Back to the Home Page
James Petrides, Mechanical Insulators LMCT Senior Mechanical Insulation Specialist, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke about the need to market the mechanical insulation industry. He also explained what a Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit is and how they are performed.
The New Year brought renewed efforts to expand support on Capital Hill for two House bills that, if passed, could save taxpayers money while also generating new work opportunities for members of the Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (HFIAW).
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Trust (LMCT), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and gave an update on two pieces of federal legislation, the need to educate the public on the work Insulators perform and how the trades are combating a labor shortage.
During his recent appearance on America's Work Force Union Podcast (AWF), Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Heat and Frost Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), discussed the crucial significance of mechanical insulation and its potential to impact educational institutions.
In her recent appearance on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast, Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Deputy Director Gina Walsh discussed the upcoming Tradeswomen Build Nations (TWBN) conference.
Two Insulator Local Unions and their signatory contractors came together in an effort to enter or grow market share in the burgeoning firestop industry.
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and spoke with host Ed “Flash” Ferenc about the LMCT’s new Mechanical Insulation Energy Audit Program. Ielmini also gave an update on the status of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act.
Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT), joined theAmerica’s Work Force Union Podcast in July and spoke about the reintroduction of the Federal Mechanical Insulation Act.
HFIAW Local 6 Boston recently hosted a Firestop Market Recovery Program class for its members and signatory contractors.
On July 14, the bipartisanFederal Mechanical Insulation Act of 2023 (FMIA) was introduced into the House of Representatives by Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas) and Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-Calif.).
The FMIA will advance federal energy efficiencies, save tax dollars and reduce energy loss and emissions for the approximately 350,000 federal buildings in the U.S. It will also add an important audit metric for regulators to include when federal buildings are assessed for Mechanical Insulation efficiencies.