Are your healthcare costs increasing? Did you know SPFA has an exclusive healthcare plan discount program for members? Join us for one of our informational webinars scheduled for Thursday, September 7. There will be one at 5pm EST and one at 8pm EST.  

Spending was up on a monthly basis in 8 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories. Private nonresidential spending increased 0.5%, while public nonresidential construction spending was down 0.4% in July.

It seems every day businesses are finding new ways to use artificial intelligence. However, it is important to remember that although AI can be useful for certain business tasks, there are many instances in which humans can offer a better experience for customers.

In a revival of an OSHA recordkeeping rule originally implemented under the Obama administration in 2016 and "rolled back" by the Trump administration in 2019, OSHA issued a final rule on July 21, 2023, requiring certain establishments in high-hazard industries to submit additional injury and illness data electronically to OSHA.  
Source: Construction Executive

  

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!

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.

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.
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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.

For more details and to make reservations, please visit: https://www.sprayfoam.org/sf24hotels.

 

For the next four weeks, SPFA is accepting submissions from prospective speakers for the upcoming SprayFoam 2024 Convention until September 19. Each breakout session is 45 minutes long, including Q&A. We welcome new participants! All of the details can be found on our website.

Exhibit booth are selling fast, but there are still some left.  Booths are sold to public on first come basis. For details, visit our website at sprayfoam.org.

                                                                    

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.

Be sure to check out the SPFA Job Board on our homepage at www.sprayfoam.org – a new opening has just been posted!