As insulation professionals, you know the power and value of insulation, inspections, and energy appraisals. Now, NIA has created accessible resources that make it easier to share this information with your clients, customers, and end users: from social media messages to ready-to-go professionally designs ads to short videos to PowerPoint slides for your presentations. For questions and suggestions, email training@insulation.org.

Topic: Exploring Building Performance Standards with the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT)

When: Friday, June 25, 2021, Noon-1:00 p.m. ET

Presenter: Zachary Hart, Associate Director of Building Performance Policy, IMT

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The insulation industry speaks "building energy code" fluently, but what about building performance standards? Cities, states, and now the federal government are looking at this innovative regulatory tool to drive improved performance and energy efficiency savings over the life of the building. IMT works with government entities and the private sector to remove the barriers to making our buildings as energy efficient as they can be.

Now through July 5, 2021, new companies can join NIA for 50% off the normal dues rate and receive full benefits from July 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021. It is a great time to put NIA President Dave Cox's theme, Together for Tomorrow, into action and amplify the power of industry relationships to build confidence for the future.

If you know of a company that should be a member of NIA, please contact Aimee Doyle at 703-464-6422, ext. 113, or email membership@insulation.org. We are happy to reach out to them to share this membership promotion. Click here for more details about membership.

The key to success for any association is its members and NIA has outstanding leadership, volunteers, and members. At the July F2F (face-to-face) Long-Range Planning Session, the NIA Board will take stock of the insulation industry and determine NIA's priorities for the next few years. Look for more information on future plans in upcoming NIA publications.

We are excited to offer in-person and virtual training courses this fall at intermediate and advanced levels.

On June 10, 2021, OSHA delivered its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) that had been scheduled for publication in March 2021. The new ETS only applies to employers working in the healthcare industry. As a result, OSHA also issued new COVID-19 guidance for non-healthcare employers. While the new ETS applies to a subset of employers (in healthcare), the new guidance applies widely across other industries.The new ETS will be published in the Federal Register at 29 CFR 1910.502 Subpart U. For now, it is available here: www.osha.gov/coronavirus/ets. You can also read more in the July issue of Insulation Outlook from NIA's Legal Counsel.

The U.S. Department of Labor has scheduled a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health at 1:00 p.m. ET, June 22, 2021, via teleconference and WebEx.

The tentative agenda will include an update from OSHA Acting Assistant Secretary Jim Frederick, remarks from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Director Dr. John Howard and discussions about occupational safety and health issues.The meeting is open to the public.The teleconference dial-in number is 1-800-369-1663 and the passcode is 2863848. Join the meeting via WebEx. The meeting password is Welcome!24. Click here to read more.

Next up is sunny Las Vegas with Owens Corning's Matt Durkin! We are spreading the word about the power of insulation everywhere and anywhere, and we invite everyone to take a photo with your issue of NIA's magazine—at home, in front of the insulation at your plant, or on vacation. Send your photos to editor@insulation.org and post them on social media with #NIAmeets.

Connect with NIA on social media to share your photos!

We are proud of NIA's Safety Excellence Award winners and love seeing them with their awards in their locations across the country! NIA announced the 2020 Safety Excellence Award winners in conjunction with our Virtual Spring Summit. Please keep sending your award photos to events@insulation.org.

We look forward to recognizing each company in person at NIA’s 65th Annual Convention, taking place Oct. 26–28, 2021, at the MGM National Harbor.

Click here to view the photo album on NIA's Facebook page.

The biggest issue of the year is coming up in September/October, and we would be honored to have you suggest a topic or share a project, and of course, promote your brand!

Email editor@insulation.org today if you want to suggest a topic that should be covered or ads@insulation.org to build your brand.

The processing and storage of flammable liquids and gases poses significant fire risk for facilities. Proper insulation systems can help safeguard personnel and protect industrial systems. During this webinar, you will learn about design considerations and how thermal insulation can provide passive fire protection on industrial process piping and equipment.

Are you interested in sponsoring a webinar? Contact training@insulation.org for more information.