b'14 Industry News2025 CSIA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED!A member of your family may be eligible for a CSIA scholarship!Eachyear,theCentralStatesInsulation Association offers two $1,500 college or technical school scholarships to students who are the children of or under the legal guardianship of employees of CSIA member companies.If you are an employee of a CSIA member and have a child or other dependent who is currently a student at a college, university, or technical institute, or who Andrew DylenskiEleanor Zweng plans to enroll in such an institution, he or she Mechanical & Industrial Insulation American Mechanical Insulation Sales may be eligible to apply for a CSIA scholarship. Applications for 2026 will be open after the first of the year. NAIMA REPORTS RECYCLED MATERIALS USE IN 2024The North Dedicated to keeping its members at the forefront in their industryAmerican Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) recently announced the result of its annual recycled content survey, which reports its members use of recycled materials. In 2024, NAIMA members Crushed glass for recyclingin the United States and Canada used more than 3 billion pounds of recycled glass and slag in thethan 106.5 billion pounds of recycled materials production of residential, commercial, industrial,from the waste stream. and air-handling thermal and acousticalThis industry continues to demonstrate its insulation.commitment to using recycled materials in the More specifically, the data showed that in 2024,production of these essential products, said Curt facilities in the United States used more than 2.2Rich, president and CEO of NAIMA. We continue billion pounds of recycled glass, while Canadianto advocate for more glass recycling to increase facilities used more than 386 million pounds. U.S.sustainability. We would use even more recycled and Canadian facilities reported a combined useglass if it were available. of more than 338 million pounds of recycled slagFor more information about the environmental in 2024.benefits of fiber glass, rock wool, and slag wool Using materials derived from secondary sourcesinsulation, visit www.insulationinstitue.org. not only reduces demand for virgin resourcesNAIMA is the association for North American but also saves landfill space by diverting glassmanufacturers of fiber glass, rock, and slag wool containers and slag from the solid waste stream.insulation products and is an authoritative resource Since the industrys recycling program began inon energy efficiency, sustainable performance, and the 1992, NAIMA members plants have diverted moreapplication and safety of these insulation products.The InsulatorOctober 2025'