>>Article by SPFA Technical Director in Professional Roofing Magazine
>>SPFA Pushes for Renewal of Energy-Efficient Building Tax Extenders
>>SPFA Launches Membership Drive

The breakout sessions for Sprayfoam 2016 were just released! Check out the top industry concerns and topics that YOU let us know are important to you. The summaries of each breakout session are in the current issue of SPRAYFOAM Professional magazine, the official magazine of SPFA and the only official magazine of Sprayfoam 2016.
In addition, Sprayfoam 2016 exhibit spaces are filling up fast and sponsorship opportunities are getting swooped up! Please click here to see the Exhibitor Brochure and here for the Sponsorship Prospectus.

>>Energy Department Report: U.S. Clean Energy Technologies Accelerating
>>Beyond Insulation – Sprayfoam Can Offer Durable, Versatile Roofing Solution
>>Energy Department Launches New Initiative to Help Cities, States Advance Building Efficiency
>>SPF Training Course in N.J – Deadline to Register Is Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. EST
>>DOE Catalyst Teams to Unveil Software Products at Demo Day
>>Capturing Efficiency in Residential Real Estate Transactions
>>CertainTeed and ENERGY STAR® Team up to Show Homeowners How Proper Sealing and Insulation Help Save on Energy Bills

Enforcement of the Confined Spaces in Construction standard published on May 4, 2015 for residential construction work has changed.

The winter issue of SPRAYFOAM Professional has been mailed and emailed! If you didn't receive it in your inbox or mailbox and would like to be on our email list to receive the digital link, sign up here.
Check out the article that details SPFA's history! Do you know what monumental event took place in 1974?

>>Free Safety Webinar for SPFA Members
>>2015-16 SPFA Membership Directory and Buyers' Guide
>>SPFA Member Benefits

If you've thought about entering the SPFA Contractor Industry Excellence Awards, now is the time. Here are the three steps to entering a project:
1. Decide which project(s) you're going to enter.
2. Head to www.sprayfoam.org to check out the Tips on Winning.
3. Nominate your best project(s) using our online forms
Nominations for the Contractor Awards are due Dec. 4, 2015 and you must be an SFPA member to enter. Winners will be announced Feb. 10, 2016, when SPFA sponsors the Industry Excellence Awards Luncheon as part of the Sprayfoam 2016 Convention & Expo.

Source: buildingscience.com / Joseph Lstiburek, Ph.D, P.Eng., ASHRAE Fellow
WUFI is the brainchild of Hartwig Kunzel aka "The Konig of WUFI" from the Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics and is a software tool for calculating coupled heat and moisture transfer in building assemblies. It has gone through two decades of refinements. I think its time has come. For the record I have always said the problem has never been the model – but the modeler. A tool is only as useful as the skill of the person using the tool...

Source: gaco.com / Will Parker
Fall is here and winter is rapidly approaching. This is the time of year when spraying closed cell is the most difficult. Of highest concern are drum storage/ prep, substrate temps, adhesion, and keeping yields up. Here are the best possible tips to have success spraying.

Source: nachi.org
When skylights are installed, attention should be paid to how the vertical shafts extending from the roof to the ceiling are insulated. Unsealed attics are often insulated along the attic floor with blown fiberglass or cellulose insulation.

>>CertainTeed Achieves PCP Supplier Company Accreditation
>>Sponsorship Opportunities for SPFA PCP Field Exams at Sprayfoam 2016
>>5 Day Training Program in Connecticut -- Dec. 7-11
>>SPFA Modules in Review for Accreditation with HPIP
>>Upcoming PCP Exam Prep Courses

Byron Lapin, president and CEO of Convenience Products and its parent company Clayton Corporation, passed away suddenly at his home Tuesday, November 10. Convenience Products manufactures industrial and consumer products under the brand names Touch ‘n Seal ®, Touch ‘n Foam®, and SEAL-KRETE® with locations in St. Louis, Missouri, and Auburndale, Florida. Lapin was the son of the late Aaron "Bunny" Lapin, who invented Reddi-Wip®, the first whipped cream available in an aerosol can, in 1948. Byron became president in 1970 and founded Convenience Products, proudly expanding upon his father’s original idea of "convenience in a can."

Honeywell announced on Nov. 18 that one of its new low-global-warming insulating materials was recognized as one of the "BuildingGreen’s Top 10 Green Building Products for 2016" by BuildingGreen, a leader in green building information. Solstice® Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA), a critical material used in energy-efficient polyurethane foam insulation, was named a winner of this highly-regarded award during the 2015 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo held in Washington, D.C.

Volume XXIII, No. 35, Nov. 16, 2015
The State Net Capitol Journal contains timely and pertinent information for almost every business owner in every state.Some features in this issue include:
-- States Receive Poor Grades on Integrity
-- Cuomo Orders $15 Minimum Wage

U.S. Federal Legislative & Regulatory Activities
>Senate Leaders Revive Efforts for Year-End Permanent Tax Extensions
>DOE Updates Baseline for Federal Commercial and Multi-Family High-Rise Residential Buildings to Standard 90.1-2013
>Federal Trade Commission Proposes Rule for Labeling Requirements for Certain Equipment
>HUD Manufacturing Housing Consensus Committee to Hold Call in Early December
>ASHRAE Seeks College Student Applicants for Public Policy & Engineering Summer Internship
GGAC Regional and Chapter Activities
>California Passes Clean Energy Legislation
>States and Municipalities Join Together to Support the Clean Power Plan
>New York State Mold Law to be Effective on January 1

Source: energy.gov
GSA’s Green Proving Ground (GPG) program and DOE’s High Impact Technology (HIT) Catalyst have issued a joint Request for Information calling for innovative emerging building technologies that can cost-effectively transform the operational efficiency of federal and commercial buildings. Responses to this RFI will be evaluated based on your technology’s potential environmental performance, cost savings, and opportunity for widescale deployment. Technologies will be considered, by one or both programs, for third-party measurement and verification in occupied, operational buildings.

Source: constructormagazine.com
You think you’ve got problems now? Consider your construction workforce situation five years into the future. The great recession smacked the construction industry like a bat on a ball several years ago, but current projections show a slow but steady rebound. In a recent AGC survey, 80 percent of construction firms indicated they plan to increase their payroll this year. Read more in Constructor, the magazine of the Associated General Contractors of America.

>>Building Codes Assistance Project Updates on Building Energy Codes

Source: energy.gov
The Energy Department released a new report called "Revolution... Now," which details five booming clean energy technologies -- plus a few other promising pieces of clean tech that will be key to solving major problems, like climate change. Learn more about these technologies and a few others that are primed to transform our clean energy landscape here!

In this month’s Building America Update, check out this article about new projects that focus on building envelopes, ventilation, solar energy and more.

See what's in store, as far as industry events, expos, training classes, online courses, certification programs and more.

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