrated with restoration workflows
    -Engineered drying systems with coordinated airflow and ducting
    -Field support to keep power and drying systems operating correctly
    -Infrastructure support that removes setup and system-management burden

    How is the product/tool innovative?

    • A flexible support model that scales from equipment-only to full field execution, without forcing a one-size-fits-all approach
    • Infrastructure support designed to remove setup, sizing, and system-management burden from restoration teams
    • White-label rental support that integrates seamlessly into your operation, keeping your brand client-facing on every project

    How does the product/tool allow members of the industry to find efficiencies and save time or money, or increase profits?

    • One infrastructure partner, instead of coordinating multiple vendors
    • Power, airflow, and drying equipment are set up correctly the first time
    • Systems are designed to scale as drying phases evolve
    • Fewer billing discrepancies due to predictable, upfront pricing
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  • Data Team Services powered by PowerView

    Service/Support
  • JOC Analytics is an Analytics-as-a-Service partner built specifically for restoration contractors. Rather than selling standalone dashboards, JOC acts as an outsourced Data Team—designing, building, and continuously improving each client’s analytics ecosystem.

    At the core is Powerview, JOC’s Power BI–based framework that unifies data from job management, accounting, CRM, estimating, and production systems into one trusted source of truth.

    JOC goes beyond reporting to deliver clarity and confidence—providing insight into job performance, financials, cycle times, AR, margins, referrals, and sales capture. Through ongoing training and long-term partnership, JOC ensures leaders understand their numbers and turn insights into action.

    How is the product/tool innovative?

    • Advanced Multi-System Integration – Seamlessly blends complex, disconnected platforms into one unified reporting environment.
    • Restoration-Specific Framework – Powerview is purpose-built for restoration workflows, not adapted from generic BI templates.
    • Ongoing Optimization – Dashboards and KPIs evolve with the business, ensuring analytics remain aligned with operational priorities.
    • Enablement-First Approach – Training ensures adoption and long-term data fluency across leadership teams.
    • Dedicated Data Team Model – Provides contractors with a full analytics function without the overhead of building an internal department.

    How does the product/tool allow members of the industry to find efficiencies and save time or money, or increase profits?

    • Identifies margin leakage by job type, estimator, or branch before it compounds.
    • Reveals bottlenecks in job timelines that delay invoicing and cash flow.
    • Improves AR visibility, reducing aging and improving collections.
    • Highlights top-performing referral sources and sales capture ratios to optimize marketing spend.
    • Eliminates manual spreadsheet consolidation by automating cross-system reporting.
    • Enables faster, more confident decision-making using real-time operational visibility.
    • Reduces the need for additional internal hires while delivering enterprise-level analytics capability.
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  • Elevation and Commercial Roof Reports

    Service/Support
  • Rooforders has provided high-accuracy roof measurements at affordable prices since 2012. We are now expanding our offerings with two new services.

    Rooforders now offers elevation reports for only $40 for single-family homes and duplexes. Our reports are more precise than competitors' and more affordable.

    Rooforders has also introduced commercial roof measurements, including the surface area of parapet walls. These measurements provide commercial roofers with the data they need for planning TPO and coating roof repairs. This service is unique in the industry and exceptionally affordable at only $55 per commercial roof measurement, regardless of size or complexity.

    How is the product/tool innovative?

    • Our accuracy is unmatched.
    • Our prices are very affordable, often a fraction of competitors'.
    • Our customer service is excellent.
    • Our delivery is highly reliable.

    How does the product/tool allow members of the industry to find efficiencies and save time or money, or increase profits?

    • Lower the cost of planning restorations while improving outcomes.
    • Save money while enhancing results.
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