News & Updates

March 12, 2025
March E-News Bulletin #1: New NIA Webinar: Enhance Your Education Center Experience
February 26, 2025
February E-News Bulletin #2: Get Involved: Mechanical Insulation Standards
February 14, 2025
February E-News Bulletin #1: Boost Your Skills: Become a Certified Appraiser
January 30, 2025
January E-News Bulletin #2: Insulation Standards News

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Insulation Outlook Magazine

February 2025

Bad Specs

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Real Gains in Construction Project Management Efficiency, Job Performance, and Safety

Mechanical Insulation: Setting the Standard

Before You Start: Safety Checklist for Contractors

Four Trends to Watch in the Built Environment for 2025 and Beyond

Construction Industry Must Attract 439,000 Workers in 2025

January 2025

Designing an Insulation System? We made it easier for you.

What Is the Value of Insulation? Explaining k-value, R-value, U-value, and C-value

Insulation Systems: Inspection and Maintenance

Engineers and Specifiers: Tools and Considerations for Insulation System Design and Material Selection

A Blueprint for a Clean and Competitive Industrial Sector

December 2024

Understanding Passive Fire Protection and the Growth Impacts to the Insulation Industry

Data Mining—A Great Tool to Identify Key Safety Focus Areas

Safety Updates

A Guide to Changes in the 2024 Edition of NFPA 101

NIA Calendar
Industry Calendar

NIA’s 69th Annual Convention
Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort Scottsdale, AZ
NIA’s Thermal Insulation Inspector Certification
Virtual
July Board of Directors Meeting (closed meeting)
Silverado Resort Napa, California
Fall Summit 2025
MGM National Harbor National Harbor, Maryland (just outside of Washington, DC)
NIA’s Insulation Energy Appraisal Program
Virtual

All meetings

Southwest Insulation Contractors Association (SWICA) Craft Competition & EXPO
Pasadena Convention Center Pasadena, TX
NIA’s 69th Annual Convention
Grand Hyatt Scottsdale Resort Scottsdale, AZ
Eastern States Insulation Contractors Association (ESICA)
ESICA 2025 Spring Conference LaPlaya Beach and Golf Resort, Naples, Florida
Central States Insulation Association (CSIA)
2025 CSIA Spring Labor Conference French Lick Resort, French Lick, IN
NIA’s Thermal Insulation Inspector Certification
Virtual

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