ASTM International Committee C16 on Thermal Insulation will hold a forum on “Thermal Insulation in 2008: Perspectives on Economic Thickness, Contributions to Sustainability, and Design of Power & Process Facilities” on Monday, April 7, 2008, from 5 to 6 p.m., in Anaheim, Calif.  The forum will be held in conjunction with the April 6-9 standards development meetings of the committee.

Three presenters will give their perspectives on the role of thermal insulation in an era of rising energy prices, increased environmental concerns and increased demand for power & process industrial facilities.  The presenters and topics are:

 • Gordon Hart, a consulting engineer, will discuss economic thickness of mechanical insulation, presenting a case for increased thicknesses, based on economic savings, as a consequence of rising energy prices;
• Scott Miller, the sustainability leader for Knauf Insulation, will demonstrate that thermal insulation pays for itself many times over during its life, in terms of energy savings, and that it probably contributes more to sustainability than any other construction material; and
• George Barnett, a senior advisor in the Mechanical Division for Shaw Stone & Webster, a large Engineering Procurement Construction firm in Houston, Texas, will discuss the impact that today’s energy prices and environmental regulations have on his insulation specification process.

Questions and answers will follow the presentations.  For more information, contact Tim Brooke, Technical Committee Operations, ASTM International (phone: 610/832-9729; tbrooke@astm.org).