I would first like to take this opportunity to thank Chris Ishkanian for his committed leadership and effective role as president for the past two-year term. I look forward to working with Chris in his role as past president and hope to be able to continue to keep up the standard of professionalism that Chris has shown us.

It is with great honor that I start my term as president, and I am sure that, along with new and experienced board of directors, we will continue to build on the success of TIAC.

I would also like to thank Tim and Joanne Grew for another very successful conference and a job well done in Newfoundland. I hope everyone had a wonderful time and that we will see everybody in Kelowna, BC next fall at TIAC’s 48th conference.

At this year’s conference we had the privilege of Ron King presenting to the membership about the benefits of mechanical insulation and how he and the National Insulation Association (NIA) are working diligently to promote and educate with the data collected and proof of how insulation can reduce greenhouse gas emissions with a quick payback.

Ron said, “an investment in mechanical insulation maintenance, if avoided or delayed, could cost much more than the initial investment. In many companies, mechanical insulation maintenance is viewed as a short-term expense versus an investment, even though the return is in many cases less than a year.