Market Research
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Gazing into the Crystal Ball: Industry Trends for 2024 and Beyond
Insulation Outlook presents industry forecasts and insights from key sources to help you plan for the future, including: • American Institute of Architects Consensus Construction Forecast • FMI's 2024 North American Engineering and Construction Industry Overview • National Federation of Independent Business, Inc. Outlook, and • Deloitte Insights, Looking into the Future.
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A Construction Market in Transition: the 2024 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook
What does this year’s annual Construction Hiring and Business Outlook Survey reveal about contractor confidence and near-term market prospects?
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Bill Aims to End Hiring Bias Against Workers without Bachelor’s Degrees
Skills-based hiring enjoys bipartisan support, as more co-sponsors sign on to the Opportunity to Compete Act, which would ensure that job applicants without a bachelor’s degree are not pre-emptively rejected from consideration.
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Ignoring Resilience Benefits Limits Growth of Energy Efficiency Programs
Recognizing and quantifying the value of energy efficiency initiatives in enhancing resilience in buildings, the grid, and communities may help raise the priority of such programs.
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NIA Contractor Members Discuss System Design: Elite Insulation
In this first article in a new series on insulation system design from the contractor’s perspective, 1st Place Winner of the NIA Insulation Project Art Gallery Showcase and Competition Elite Insulation, Inc. shares insight on the best practices that helped its project exceed expectations.
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Insulation Revolution: Charting the Progress of Mechanical Insulation in the Year 2024
Read about the megatrends businesses in the insulation industry will need to understand and leverage to their advantage to succeed in the coming years.
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The Benefits of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)
Environmental Product Declarations help users calculate a project or building’s environmental impact with confidence and offer benefits for all participants in the building value chain.
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NIA Releases an Updated Standard for Faced Metal Building Insulation
The NIA-Certified Faced Insulation Standard for metal building insulation has been updated, following recommendations from NIA’s Metal Building Laminator Committee. See what has changed and how the updates can positively affect the metal building industry.
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Even More Training Opportunities from Your Insulation Industry Education Leader!
Read all about the new and updated learning opportunities NIA offers individuals at all levels of their career—from beginner through expert—including online resources and professional development and certification-level courses. NIA can help you develop your skills, your people, and your business!
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Insulation—Still Greener than Trees!
In 2009, NIA researched whether insulation could compete with the efficiency of trees in reducing CO2 emissions. Now in 2021, with carbon emissions trending in the news, see how insulation stacks up against trees and other carbon-reducing technologies.