Everyone planning on attending SprayFoam 2022 Convention and Expo can register online beginning at 1 p.m. ET, Wednesday, September 8. This is the earliest we have ever opened registration. The “New” SPFA is doing things a little differently. Typically, it opens after the conference breakout sessions are finalized.

 

Those breakout sessions, descriptions and speakers will be announced on October 3. Between now and then, you can register at a discounted “Early Bird” rate. Rest assured we will have the same high-quality, timely and variety of topics as we have had in the past, just MORE OF THEM! Yes, you read that correctly; we’ll have about 40 breakout sessions over the course of two days. In the past, we’ve had about 32!

 

When Attendee Registration opens, it will appear in the listing on the left side of the page: www.sprayfoam.org/sprayfoam2022. In the meantime, there is a lot of other information about the show posted and it is updated frequently!

Keep in line with OSHA regulations regarding the application of spray foam. Here are five things you need to know about spray foam regulations, including the latest rule from the U.S. EPA about the state phase-down of climate-damaging HFCs.

High labor costs, change orders and other factors add millions of dollars to budgets and slow down timelines on U.S. projects, according to a new report.

In 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found men working in construction have one of the highest suicide rates compared with other industries, according to www.dol.gov. Their rate of suicide is about four times higher than the general population.

The updated guidance reflects developments in science and data, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's updated Covid-19 guidance.

Nederveld, Inc. – Consultants, Grand Rapids, MI

889 East Market Street – San Antonio, TX

 

SPFA has a variety of sponsorship opportunities to fit every budget!  Check out all the options and details in the Sponsorship Prospectus. Remember, sponsorships are available on a first-come basis!  Complete and send us the form on page 11 soon to get the most out of your sponsorship. We’ll begin posting sponsor logos soon, promoting the companies which promote SprayFoam 2022!  We look forward to working on these details with you!  Contact Kelly Marcavage for details at kmarcavage@sprayfoam.org.

If you are seeking PCP Certification, please note these PCP Activities at SprayFoam 2022 in San Antonio.  Plan on being in San Antonio on Monday and Tuesday, February 28 and March 1 for these pre-convention activities.

 

Monday, Feb. 28                                                      Tues, March 1

SPF Assistant                                                            SPF Installer (Insulation)

SPF Master Installer (Roofing)                                  SPF Project Manager (Insulation)

SPF Master Installer (Insulation)                               SPF Installer (Roofing)

                                                                                   SPF Project Manager (Roofing)

 

Required for SPF Master Installer Certification. Field Exams will be offered for Roofing, Open and Closed Cell Insulation.

 

Written Exams are conducted in testing room within the hours listed above. 

SPFA is doing its part to bring awareness of open positions in the industry to our members, partners, and untapped talent pools. For every one of these positions going unfilled it’s an opportunity missed, an extra staffing challenge drawing attention away from other important priorities, or a customer perhaps needing to wait longer than they should have to. 

Join the American Chemistry Council’s Spray Foam Coalition in a virtual event presenting how unvented attic assemblies sealed with spray foam insulation are evaluated for fire performance. The webinar will cover ignition barriers, thermal barriers, and special approvals for alternative ignition barrier assemblies. The webinar will present multiple testing options, from single tests to a series of tests, used to evaluate and demonstrate how unvented attics perform during a fire event and to qualify products and assemblies as building-code compliant. The webinar will provide a summary of more than a decade’s worth of research that demonstrates unvented attic assemblies with spray foam insulation are a safe, energy-efficient design for modern construction, providing designers, builders and building officials with confidence that buildings insulated with spray foam will deliver high performance.

The SPF industry is invited to attend Webinar #6 is entitled: “Federal Legislative Activities Impacting the Insulation Industry.” Curt Rich, president and CEO of North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) and Justin Koscher, president of Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA), will provide an overview of the fall legislative and administrative activities that are expected to impact the insulation industry, including:

• The fate of energy efficiency tax credits;
• Building efficiency and workforce training programs likely to be funded in the infrastructure bill;
• Administration actions to raise efficiency standards in government programs;
• Energy Star program update.