As star of the wildly popular Fast N’ Loud on the Discovery Channel, motor mastermind Richard R. Rawlings searches the far flung corners of Texas and surrounding states for forgotten and derelict classic cars to buy and restore at his famous Gas Monkey Garage in Dallas. He will also be the keynote speaker at the upcoming Sprayfoam 2016!
Check out what else will be going on at Sprayfoam 2016 in the current issue of SPRAYFOAM Professional magazine, the official magazine of SPFA and the only official magazine of Sprayfoam 2016.

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

>>Preliminary Findings from Residential Energy Code Field Study - Webinar, Dec. 7
>>Revolution Now: The Future Arrives for Five Clean Energy Technologies – 2015 Update
>>Race to Zero 2016 Teams Announced
>>Solutions for Combustion Safety in Existing Homes – Webinar Dec. 16
>>$9.5 Million Funding Oppt’y for Commercial Buildings Solutions -- Papers Due Dec. 4
>>Beyond Insulation – Sprayfoam Can Offer Durable, Versatile Roofing Solution
>>Capturing Efficiency in Residential Real Estate Transactions
>>Beyond Insulation – Sprayfoam Can Offer Durable, Versatile Roofing Solution
>>Energy Department Launches New Initiative to Help Cities, States Advance Building Efficiency

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.
Interested in making more money? Check out the article about Painting Your Own Picture of Success. Making money as a subcontractor is as much an art as a science.

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/expo 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.

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

>>Time to Renew PCP Credentials
>>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

Volume XXIII, No. 36, Nov. 23, 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:
-- A Testing Time for Obamacare
-- Trouble WIth Tax Cut "Triggers"

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.

"Make no mistake about it, this meeting was a great opportunity for us to listen," said Sam Rashkin about the DOE Zero Energy Ready Home (ZERH) team at the annual Leading Builder Round-Table meeting.

"Shark Tank" will have an open call for entrepreneurs on January 7 at The Venetian in Las Vegas.

>>Building Codes Assistance Project Updates on Building Energy Codes

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

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