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Cleaning of Tools to Help Prevent Spread of COVID-19

Should a tool need to be cleaned that does not have blood or visible bodily fluids on it, Milwaukee® Tool recommends the following protocol. This protocol is subject to the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control, OSHA, and those of state and local health departments.

Types of VAV Box Controls

This video produced by Titus illustrates different types of controls for VAV boxes.

Open vs Closed Control Loops

This video produced by Titus illustrates the difference between open and closed control systems.

Pressure Basics

This video produced by TItus illustrates how VAV reheat works.

ECM Motors in Fan Boxes

This video produced by Titus helps illustrate how ECM motors work.

What is a Fan Curve

This video produced by Titus helps illustrate the fan curve.

The Fan Laws

This video produced by Titus helps illustrate the fan laws.

How ERVs Work

This video produced by Titus illustrates how ERVs work.

What is DOAS?

This video produced by Titus helps illustrate how a DOAS system works.

Supply, Return, Ventilation, and Exhaust Air

This video produced by Titus helps illustrates the difference between supply ductwork, return ductwork, and ventilation ductwork.

VAV Box Basics

This video produced by Titus illustrates how a VAV box works.

HVAC VRF Basics - Variable Refrigerant Flow

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates the basics of how a VRF system functions.

What is a VFD?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how a VFD works.

What is MERV?

This video produced by Titus illustrates what a MERV is and how it is used.

Ductwork Components

This video produced by Titus illustrates the components of a ductwork system.

What is Plenum Return?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how a plenum works.

How do passive chilled beams work?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how passive chilled beams work.

What are Chilled Beams?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how chilled beams work.

Direct Return vs Reverse Return Piping

This video produced by Titus illustrates the differences between direct return and reverse return systems.

2-Pipe vs 4-Pipe Systems

This video produced by Titus illustrates the differences between a two-pipe system and a four-pipe system.

Types of Fan Coils

This video produced by Titus illustrates the different types of fan-coil units.

How do active chilled beams work?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how active chilled beams work.

Chiller Basics - How they work

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset explains how a chiller works.

Absorption Chiller

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates how an absorption chiller works.

Air Cooled Chiller

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates how an air-cooled chiller works.

How Cooling Towers Work

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates how a cooling tower works.

How a Firetube Boiler Works

This video produced by Ware Inc. illustrates how a boiler works and the various components of a boiler.

The Refrigeration Cycle

This Titus Timeout Podcast illustrates how the refrigeration cycle works.

What is a PTAC unit?

This video produced by Titus illustrates a PTAC unit and its operation.

How A Heat Pump Works

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates how a heat pump system works.

What is Geothermal

This video produced by Titus illustrates how a geothermal system works.

What is Comfort?

This video produced by Titus illustrates the principles of thermal comfort.

Types of HVAC Filters

This video produced by Titus illustrates the types and uses of filters in an HVAC system.

Types of Fans

This video produced by Titus discusses the various types of fans in an HVAC system.

HVAC - CAV System

This video produced by the Engineering Mindset illustrates how a CAV system works.

Webinar: Federal Procurement Overview

The first webinar on the subject of contracting with the Federal Government explains what many other contractors have already discovered — how easy and profitable working for the Federal Government can be for your business.

How to Read a Psychrometric Chart

This video produced by Titus helps illustrate how to properly read a psychrometric chart.

SMACNA Applauds U.S. Department of Labor for Excluding Construction in the IRAP Final Rule

SMACNA announced its support of the final rule by the U.S. Department of Labor regarding Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). 

Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

This Titus Timeout Podcast  helps illustrate the principles of heat transfer.

Sensible and Latent Heat

This video produced by Ron Walker of HVAC Training Solutions helps describe latent vs. sensible heating: 

BTU & Tons of Refrigeration

This video produced by Titus shows the relationship between a BTU and a ton of refrigeration.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Resources

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the main organization addressing the 2020 pandemic and COVID-19. 

EPA List of Disinfectants

Disinfecting surfaces has been shown to help address the spread of COVID-19 and is still recommended by the CDC.

World Health Organization on COVID-19

The WHO has been vital in the worldwide response to COVID-19.

National Association of Workforce Boards and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association Announce Partnership to Strengthen Workforce Alignment

The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) and the signatory Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) today announced a partnership that will strengthen the relationship between local workforce development boards and the sheet metal and air conditioning industry.

Let's Talk Shop Episode 10

Women in Construction with General Sheet Metal

SMACNA National and SMACNA Brazil Meet

SMACNA National met with representatives of SMACNA Brazil during the 2020 AHR Expo.

Mobilizing for the Future: Shop Technology

Many contractors are turning to offsite construction to improve productivity and ensure that workers can build in the best possible environments while maximizing safety and project efficacy.

Partlan-Labadie Continues to Provide Critical Solutions

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is building two new paint shops in Michigan, and SMACNA contractor Partlan-Labadie Sheet Metal Company of Oak Park, Mich., is a crucial part of that growth.

The Importance of Identifying Risks and Developing a Strategy

We recently looked at the tendency for senior leaders to stay involved in the details of their organization long after they’ve grown to the point of hiring others. In this issue, we’ll share an analogy and a few takeaways.