President Barack Obama recently promised to “ramp up” federal stimulus spending to deliver more than 600,000 jobs through the obligated $787 billion stimulus and related spending efforts to come this summer, with federal agencies pumping tens of billions into green building retrofits, energy efficiency, and building and transportation public works projects, including schools and new facility construction across the country. The President said buildings offer the greatest opportunity for energy savings because residential and commercial buildings consume 40 percent of the energy and represent 40 percent of the carbon emissions in the United States. Building efficiency represents one of the easiest, most immediate and most cost-effective ways to reduce carbon emissions while creating new jobs.
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 | | John Ilten |
As the industry changes, if you’re sitting around waiting for the rotation to reverse and go back to the “good ole days,” it’s not happening. We need to move forward, not wait for the economy to come back so we can flip the lights back on in the same old job site using the same processes and the same products and services.
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Building Information Modeling (BIM) is the future. BIM is a productivity tool that is required to successfully compete in the construction market. The benefits of using BIM include the enhanced ability to coordinate systems, visualize designs, and increase dimensional precision, all for improved productivity.
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The new “SMACNA Bubble DVD Destroys Design Myths” is now available. Formerly known as the “Bubble Video,” the updated 15-minute DVD features the visible airflow through a variety of ductwork and duct fittings and shows the types of duct system configurations that will perform well.
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Contractors will learn the basics of HVAC systems and how they work with SMACNA’s new manual, “HVAC Systems: Understanding The Basics,” first edition, 2009. The manual, free to members only, provides an overview of HVAC systems, the interrelationships between the various subsystems and components, and shows how the subsystems and components work.
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