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SMACNA contractor ACCO Engineered Systems, Glendale, California, got the call to complete a fast-track construction project for their client, the University of Southern California’s new Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience based just 40 miles away in Los Angeles, California.
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Members will learn how productivity tracking can positively influence profitability during the HVAC Contractors Forum Productivity Tracking in the HVAC Industry for Design, Manufacturing, and Installation at SMACNA’s 75th Annual Convention in San Diego, Oct. 14-17.
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Tradesmen take pride in their work, so who could blame employees at Triple S Air Systems Inc., if they pray for a little rain in late August 2018. That's when the world of professional tennis descends upon the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y., for the U.S. Open.
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New construction technologies and practices including building information modeling (BIM), virtual reality, and lean construction techniques were several of the many skills need to help two SMACNA contractors in Boston meet a fast-paced timetable for Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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As of this year, the costs of certain energy efficiency improvements can now be immediately deducted as business expenses rather than recovered far more gradually through decades-long depreciation schedules.
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SMACCA Milwaukee’s new Youth Apprenticeship Program is demonstrating that the trades are not only capturing the hearts and minds of high school students, it is convincing educators, counselors, and parents that construction can be a practical and rewarding alternative to college.
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Total engineering and construction spending for the U.S. is forecast to end up 7 percent in 2018, compared to 4 percent in 2017. Residential and select nonresidential segments are predicted to lead spending growth. Office, commercial and health care markets continue to accelerate whereas, multi-family residential, lodging, and manufacturing appear to be stabilizing. View the details.
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Recent FMI research offers a high-level snapshot of today's U.S. offsite construction environment and reveals how owner organizations perceive and use offsite construction for their projects.
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Many may celebrate the expanding legalization of marijuana and the growth of the marijuana industry, the reality is complicated for contractors and may have a huge impact on the way an employer runs their business. Further complicating matters is the fact that under federal law, marijuana is still illegal.
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The 2018 FMI Outlook Featuring FMI’s Fourth Quarter 2017 Construction Outlook includes FMI executives sharing their opinions on how 2017 will shape up and the forecast for 2018.
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Despite the many political and economic uncertainties, the total construction spend for the U.S. is forecast to end up 4% higher in 2017 compared to last year. Although this is a drop from the pace of growth from 2013 through 2016, it seems to indicate that the recovery bounce is over and more normal, albeit slower growth is expected for the next few years.
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This white paper is free to SMACNA members and demystifies how to best use an outside board of directors.
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This 2017 New Horizons Foundation white paper provides information and findings on the relationship between productivity and prefabrication.
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SMACNA’s HVAC Contractors Council Steering Committee learned about innovative prefabrication techniques and trends in modular central plant construction during a recent tour of the Daikin Modular Central Plant (MCP) fabrication facility in Phoenix.
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This study provides information on the financial, safety and overall project risks facing the construction industry today. SMACNA is a research partner to the study. It should help contractors gain a broader understanding of the types and levels of risks throughout the construction industry.
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The HVAC Bid Specification Reference Manual assists the HVAC contractor in the preparation of a bid, the designer in the preparation of the construction documents including plans and specifications, and the owner in the preparation of bid and contract documents.
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ENR SmartMarket Report examines the impact of prefabrication and modularization on industry productivity.
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In this video, Southland Industries explains how the use of in-house engineering and construction resources build multi-trade modular rack systems.
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Many components of piping systems can be fabricated in Limbach's shop for delivery to the job site for quick, safe and accurate assembly. This video explores Limbach off-site prefabrication.
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This article delves into the world of “off-site construction” and NIBS’ very own Off-Site Construction Council.
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In this video, SMACNA member J.F. Ahern takes you through project stages including estimating, pre-planning, design/coordination, scheduling and purchasing, fabrication/assembly, quality control, and field installation to show how prefabrication works and benefits projects though improved risk, timing and cost.
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This short video shows how SMACNA member J.F. Ahern utilizes prefabrication throughout its pipe fabrication, sheet metal, plumbing, and fire protection shops to improve productivity, quality and safety. This video addresses estimating and design, shop fabrication and assembly, quality control, delivery and installation, and final occupancy.
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Who knew that prefabricated mechanical racking systems were so COOL? J. F. Ahern Co. recently unveiled a time-lapse video that was filmed over several months, chronicling the assembly and installation of 32 multi-trade racking systems for the Froedtert CFAC project in Milwaukee.
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This document provides results of a project study that shows how the use of prefabrication significantly reduced the typical risk and was a major contributor to the success of a highly technical, aggressively scheduled hospital project.
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Learn more about energy benchmarking and how it could impact the sheet metal industry,
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Use ENERGY STAR tools to benchmark energy performance, regardless of facility type.
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SMACNA’s new manual “HVAC Systems: Understanding the Basics,” 2nd edition, 2016, is a non-technical overview of HVAC systems used in residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. It covers system operation and components; and presents helpful diagrams and figures illustrating the systems.
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Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become a requirement on most mid-sized to large commercial construction projects. But sheet metal and HVAC contractors want to know ̶ do the benefits of BIM justify the cost? SMACNA’s new white paper “The Business Case for BIM” can help contractors justify the cost of investing in BIM capabilities.
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This presentation was delivered at the SMACNA 2015 Annual Convention by John Cannistraro (Cannistraro) & Brandon Bergholz (Mortenson).
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To weather the cyclical nature of the construction business and economic downturns, the successful contractor of the future must be able to quickly reduce excessive and unnecessary overhead. Now is the ideal time for contractors to question long relied upon business practices and rebuild their organizations using new, sustainable business models. One such model is the “Flexible Overhead” paradigm by Dr. Thomas C. Schleifer. Read More
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SMACNA’s new manual “HVAC Systems: Understanding the Basics,” 2nd edition, 2016, is a non-technical overview of HVAC systems used in residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. It covers system operation and components; and presents helpful diagrams and figures illustrating the systems.
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Whether it’s a school, a data center or an office building, proper operation and maintenance of any green building is critical to ensure ongoing, long-term LEED performance.
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SMACNA’s “HVAC Systems Commissioning Manual,” second edition, is now available. This latest edition has been recognized as an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard and is the only ANSI HVAC Systems Commissioning standard to date.
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COBie stands for Construction Operations Building Information Exchange. It’s the smarter brother of building information modeling (BIM)—a method to capture information electronically, avoid redundancy, and present a project owner with well-organized, systematic information on a delivered building. It will also save sheet metal contractors something very important—money.
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In buildings with moisture damage, the original source for these problems may be water entering through the fresh air ventilation intakes.
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SMACNA has a new app for its flagship manual, “HVAC Duct Construction Standard—Metal and Flexible.”
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“Only one thing counts in this life. Get them to sign on the line that is dotted!”1 When Alec Baldwin made this famous pronouncement, he emphasized the contract must be signed by both parties. However, general contractors and subcontractors are increasingly bound by agreements that are signed by only one, or in some cases neither, of the parties. There are at least two instances where state courts have agreed that a contract exists even though the two parties have not signed anything.2 First, when a subcontractor provides a bid that a general contractor relies upon and includes in its proposal ...
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