Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association

Clean room projects offer SMACNA contractors the opportunity to showcase their expertise. In the midst of a global pandemic, construction industry hygiene practices have taken on added importance.

If you have any computer equipment in your shop, home or office — and nowadays, who doesn’t — odds are good that it was made by a company with its roots, or at least a major presence, in Silicon Valley.

SMACNA members won all the sheet metal work available for the Southwestern Community College’s new Performing Arts and Cultural Center in Chula Vista, Calif.

MetroHealth has been a bedrock of the Cleveland community for nearly 200 years. Founded in 1837 (one year after the city was incorporated) as a city infirmary, it has grown over time into a thriving hospital system serving the people of Cuyahoga County, population 1.24 million.

Hospitals, universities, biotechnology companies, and many pharmaceutical clients highlight this Waltham, Mass.-based SMACNA firm’s construction portfolio.

With an air-borne virus threatening lives around the world, indoor air quality in schools is under closer scrutiny than ever before. SMACNA contractors are finding ways to help meet rapidly evolving recommendations and build parent confidence.

The Federal Bidder Protest Process webinar offered contractors a tour through the protest process. It presented various options a contractor may have, depending upon the type of contracting vehicle the government is using, for contesting an outcome.

The City of Sacramento is currently renovating and expanding its downtown convention center and performing arts district, which includes the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center and the Community Center Theater.

Becoming and remaining a high-performing contractor requires constant focused effort. For leaders aspiring to this level of excellence, the journey is well worth the work.

Restoring occupancy of existing buildings that were shut down due to the COVID-19 virus or other reasons must be performed with strict safety procedures to mitigate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases.

This year’s SMACNA Safety Innovation Award went to UMC for their pride-based safety program that encourages staff to “do the right thing at the right time for the right reasons.”

The updated Shop Layout Manual introduces new fabrication approaches and applications to SMACNA shop fabricators to help them become more competitive.

A preliminary analysis of HVAC and mechanical contractors found that contractors are losing approximately 9.4% of hours on the job as a result of coronavirus mitigation efforts.

It’s not just toilet paper and personal protective equipment that’s in short supply during the coronavirus pandemic.

When projects get accelerated, or have to be done on short notice, state and local governments often call on SMACNA members to make it happen.