b'INSULATOR CentralStates Insulation AssociationMAGAZINE CSIA LeadershipOfficers Contractor Members at PresidentLargeChris Tremberth Jim DiersingRival Insulation Thermal Solution, Inc. Tom Wolfe III Vice President Alloyd Insulation Co., Inc.Mark CrosbyJANUARY 2026 R.L. Bondy Insulation Co.Education Committee ChairBradley ViersSecretary/Treasurer Rival InsulationCONTENTS Jared Lux Legal CounselBay Insulation Supply of Indiana Robert Dunleveyrdunlevey@taftlaw.comImmediate Past PresidentCarl Hughes II StaffCascade InsulationRachel PinkusCompanyExecutive Director &CSIA Presidents Message 4 The Insulator Editorrpinkus@assnsoffice.comContractor DirectorsCraig Parnacott Megan PopeSave these Dates! 7 George V. Hamilton, Inc. Associate Managing DirectorCSIA Spring and Fall Conferences Brian Willett mpope@assnsoffice.comGribbins Insulation Co.Valerie PopeIndustry News 8-9 Carl Schultz Affiliate Relations &Performance Contracting,Government Affairs NIAs Insulation Project Art Gallery Showcase & Competition Inc. vpope@assnsoffice.comJoseph McCoy Joe WilliamsChampaign A & KGraphic DesignerLeadership 12-13 Insulation Co., Inc. jwilliams@assnsoffice.comUse These 5 Phrases to Motivate Others at Work Chrystal BeaversNick Stevens Account ManagerThermal Solutions-Ohio, Inc. cbeavers@assnsoffice.comEconomic Forecast 16-19 Kyle Hyma Morgan ArwoodAdvanced Industrial Services Membership DirectorForecast 2026 : Rising Costs, Sluggish Consumers marwood@assnsoffice.comDistributor / FabricatorSherry Freier CSIA EVENT 22 Directors Advertising SalesKris Scheller sfreier@assnsoffice.comCSIA Networking Event Open to All Members Extol of Ohio, Inc.Scott ZwengBusiness Management24-28 American Mechanical Heres What DOT-Regulated Employers Must Do Insulation Sales, Inc.Associate DirectorsAbout Marijuanas Reclassification to Schedule III Rob HenneOwens CorningLegally Speaking 32-33 Andrew HiattPolyguard Products, Inc.No Tax on Overtime? DavidMatolyakPreparing Your Payroll for the New Deductions Armacell, LLCINSULATORMagazine The Central States insulation Association is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to working with its member firms and their labor counterparts, theEditorInternational Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, toRachel Pinkusinsure that their customers get the best engineered, installed and maintained mechanical insulation systems. CSIA7250 Poe Ave. Ste. 410CSIA is dedicated to keeping its members at the forefront in helping their clients and industryDayton, OH 45414partners realize the full benefits of the positive Green impact mechanical insulation systems canwww.csiaonline.orghave on their power, petrochemical, pulp and paper, refining, gas processing, brewery, health937-278-0308care, institutional, food processing, manufacturing and commercial projects.Disclaimer: The opinions and positions stated in articles published herein are those of the authors and not, by the fact offacebook.com/CentralStatesInsulationAssociationpublication, necessarily those of CSIA.CSIA does not endorse insulating products or systems and shall not be deemed by anything herein to have recommended the use or non-use of any particular insulation system.'