A thermal insulation material, comprising: a resin composition comprising a cyclic olefin composition and a catalyst composition comprising at least one metal carbene olefin metathesis catalyst, wherein the cyclic olefin composition comprises 10.0 mol% to 80.0 mol% of at least one cyclic olefin containing multiunsaturation selected from dicyclopentadiene, tricyclopentadiene, cyclopentadiene tetramer, and cyclopentadiene pentamer, and 20.0 mol% to 90.0 mol% of at least one cyclic olefin containing monounsaturation selected from 5-tolyl-2-norbornene, 5-butyl-2-norbornene, 5-hexyl-2-norbornene, 5-octyl-2-norbornene, 5-decyl-2-norbornene, and 5-dodecyl-2-norbornene, wherein the at least one metal carbene olefin metathesis catalysts have the structure of formula in which: M is ruthenium; n is 0; m is 0; k is 1; L 1 and L 2 are trisubstituted phosphines independently selected from the group consisting of tri-n-butylphosphine (Pn-Bu 3), tricyclopentylphosphine (PCp 3), tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy 3), triisopropylphosphine (P-i-Pr 3), triphenylphosphine (PPh 3), methyldiphenylphosphine (PMePh 2), dimethylphenylphosphine (PMe 2 Ph), and diethylphenylphosphine (PEt 2 Ph); or L 1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene, 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene, 1,3-bis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene, and 1,3-bis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene and L 2 is a trisubstituted phosphine selected from the group consisting of tri-n-butylphosphine (Pn-Bu 3), tricyclopentylphosphine (PCp 3), tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy 3), triisopropylphosphine (P-i-Pr 3), triphenylphosphine (PPh 3), methyldiphenylphosphine (PMePh 2), dimethylphenylphosphine (PMe 2 Ph), and diethylphenylphosphine (PEt 2 Ph); X 1 and X 2 are chloride; R 1 is hydrogen and R 2 is -CH=C(CH 3) 2 or thienyl; or R 1 and R 2 are taken together to form 3-phenyl-1H-indene; or formula wherein, M is ruthenium; L 1 is a trisubstituted phosphine selected from the group consisting of tri-n-butylphosphine (Pn-Bu 3), tricyclopentylphosphine (PCp 3), tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy 3), triisopropylphosphine (P-i-Pr 3), triphenylphosphine (PPh 3), methyldiphenylphosphine (PMePh 2), dimethylphenylphosphine (PMe 2 Ph), and diethylphenylphosphine (PEt 2 Ph); or L 1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene, 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene, 1,3-bis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene, and 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene; X 1 and X 2 are chloride; Y is oxygen; R 5, R 6, R 7, and R 8 are each hydrogen; n is 1; and Z is isopropyl. M is ruthenium; n is 0; m is 0; k is 1; L 1 and L 2 are trisubstituted phosphines independently selected from the group consisting of tri-n-butylphosphine (Pn-Bu 3), tricyclopentylphosphine (PCp 3), tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy 3), triisopropylphosphine (P-i-Pr 3), triphenylphosphine (PPh 3), methyldiphenylphosphine (PMePh 2), dimethylphenylphosphine (PMe 2 Ph), and diethylphenylphosphine (PEt 2 Ph); or L 1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene, 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene, 1,3-bis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene, and 1,3-bis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene and L 2 is a trisubstituted phosphine selected from the group consisting of tri-n-butylphosphine (Pn-Bu 3), tricyclopentylphosphine (PCp 3), tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy 3), triisopropylphosphine (P-i-Pr 3), triphenylphosphine (PPh 3), methyldiphenylphosphine (PMePh 2), dimethylphenylphosphine (PMe 2 Ph), and diethylphenylphosphine (PEt 2 Ph); X 1 and X 2 are chloride; R 1 is hydrogen and R 2 is -CH=C(CH 3) 2 or thienyl; or R 1 and R 2 are taken together to form 3-phenyl-1H-indene; M is ruthenium; L 1 is a trisubstituted phosphine selected from the group consisting of tri-n-butylphosphine (Pn-Bu 3), tricyclopentylphosphine (PCp 3), tricyclohexylphosphine (PCy 3), triisopropylphosphine (P-i-Pr 3), triphenylphosphine (PPh 3), methyldiphenylphosphine (PMePh 2), dimethylphenylphosphine (PMe 2 Ph), and diethylphenylphosphine (PEt 2 Ph); or L 1 is an N-heterocyclic carbene selected from the group consisting of 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene, 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene, 1,3-bis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)-2-imidazolidinylidene, and 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene; X 1 and X 2 are chloride; Y is oxygen; R 5, R 6, R 7, and R 8 are each hydrogen; n is 1; and Z is isopropyl.