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2025 North Central Region Conference
Wed 3/26 - Fri 3/28, 2025
Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District
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Mitigating Thermal Bridging
with Fluid-Applied Coatings
CEU Credit:
1 AIA LU/HSW
Program Description:
Thermal bridging can have a significant impact on a building envelope’s performance. This presentation discusses using fluid-applied coatings to minimize thermal bridging in new and existing buildings.
Learning Objectives:
Provide an overview of aerogel particles and fluid-applied coatings, and their ability to reduce condensation.
Explain where thermal bridging is a concern on the interior and exterior of buildings.
Demonstrate the benefits of using a fluid-applied coating to address
indoor air quality issues and reduce thermal bridging.
Discuss the standards that address the need for continuous insulation (i.e. ASHRAE 90.1-2010).
Education Session Speaker
Andy Hoffman
Sales Director - Insulation & Specialty Products
Tnemec Company, Inc.
As Director of Insulation and Specialty Products, Andy is responsible for new product development, management of specialty high-performance systems, and coordination of their enhancements and application. Andy’s primary focus is overseeing the growth of innovative coatings for Tnemec, especially serving a pivotal role in developing
the Aerolon brand.
He is well-versed on the insulation market and the attributes of different insulative products. He works daily assisting facility owners on determining where the use of a high-performance insulation coating system would be beneficial. Andy holds a Bachelors of Business Administration as well as a Masters of Business Administration from University of Missouri – Kansas City.
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