Cover Story An Interview with SMART General President Joe Sellers A second-generation worker in the sheet metal industry, Joe Sellers took over in 2015 as general president of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers, the labor union commonly known as SMART. SMACNA recently spoke with Sellers about some of SMART’s latest developments. Adapting to rapidly evolving technological advancements and improving workforce forecasting techniques are among the union’s top objectives at the moment. More
Architectural Innovative Research Center Gets Inventive Panel System General Sheet Metal Works was on the design team that developed the unique exterior for the Knight Cancer Research Building (KCRB) at the Oregon Health and Science University. More
HVAC Challenging Double-Duct Project Saves College Money, Increases Efficiency Installing a double-duct system at a community college is challenging enough, but add an unusual distributed hot deck to it and you have both a challenging and rewarding project for Western Allied Mechanical. More
Residential Making a Difference in America’s Comeback City CASS helps build an upscale subdivision in Detroit, installing the metal roofing and siding. More
Industrial Matherly Installs Largest Energy Efficiency Project at Tinker Air Force Base Matherly Mechanical Contractors has been working at Tinker Air Force Base since the 1960s — taking the lead as well as subcontracting on a wide variety of HVAC, sheet metal, and mechanical jobs. More
Developing Leaders One at a Time Every owner knows the frustration of pouring time and money into training and development, then wondering if it’s making a real difference. More
Listening to ourselves, our customers, our employees As I travel around the country in my role as SMACNA President, I am meeting with many SMACNA chapter executives, members and their employees, listening to what they have to say, and thinking in terms of where our industry is headed. More
SMACNA Members Reach Out to Recruit Talent into Industry From promoting careers on social media to holding open houses, SMACNA members are trying many different ways to attract people to a career in the HVAC and sheet metal industry. More
Capitol Hill Update: House Passes SMACNA-Endorsed School Energy Efficiency Bill While many new members of Congress are still learning the ropes and committees are organizing, the U.S. House continues to pass SMACNA priority bills and send them over to the Senate. More
SMACNA Helps Negotiation Committees Prepare for 2019 Bargaining Season For Deborah Wyandt, Esq., SMACNA’s executive director of labor relations and human resources, the signs of spring mean that the spring and summer contract bargaining season is getting underway. More
SMACNA and SMOHIT Sponsor Successful Safety Conference Seven SMACNA members were recognized as Safety Matters Award winners during the conference in Tempe, Arizona in late February. More
SMACNA Offers Essential Bargaining Resources SMACNA offers a variety of services to prepare management bargainers and offers more significant resources than other union trade associations. More