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	Inaugural IEX USA Trade Show is a Resounding Success Avoiding Mechanical Insulation Damage Legally Speaking: OSHA Penalties to Increase Significantly How Construction Companies are Leveraging Social Media Managing Millennials
	What You Need to Know to Have an Insulation System that Performs for Decades Traversing Technology Trends and Workplace Expectations for Your Business Millennials Want a Work-Life Balance—Their Bosses Just Don’t Get Why Legally Speaking: Just Because It’s Legal…
	Recent Developments in Mechanical Insulation Technology Limitless Potential Understanding ASTM Test Methods Evaluating Thermal Insulations and Corrosion of Metals Understanding Objectives: The First Step in Designing Insulation Systems How to Get Younger Employees to Show Up, Pitch In, and Excel on the Job
	New OSHA Confined-Space Standard for the Construction Industry A Different Perspective: Boiler Lagging: Field Procedures and Project Planning Succession Planning—a Blueprint for Long-Term Success
	Cellular Glass on LNG Systems Flexible Aerogel Blanket in Cryogenic Applications What the Supreme Court MATS Ruling Means for Utilities and the EPA Clean Power Plan Marcellus Shale Region to See Wave of Large Pipeline Projects
	Economic Justification for Replacing Ice-laden Refrigerant Pipe Thermal Insulation Forecast Predicts Growth for Laminated Metal Building Insulation Market Four of the Most Important Commercial Construction Reports Recently Released Understanding Thermal Systems: Industrial Refrigeration Systems
	The Commercial and Industrial Mechanical Insulation Market is Growing Globally Harmonized Standards: What You Need to Know Part 1 Case Study: Economic Justification for Replacing Ice-Laden Refrigerant Pipe Thermal Insulation Starting a Recruiting Revolution Understanding Thermal Systems: Basic Cooling Systems
	An Oil Refinery Terminal Steam System Gets a Face-Lift The Pros and Cons of Cheap Oil A Different Perspective: Boiler Lagging on Hot Applications for the Steam and Power Industry Optimization of Folded Ceramic Fiber Refractory Furnace Modules Understanding Thermal Systems: Steam Systems
	The State of the Industry: 60 Years and Counting Too Disorganized to Improve? Gazing into the Crystal Ball Energy Outlook: Key Trends Impacting the Construction Industry Top 10 Reasons to Insulate
	Introduction to Basic Insulation Terms Legally Speaking: Employee Use of Marijuana Chilled-Water Piping Condensation Control For Energy Savings and Risk Avoidance Health-Care Benefits Alert Understanding Thermal Systems: Hydronic Heating and Cooling Systems
	The Key to Reliable Electrical Heat Tracing is Proper Thermal Insulation Increased Training Efforts Key to Solving Worker Shortage Crisis The Internet and Insulation: Using Sensors and Technology to Monitor Insulation Performance Insulation Contributes to Sustainable Living Project Understanding Insulation Systems: Commercial HVAC Duct Systems

• Corrosion Under Insulation: Differences in Gel-Coating Technology
• Avoiding Condensation on Systems that Operate at Below-Ambient Temperatures
• Independent Contractors, Subcontractors, Temporary Workers, and OSHA
• The Next Generation of Leaders
• Distracted Driving: The Tip of the Iceberg
• Are You Up-to-Date on New Revenue Recognition Practices?
• Affordable Care Act Deadines Near
• Preventing Damage to Mechanical Insulation on Below-Ambient Systems
• New HVAC Technology Emerges: VRF/VRV Systems
• Thermal Insulation Basics
• Ensuring Compliance with COMcheck for Metal Buildings
• Findings and Recommendations from the Consultative Council 2013 Report Summary
• Controlling Noise Levels in HVAC Systems
• Carbon Rules Proposed for Existing Power Plants
• Case Study: Insulation Audit Leads to Big Savings
• Case Study: Creating a Program for CUI Prevention at a Refinery
• NIA Winning Legislative Victories for the Insulation Industry
• Cracking the Commercial Code Mystery
• Preventing Mold Growth in Below-Ambient Systems
• Legally Speaking: OSHA Focuses in on Heat Stress
• Factors Affecting the Insulation Market
• Recovering Safely
• Insulation Accessory Products
• Insulation Systems: Inspection and Maintenance
• Legally Speaking: Surviving an OSHA Inspection
• Construction Forecast: Construction Demand Expected to Grow, Causing Labor Issues
• How to Improve Employee Retention
• Construction Industry Growing Steadily
• Reverse Mentoring
• Gazing into the Crystal Ball
• Legally Speaking: Health Care
• Leed V4: The Old, the New, and the Reinvented: What New Regulations Will Mean for Insulation Users and Manufacturers
• Safety Procedures for Employees Working Alone
• A Different Perspective: A Diagram of the Job Plan for a Successful Project
• What Is a "Competent Person?"
• Insulation Finishes—This Month's Topic: Mastics and Coatings
• ASHRAE Issues Updated Standard 90.1 and Handbook Chapter on Mechanical Insulation
• Passing the Torch: Transferring Knowledge from Baby Boomer Employees to the Next Generation(s)
• Cold-Weather Injuries: OSHA Notes: Cold-Weather Injury Prevention Requirements and Contractor-Subcontractor Liability
• Insulation Finishes—This Month's Topic: FABRICS
• Moving Forward Into 2014—Forecast: Economic Recovery and Continued Growth
• Marvelous Things You Ought to Know About Negotiations
• A Guide to Building Commissioning
• Insulation Finishes—This Month's Topic: Laminates

• Get Your Mechanical Insulation Ready for Winter
• Legally Speaking: Healthcare Deadlines Approach—Act Now
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regulatory Update
• Insulation Gaining Momentum in Energy–Efficiency Discussions
• New Column: Insulation Finishes—This Month's Topic: Polymeric (Plastic) Rolls or Sheets
• Selling to All Generations: Cross-generational Differences Can Make or Break Your Sales Success
• Using the MICA Manual (7th Edition) to Simplify Project Planning and Execution
• To Save Energy We Must Also Save Water
• An Introduction to Insulation Finishes: Categories And Definitions of Weather Barriers, Vapor Retarders, and Finishes
• The 3 Ms of Recruiting Millennials—Change Your Recruitment Habits To Grab Today’s Top Young Workers
• Pre-Work Start-Up Safety Checklist for Contractors
• New Study Demonstrates that Safety Programs Improve Business Outcomes
• Using Transitional Duty to Return Employees to Work After an Injury
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Poured-In-Place and Reflective Insulations
• The ICC, Building Codes, and the Insulation Industry
• Skilled Labor: An Increasingly Scarce Resource
• Mechanical Insulation Simple Calculators: A Guide to the Temperature Drop for Air in an Insulated Duct or Fluid in an Insulated Pipe Calculators
• Unique Problems Insulation Contractors Face with Commercial Facilities
• Obama Climate Strategy to Be Driven by Natural Gas and Renewables
• Health-Law Employer Mandate Delayed by U.S. Until 2015
• Environmentalists Struggle with Natural Gas While Conservatives Battle Clean Energy
• Insulation and Climate Change
• MTL Product Catalog: Looking for Insulation Information? Here is the Technical Information You Need for Your Next Project!
• MTL Product Catalog: Insulation Manufacturers and Distributors: Interested in Reaching More Customers?
• Mechanical Insulation Simple Calculators: A Guide to the Estimate Time to Freezing for Water in an Insulated Pipe
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Flexible Aerogel Insulation
• Thermal Insulation is the Hot Topic at High-Performance Building Council Briefing
• Heat Illness Prevention
• Improvements in Water Vapor Retarder Jacketing for Use Over Mechanical Insulation
• Insulation System Failure Prevention on Below-Ambient Piping
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Microporous Insulation
• 2011–2012 Industry Measurement Survey: Commercial and Industrial Mechanical Insulation Market Moving Forward
• Workforce 5.0: Managing Multiple Generations at Work
• Mechanical Insulation Simple Calculators: A Guide to the Financial Returns and Personnel Protection Calculators
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Molded Expanded Perlite
• State of the Industry: Moving Forward
• The Future of the Construction Industry: In an Industry with a Reputation for Dirt and Low Pay, Where Will We Find the Leaders of the Future?
• Health Care Reform Considerations as 2014 Approaches
• Mechanical Insulation Maintenance = Return on Investment = Job Creation = Energy Efficiency = Economic Recovery
• A Different Perspective: High-Temperature Systems and Applications
• A Further Understanding of Boiler MACT for Area and Major Sources
• Mechanical Insulation Simple Calculators: A Guide to the Energy and Condensation Control Calculators
• Insulation Materials: Granular Insulations
• Insulation Installation Checklist
• Revisiting Design Objectives
• Perspectives on Water Vapor Permeance of Mechanical Insulation Systems
• Insulation Materials: Textile Glass
• WOW! 1,000 Appraisers
• Insulation in the Hurricane Sandy Impact Area
• Committee Days 2012 Safety Recap
• Legally Speaking: Are Your Year-End Legal Matters Finalized?
• What Does 2013 Hold in Store for the Construction Industry?
• Exploring Insulation Materials: High-Temperature Fiber

• Exploring Insulation Materials: Fibrous Insulations
• The World of Givers and Takers
• Rethinking Compliance Verification
• Nurture, Not Neglect
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Polyimide
• Understanding the Boiler MACT Regulation for Area and Major Sources
• ISO 50001: Guidance Documents Are on the Way
• “The Value of Distribution” Revisited
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Polyethylene/Polyolefin
• Heat Stress and the General Duty Clause
• Considerations for Insulation Specifications
• Construction Owners: Do You Know Who’s Specifying Your Projects?
• Life Cycle Assessment—an Insulation Products Perspective
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Melamine
• 2012 Construction Outlook
• Marketing Your Firm Using LinkedIn
• Insulation For Plastic Piping: How Much is Needed?
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Phenolic
• Unleashing the Power of the Social Media Revolution in Your Organization
• 2012 Strategic Directions in the U.S. Electric Utility Industry
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Polyurethane
• Construction Industry Concerned About Skilled Worker Shortages in the Near Future
• NIA Safety Roundtable Recap
• Mechanical Insulation Education and Awareness E-Learning Series
• Factors Influencing the Likelihood of Surface Condensation on Mechanical Systems Insulation (Part One)
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Polyisocyanurate
• Recent Changes to OSHA’s Employee Discrimination Policies
• Cloud Computing and the Construction Industry
• Simple Calculators: A Smarter Way to do Business
• NIA Announces the 2011 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award Winners
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Polystyrene
• Gazing into the Crystal Ball
• Cancer Warning Labels Removed from Fiberglass Building Insulation Products
• Prospects for Growth Improving, But Risks Remain: Outlook for 2012
• Industry Resolve: Change the Status Quo
• NIA Industry Leaders Interview Series: State of the Industry
• Exploring Insulation Materials: Cellular Glass
• E-Verify: Should You Be E-Terrified?
• Five Tips for Achieving Furnace Lining Efficiency
• A Different Perspective: Going Green with Alternative Fuel Burning Boilers
• What Is Mechanical Insulation?
• Types of Insulation
• Meeting Your Education Needs for 2012
• Recent Decision By Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals May Change Ground Rules
• Saving Energy by Insulating Pipe Components on Steam and Hot Water Distribution Systems
• Don't Be Insulated from Green Building
• Safety Issues Affecting Contractors and Distributors: Roundtable Highlights
• Updated MICA Manual Available
• Waiting for Recovery: Dodge 2012 Construction Outlook

• The Hidden Path to Sales Success
• 3 Steps to Turbo Charge Profits
• Disaster Preparedness and Recovery—How Ready Is Your Organization?
• Hot Water Distribution Research
• Keeping Outdoor Pipe Insulation Dry: Some New Ideas
• World Energy Use to Increase 53 Percent by 2035; China and India Account for Half the Total Growth
• Annual Energy Outlook 2011
• Insulation Leaders: Get The Recognition You Deserve!
• Preventing Corrosion on the Interior Surface of Metal Jacketing
• Ohio Supreme Court Broadens Rights of Injured Workers
• What's New in the 2011 ConsensusDOCS Documents
• Making the Case for Mechanical Insulation
• Liability Issues for Subcontractors
• The Last Management Act: Selling Your Contracting Firm
• Succession for Boomers
• Building the Future: Recommendations from the NIBS Consultative Council
• Energy-Saving Metal Buildings
• Mechanical Insulation in Hospitals and Schools
• Energy Appraisals: Invest in Efficiency
• Codes Update: Commercial Energy Codes
• Seeing Clearly on a Not-So-Clear Day
• U.S. Power Industry--and Insulation--Outlook for New Build
• Factory Jacketed Pipe Insulation for Outdoor Applications
• Corrosion and Insulation at Power Plants
• Preventing and Treating Mold
• Mold and Insulation in Hot and Humid Climates
• Avoid Damage from the Start
• Construction Employment Increases in 138 out of 337 Metro Areas
• Safety Is Smart Business
• OSHA Changes Are Coming—Or Here
• Health Care Reform: Past, Present, and Future
• Boiler Island Equipment: Beyond the Steam-Generating Boiler
• The Boiler Circulatory System: Beyond the Steam-Generating Boiler
• EPA Issues New Rules for Controlling Air Pollution from Industrial Boilers
• The History of the Steam-Generating Boiler and Industry
• Montana Mechanical Insulation Energy Appraisal
• Gazing into the Crystal Ball
• The Future of Contracting
• Mechanical Insulation in the Spotlight
• Recovery Gaining Traction in 2011
• The State of the Industry: What Route Will the Industry Take in 2011?
• The Language of Mechanical Insulation
• Leadership in Energy Management: ISO 50001 and Superior Energy Performance
• Owner Beware!
• New Calculators Help You Answer Mechanical Insulation Questions
• Trials and Tribulations of the Mechanical Insulation Contractor
• Green Roundup
• Overview of Green Buildings
• Integrated Design
• Flambeau River Papers Makes a Comeback with a Revised Energy Strategy

Bonus Content December 2010: Department of Energy – Industrial Technologies Program Mechanical Insulation Education and Awareness Campaign Mechanical Insulation "Industrial Maintenance" Industry Segment Descriptions

• The Hidden Costs of Delayed Insulation Maintenance
• Mechanical Insulation Maintenance: A Proven Opportunity Hidden in Plain Sight
• Case Study: Replacement of District Energy Chilled Water and High-Temperature Hot Water Distribution Line Insulation
• OSHA Regulatory Update
• Effectively Preparing for Energy Savings Assessments
• Insulation Energy Appraisals: One Company's New Frontier
• Preparing for the Future
• Banking in 2010: Dealing with New Realities
• Find Out Where the Dollars Are Hiding in Your Facility
• An Eye on Independent Contractors: IRA Examines Worker Classification in the Construction Industry
• Legally Speaking: Tips for Avoiding Employment Litigation
• Getting Mechanical Insulation into a Building Information Model
• ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2010 Increases Minimum Pipe Insulation Thicknesses
• Legally Speaking: Wage-Hour Enforcement Escalates
• U.S. Electric Power Generation: What Direction Will It Go?
• Energy Roundup
• Social Media for Engineers
• Mold, Mildew, and Insulation
• A Different Perspective: Corrosion and Lagging Problems in Power Plants
• Mitigating CUI and Other Crevice Corrosion
• Stimulus Spending and Climate Legislation May Insulate the Industry from Weak Growth in Construction
• What Health-Care Reform Means to Your Business
• The Obligations of Providing a Safe Workplace
• The State of the Industry: Puzzling Out the Future
• Mechanical Insulation Marketing Initiative 2009 Activities and Accomplishments
• The Economy in 2010: On the Upswing
• Green Design: Risk or Reward?
• How We Did It: Veteran Subcontractors Share Secrets of Surviving a Tough Economy
• Gazing into the Crystal Ball
• Drying Refractory in Steam-Generating Boilers
• What the Power Industry Should Know About Cyclone Boilers
• Social Media Marketing: A Strategy for Distributors
• Mechanical Insulation 101
• Educating Capitol Hill on Real-Time Energy Efficiency
• Mechanical Insulation Maintenance and Upgrade: The Annual Impact
• Piecing Together the Insulation Puzzle
• Social Media Marketing: A Strategy for Manufacturers
• Mechanical Insulation Life Cycle Assessment
• Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label
• Building Information Modeling: BIM Offers Benefits to All Participants in Construction Process
• Social Media Marketing: Find Your Audience
• EPA Issues Endangerment Finding