Answers About Thermification™

Thermification™ is ATC Thermal's proprietary indirect-fired dry heat and high-volume air exchange equipment platform for professional mold, water, and disaster-response drying applications. It is designed to support rapid structural drying, moisture removal, ventilation, air displacement, monitoring, and documentation.

No. Thermification™ is not simply heating a room. It combines:

• Indirect-fired dry heat
• High-volume airflow
• Humidity reduction
• Fresh-air introduction
• Ventilation
• Air displacement
• HVAC blower-assisted filtration when appropriate
• Moisture readings
• Temperature and humidity monitoring
• Thermal imaging
• Particle counter readings
• PID/VOC readings
• Professional documentation

Heat is one part of the system. The real advantage comes from heat, airflow, humidity control, air exchange, ventilation, and documentation working together.

After water damage, the goal is to remove moisture quickly before mold develops and before materials deteriorate. Thermification™ introduces heated dry air into the structure, moves air across wet materials, and allows moisture-loaded air to exhaust through planned ventilation points. This supports faster drying and may reduce demolition when deployed early enough and verified properly.

EPA guidance states that wet or damp materials should be dried within 24–48 hours when possible to prevent mold growth. OSHA also notes that prompt cleanup and drying within that window can help prevent or limit mold growth. That is why rapid response matters. The faster wet materials are dried, the better the chance of preventing mold development and reducing demolition.

In some situations, that is the goal. When water damage is addressed early enough, Thermification™ may help dry affected materials before they become mold-contaminated, deteriorated, or unsalvageable. However, demolition decisions depend on water category, material type, saturation level, contamination, construction, moisture readings, and inspection findings. Thermification™ should be verified with moisture readings, thermal imaging, temperature/RH monitoring, and post-treatment documentation.

Thermification™ may be used as part of a mold-focused treatment workflow, but existing mold conditions may still require inspection, containment, cleaning, HEPA vacuuming, removal of damaged porous materials, or third-party clearance testing when required. The right approach depends on the material, contamination level, moisture source, and professional assessment.

No responsible restoration process should claim to remove all mold spores from a structure. Mold spores are naturally present in indoor and outdoor air. OSHA notes that there are no federal standards or recommendations from OSHA, NIOSH, or EPA for airborne concentrations of mold or mold spores. Thermification™ is designed to support airborne particulate reduction through high-volume air movement, ventilation, air displacement, and filtration when applicable. Particle counter testing may be used before, during, and after treatment to document measurable changes.

The Leviathan Platform can move up to 9,600 cubic feet of heated air per minute. That equals approximately:

• 576,000 cubic feet per hour
• 4.6 million cubic feet over 8 hours
• 6.9 million cubic feet over 12 hours

A 12-hour Pro Package treatment can move the equivalent air volume of approximately 360 to 390 average homes with standard 8-foot ceilings. Actual air exchange depends on setup, ducting, ventilation, layout, and site conditions.

Thermification™ is designed to support structural drying, but no system should claim automatic drying of every sealed wall cavity without verification. Wall-cavity drying depends on construction type, insulation, wall coverings, moisture location, saturation level, airflow access, and treatment time. That is why moisture readings, thermal imaging, temperature/RH monitoring, and post-treatment documentation are important. If moisture remains trapped inside a sealed or contaminated cavity, additional drying access, cleaning, or material removal may still be required.

No. Thermification™ is a chemical-free process. It does not rely on chemical fogging, sprays, or chemical residue.

No. Thermification™ does not use ozone. The system is built around indirect-fired dry heat, airflow, humidity reduction, ventilation, filtration when applicable, and documentation.

Indirect-fired heat allows the system to generate heat while keeping combustion separate from the air being delivered into the structure. This allows Thermification™ to introduce powerful heated air into the treatment environment without sending combustion byproducts directly into the indoor air. That is one of the core reasons the system can support professional drying, air exchange, and disaster-response applications.

Sometimes, when it is safe and appropriate. The HVAC blower may be operated in fan-only mode with an upgraded filter to help circulate air through the return system. The filter is replaced after treatment and may be documented. The HVAC system should not be used if the system, ductwork, returns, registers, or air handler show signs of contamination, active moisture, visible microbial growth, damage, or unsafe operating conditions. EPA cautions that mold-contaminated HVAC systems can spread mold throughout a building.

No. Thermification™ does not use filters attached directly to the high-temperature fans because restricted airflow can reduce system performance. When appropriate, filtration may be supported through the HVAC blower in fan-only mode with an upgraded filter, or through other professional filtration strategies determined by the operator.

Thermification™ treatments may include:

• Moisture readings
• Temperature readings
• Relative humidity readings
• Thermal imaging
• Particle counter readings
• PID/VOC readings
• Photos
• Equipment placement notes
• Filter documentation
• Post-treatment observations

These readings help document treatment conditions and support professional decision-making.

No. Thermification™ is a new equipment platform and thermal remediation process. It is not a replacement for required licenses, professional judgment, restoration standards, safety procedures, source correction, cleaning, containment, material removal, or clearance testing when required. IICRC S500 addresses professional water damage restoration, and IICRC S520 addresses professional mold remediation. Operators remain responsible for following applicable laws, standards, insurance requirements, and professional obligations.

Thermal remediation equipment itself may not be regulated the same way mold remediation services are. However, the services performed with the equipment may still be subject to state, local, contractor, insurance, safety, environmental, or mold/water restoration requirements. Operators are responsible for compliance in the jurisdictions where they perform services.

Yes. ATC Thermal is developing Thermification™ configurations for disaster-response drying, including generator-supported packages for power-loss environments. Potential applications include storm damage, flooding, hurricane recovery, power-loss drying, large-loss restoration, and emergency drying response.

ATC Thermal has developed generator-supported platforms for power-loss situations. These configurations are intended to help qualified operators deploy drying capacity when building power is unavailable, limited, or unstable.

Thermification™ is focused first on mold and water restoration. However, the platform is being developed with broader restoration applications in mind. Full-service restoration companies may find future or secondary uses for Thermification™ in fire-related restoration support, smoke odor workflows, specialty odor treatment, contents drying, disaster response, and other environmental remediation workflows as testing and protocols are developed.

The operator is responsible for compliance. Purchasers and operators must comply with all applicable state, local, contractor, insurance, safety, environmental, mold, water restoration, and professional requirements in the jurisdictions where they operate. ATC Mold and Water provides equipment, training, process materials, and program support, but purchase or authorization alone does not qualify an operator to perform regulated services unless the operator is otherwise properly qualified.