Bill Beals, District Manager of Therm-All Insulation, is a 30-year veteran of the metal building industry. Bill is a contributing member of several committees, including the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) Energy Committee and the National Insulation Association (NIA) Laminators Committee.


Bill also belongs to the International Code Council (ICC) and is often invited to share his extensive energy code knowledge through presentations at industry conferences, most recently including The 45th Annual Metal Building Contractors and Erectors (MBCEA) Conference. Bill has contributed to many articles and reference guides, and authors Therm-All’s bi-monthly commercial energy codes blog called “The Code Man”.

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IECC 2015 and ASHRAE 90.1-2013: Metal building envelope updates you need to know

The latest code cycle requires higher insulation values and an air barrier in the thermal envelope.
Dec. 28, 2017
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Commercial energy codes: Top tips for ensuring code compliance

As a commercial energy code specialist, I am often asked the same questions by contractors: “How do I get my next project to meet code? What are my local energy code requirements...
Dec. 13, 2017