The advanced drying cert. Run psychrometry, place equipment and validate the dry standard inside a live flood house — under a real job clock. Builds directly on the WRT.

3 days

24 contact hours

IICRC exam on the final day

14 CECs awarded

WRT certification required

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ASD students drying a hardwood floor with a mat-system and Injectidry inside the flood house

ASD

ASD · HARDWOOD DRYING · MAT SYSTEM

IICRC

APPROVED

Approved school

Reg. #2014300

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New ASD dates year-round

In person in Reading, PA

ASD

Upcoming dates Overview Why take it Course outline Who it’s for FAQ

Upcoming ASD dates

Live, instructor-led classes run throughout the year, in person and online. View the current schedule and reserve a seat in the Restoration Technical Institute course catalog.

From

$1,195

per seat

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Current dates, locations, seat counts and pricing are kept live in the RTI course catalog — registration, attendance and your certification all flow through the Lever360 system.

In-person · Reading, PA

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Private ASD classes at your facility or ours — standardized across every location.

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What the ASD is

Drying is a science. This is where you learn to run it.

Anyone can place an air mover. Applied Structural Drying teaches your techs to dry a structure deliberately — calculating the load, placing equipment to a plan, and proving the dry standard with data instead of guesswork.

ASD is the most hands-on class RTI runs. Students soak, map and dry real assemblies in our flood house, run live psychrometric drills, and learn to diagnose a stalled dry without restarting the clock — the skills that protect your margin on every water job.

At a glance

WRT

required before you enroll

3 days

hands-on in a live flood house

< 40%

Day-2 RH dry target · ≈70 GPP

Why take it

Why your team takes the ASD

Certification isn’t a wall decoration. Here’s what the credential actually changes for your techs and your business.

Protect the margin on every dry

Faster, validated dries mean fewer equipment days, fewer reslopes and a defensible drying plan that gets paid.

Fix stalled dries on site

Diagnose why a structure isn’t hitting standard and adjust — without tearing out work or restarting the job clock.

Make decisions with data

GPP, vapor pressure and dehu load calculated live, so drying decisions are defensible to any adjuster.

Move into specialty water work

ASD is the cert that separates a drying specialist from a tech who places fans — and unlocks higher-value assignments.

The outcome

What you'll walk out with

Three days of live drying, and you leave able to plan, run and prove a structural dry to the standard.

Run psychrometry live

GPP, vapor pressure & dehumidifier load — calculated, not guessed

Place equipment to a plan

Air movers & dehus that hit dry standard faster

Diagnose stalled dries

Adjust the plan without restarting the clock

Validate & document

Prove the dry standard with monitored data

The credential

IICRC

This certifies the holder as

ASD — Applied Structural Drying

Issued by the IICRC · delivered by the Restoration Technical Institute (RTI)

Exam fee

$80 to IICRC

Credits

14 CECs awarded

Length

3 days

School

RTI · Reg #2014300

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Course outline

Three days, from psychrometric theory to a validated dry.

3 days · 24 contact hours

Day 1

Advanced psychrometry

Day 2

Equipment & the live drying lab

Day 3

Validation, defense & IICRC exam

Certified

IICRC ASD credential

Day 1

Day 1 of 3

Advanced psychrometry

What you'll cover

The psychrometric chart in depth

Specific humidity, vapor pressure & GPP

Reading conditions and what they tell you

Review of WRT fundamentals applied to drying

Day 2

Day 2 of 3

Equipment & the live drying lab

What you'll cover

Dehumidifier types: refrigerant, LGR, desiccant

Dehumidification load & air-mover placement

Build a drying plan on a real wet assembly

Drive Day-2 conditions to target (< 40% RH, ≈70 GPP)

Day 3

Day 3 of 3

Validation, defense & IICRC exam

What you'll cover

Diagnosing and correcting a stalled dry

Confirming the dry standard with data

Documenting the dry for the adjuster

IICRC written examination — certify on-site

Who it’s for

WRT-certified technicians ready to specialize in drying

Lead techs and crew chiefs who own the drying plan on a job

Estimators who need to scope and defend equipment days

Companies competing for complex or large-loss water work

Prerequisite required

WRT certification required

You’ll need an active certification on file before this class. Not there yet? Student services can get you on the right earlier class first — or into a combo week.

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Inside the class

Hands on real losses — not slides.

The Restoration Technical Institute runs inside a live restoration company. Every class is taught on real equipment, in real scenarios, by instructors who still run jobs.

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Mat-system extraction drying a hardwood floor

Mat-system · hardwood

Injectidry system drying a kitchen cabinet

Injectidry · cabinetry

Row of dehumidifiers staged in the equipment warehouse

LGR & desiccant dehus

Students extracting water from a hardwood floor

Extraction before drying

RTI instructors leading hands-on training in the live flood house

Instructors who still run jobs

Taught by RTI

The instructors are the difference.

Working instructors

Every RTI instructor is an active tech, supervisor or estimator — so the answer to “what actually happens on site?” comes from this week’s jobs, not a textbook.

A live flood house

Our training environment gets soaked, mapped, dried and reset every week. Students place real equipment under a real job clock before they ever touch a customer’s floor.

An IICRC-approved school

The Restoration Technical Institute is an IICRC-approved school (Reg. #2014300) in Reading, PA, delivering the full catalog of core and specialty restoration certifications.

5,000+

Certifications issued

IICRC course tracks

1,800

Sq ft live flood house

Questions

Before you register.

Still have a question?

Student services can help with prerequisites, group rates, scheduling and licensing requirements in your state.

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Do I need the WRT before taking ASD?

Yes. Applied Structural Drying builds directly on water-restoration fundamentals, so an active WRT certification is required to enroll. If you need both, ask student services about our WRT + ASD combo week.

Is the IICRC exam fee included?

The IICRC ASD exam is administered on the final day, but the exam fee isn’t included in tuition — it’s a separate $80 fee paid directly to the IICRC.

How hands-on is this class?

Very. ASD is built around a live flood house: you’ll soak, map, dry and validate real assemblies under a job clock across the three days.

What should I bring?

Work clothes and closed-toe shoes. All PPE, meters, equipment and course materials are provided.

ASD · IICRC Certification by the Restoration Technical Institute

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Applied Structural Drying

Upcoming ASD dates

See every upcoming ASD class and reserve your seat.

Drying is a science. This is where you learn to run it.

Why your team takes the ASD

Protect the margin on every dry

Fix stalled dries on site

Make decisions with data

Move into specialty water work

What you'll walk out with

Course outline

Advanced psychrometry

Equipment & the live drying lab

Validation, defense & IICRC exam

Who it’s for

Hands on real losses — not slides.

The instructors are the difference.

Before you register.

Get your crew certified. Keep them on the job.

Three levers. Pull all three and the whole company moves.

You're running the company here. The other two make it compound.

You're training the team here. The other two make the training stick.

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