Design
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Design-Build, Decarbonization, and the Future of Mechanical Insulation
To move insulation upstream in the decision-making process, those in the industry need to talk about its benefits using terms that resonate with evolving customer needs: for example, performance, risk, and carbon reduction.
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NIA Contractor Member JT THORPE Discusses System Design
NIA members attending Fall Summit voted a mission-critical facility upgrade at a power generating plant performed by JT Thorpe the first-place winner of 2025’s Insulation Project Art Gallery Showcase and Competition. Project Description The Pre-Cip (Precipitator) Duct Replacement Project involved meeting a complex series of requirements to accomplish a facility upgrade at the Big Sandy
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Listed and Labeled: How Two Little Words Are Making Big Waves in Building Codes
As building codes call for insulation to be “listed and labeled,” manufacturers, specifiers, contractors, and inspectors all need to understand what they need to do to ensure compliance.
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NIA Member Fit Tight Covers Discusses System Design
Fit Tight Covers’ project highlights innovative approaches to get a new renewable natural gas facility up and running quickly.
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NIA Contractor Member Performance Contracting, Inc. Discusses System Design
NIA Insulation Project Art Gallery Showcase and Competition second-place (tie) winner Performance Contracting, Inc. provided its data center customer with more efficient and reliable operational capabilities.
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Booming Business: Data Center Insulation in High Demand
Growth in the use of artificial intelligence is increasing demand for data centers, whose enormous need for mechanical insulation to operate efficiently represents opportunities (and challenges) for our industry.
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Architectural, Engineering, and Construction CEOs: Sentiment Index Reflects Optimism while Design Index Slips
The CEOs of architectural, engineering, and construction firms have reported their insights on major building, planning, and design trends. Keeping a pulse on these trends will be important for the remainder of 2025.
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NIA Contractor Member Insul-Tech Inc. Discusses System Design
2024 NIA Insulation Project Art Gallery Showcase and Competition winner Insul-Tech Inc. overcame a host of challenges completing this $7 million new construction data center project.
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Mechanical Insulation: Setting the Standard
The NIA and the Association for Materials Protection and Performance are working together to develop standards for the mechanical insulation industry. Read about the process and how you can get involved.
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A Blueprint for a Clean and Competitive Industrial Sector
A new publication (Blueprint) outlines strategies and government programs to support U.S. industry as the sector moves to reduce carbon emissions while maintaining or improving competitiveness.