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On December 7th, Rick Duncan, Executive and Technical Director of SPFA, presented a 90-minute seminar for more than 40 code officials, architects, builders, and insulation contractors in Western Connecticut. The seminar, hosted by the Connecticut Building Officials Association in Woodbury, CT, provided an overview of SPF for the building enclosure and detailed discussion of ignition and thermal barriers. SPFA members interested in having this presentation delivered to design professionals in their areas should contact Rick Duncan at rickduncan@sprayfoam.org.
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As you’ve heard, SPFA Members can now cast one vote in each of the award categories. This should be done by the Voting Representative for each Member Company. Each Voting Rep was sent an email on December 1 with details. Voting is open until December 15 at 12 midnight. Don’t delay, cast your vote today!
The seven categories are:
•Building Envelope under 40,000
•Roofing under 40,000
•Building Envelope over 40,000
•Roofing over 40,000
•Concrete Lifting
•Specialty Application
•Elastomeric Coating
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Two FREE Opportunities for SprayFoam 2024 Exhibitors!
DEADLINE – Friday, December 15, 5:00pm ET
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North American HFC/PFAS Policy & Regulatory Updates
Presented by Benson May and Joshua Shodeinde
Honeywell experts will present regulatory updates on the US AIM regulation and its impact of the future use of HFC’s in spray foam. The team will then cover recent updates to the PFAS regulation, touching US State and Federal activity, and emerging Canadian activity. The team will review these with a lens on the spray foam market, focusing on supply chain, regulatory requirements, and emerging milestones.
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The new joint employer final rule from the National Labor Relations Board, issued on Oct. 27, will drastically alter the existing contractor and subcontractor relationship in the construction industry.
Source: Construction Executive
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Rising demand has led to an over 7% rental premium on green-certified office buildings across major markets in the U.S. and Canada, according to JLL.
Source: Construction Dive
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After an Overhead Solutions LLC manager attended an on-site training discussion on fall hazards on May 25, 2023, federal workplace safety inspectors observed the company's employees working about 30 feet above ground on a Menasha apartment complex roof without adequate fall protection.
Source: OSHA
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Remember to renew your SPFA membership for 2024. Membership renewal invoices were emailed October 20th. Contractors who renew prior to December 31, 2023 will receive a special gift from SPFA. If you have any questions regarding your membership or you would like to join, please contact Lisa Smith at lsmith@sprayfoam.org.
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This directory reflects membership as of June 2023. If you would like more information on Member Benefits and how to join SPFA to be included in next year’s edition, please contact Lisa at lsmith@sprayfoam.org. |
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If the annual renewal for your employee’s health plan is scheduled in July, now is the time to check out the member-only savings from the SPFA Health Plan. Click HERE for more information! |
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During the past year, the SPFA Roofing Committee has made significant changes to TechDoc SPFA-104 “Spray Polyurethane Foam Systems for New and Remedial Roofing”. Included in this update are 25 color SPF roofing details, now available for download as individual AutoCAD .DXF files. These files enable contractors and design professionals to easily integrate SPF roofing into their project drawings. SPFA members can access this updated TechDoc for free on the member-only webpage. Non-members can purchase and download it from the SPFA Online Store.
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Kevin O'Connor, 20-year host of Emmy award winning This Old House, Ask This Old House and Team Rubicon, shares the essence of recruiting, hiring and retention in the trades. With a focus on the spray foam industry, Kevin talks about the current state of the job market and what your company can do about it, including techniques of building a brand, embracing social media, expanding your talent pool, and embracing flexibility. Kevin has worked with thousands of contractors and has pared down what can be done and what works best.
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Some of you may receive unsolicited phone calls or emails from agencies or individuals offering discounted rooms for SprayFoam 2024. These services are not authorized by SPFA, as clearly indicated on SprayFoam 2024 homepage. We ask that you ignore all unauthorized solicitations you may receive and encourage you to book your rooms through our host hotel, the Las Vegas Westgate. Using SPFA’s block of rooms at the Westgate not only assures you a significantly discounted rate at the same venue as the show, it also helps us to defray other costs - maintaining low registration fees for all show attendees and establishing a hotel history that will help when booking future cities. Book your Las Vegas Westgate hotel reservations here. See below for other Sprayfoam 2024 updates.
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Hotel Reservations now being accepted in the SPFA Room Block at the Westgate Hotel. The Westgate Resort is the location of SprayFoam 2024. All Convention and Expo events will be here. Stay where the action is! The discounted price is $139 plus applicable taxes and the discounted resort fee ($25). A resort fee is customary in Las Vegas.
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There are many ways to be a sponsor at SprayFoam 2024. Please review the Sponsorship Prospectus for details and complete the Commitment Form when you’ve decided the level of sponsorship you would like.
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Be sure to check out the SPFA Job Board on our homepage at www.sprayfoam.org – a new opening has just been posted!
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Open to All SPFA Members!
Joining a Committee is easy and the only pre-requisite is that you are an SPFA Member. Simply login to our website, be sure you are listed as one of your company representatives and then check off which Committee you are interested in joining. If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Marcavage – kmarcavage@sprayfoam.org.
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