Cover Story Contractors Help Hospitals ‘Flip the Switch’ on COVID-19 Rooms Across the country, sheet metal and air conditioning contractors are assisting health officials and hospitals as they flip the switch on their facilities to deal with surges of local coronavirus cases. More
Architectural SEA Airport North Satellite Modernization The North Satellite (NSAT) Modernization Project combines leading-edge engineering with natural motifs to create a high-tech space with a biophilic design — one that appeals to people’s innate love of nature. More
HVAC 2020 Safety Innovation Award Highlights Pride of Workers This year’s SMACNA Safety Innovation Award went to University Mechanical Contractors’ (UMC) for their pride-based safety program that encourages staff to “do the right thing at the right time for the right reasons.” More
Residential HVAC Customers Seek Improved Indoor Air Quality Across the United States, residential contractors have seen an increase in business as clients adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic. More
Industrial Contractor Goes Big with Air Force Corrosion Control Facility Upgrade Matherly Mechanical’s facilities upgrade at Tinker Air Force Base is big on numbers. Read on for some of the notable ones. More
Code Inspections Amid COVID-19 For building inspectors, the novel coronavirus has made many of them rethink the way they approach building certifications, and even the way they interact with people on the jobsite. More
The Tech Has Arrived. Your Move, Contractors. Disruptions in supply chains, new safety protocols, remote work, and major project shifts have forced SMACNA contractors to improvise, adapt, and overcome in remarkable ways. More
Employee Stock Ownership Plans Come with Both Risks and Rewards Maybe you’re thinking that your business is not valuable to a third-party buyer. Maybe you don’t want to deal with the sales process, or perhaps you don’t have the next generation to pass it to. So, what are your options? More
Finding Balance Between “Me” and “We” Whether you are talking about your company’s engagement on a prestigious megaproject or a lone service tech making a routine call, all of us have to manage the tension between individual recognition and collective success. More
The SMACNA Edge Conference Provides Unmatched Education at an Exceptional Value This fully virtual event will provide attendees with a truly memorable learning experience that includes presentations on current economic data and forecasts, technical trends, project management, leadership, and other pressing challenges facing you and your organizations. More
President's Column: Part of the Solution or Part of the Problem No matter where you fall on the political spectrum, I would hope that you can agree that everyone — no matter their gender, race, sexual orientation, or other distinguishing characteristic — deserves equal opportunity. More
Capitol Hill Update: Pensions Relief | COVID Deal Stalls | Great American Outdoors Act | School Retrofits The Senate and the House left Washington without agreement on a new COVID relief bill. The stalemate is not good news for SMACNA pension efforts. More
Scott Barr Joins SMACNA Technical Group as Senior Project Manager Scott Barr, the new senior project manager with the Technical Resources Department, joined SMACNA in July. More