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RESIDENTIAL: Loyalty Builds Business

For Mendel Plumbing and Heating, a maintenance loyalty program builds client relationships and helps retain employees during shoulder seasons. 

Chapter Supervisory Training Programs

Developed to increase the supervisory and management skills for field supervisors, this is a "must attend" for field management. See a full list of available programs. Program requests are considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Laboratory Expertise Yields Positive Results for Boston- Area Contractor

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

Supreme Court Takes up Arbitration, Employment Cases in 2019

Cases to watch involve questions on employment discrimination and class arbitration, among other matters that affect contractors.

Knauf Insulation Joins SMACNA as Platinum Associate Member

Wally Blewitt, Vice President of Knauf’s Commercial and Industrial Division shares his thoughts on this major new commitment to the members of SMACNA.

Chris Carlough

Submit Your Chapter Events & Sponsorship Opportunities!

Help us spread the word about your chapter’s activities to our Premier Partners and Associate Members.

Nathan Shinkle

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New Silver Associate Member: FieldEdge by Xplor Technologies

The field management service software for contractors offered FieldEdge connects every part of a business on one simple, yet powerful system.

Do You Have Your Employee’s Backs – Literally?

Although the human body can withstand a lot, few things can put an employee on their back faster than a spinal cord, disc, ligament, or back muscle injury.

Tax Incentives for Contractors

RESIDENTIAL: Adding Modern Comfort to an Historic Home

Evergreen State Heat & AC believes that securing a customer for a service contract, in addition to installation, creates a long-term customer relationship. 

Tell Your Senators to Vote Yes on H.R. 7024 - Pass Equipment, R&D Tax Incentives

H.R. 7024 addresses SMACNA’s top tax priorities - extensions to the bonus depreciation, equipment expensing, and R&D tax credits. After passage in the U.S. House, Senate approval of H.R. 7024 will save hundreds of billions of dollars for industry contractors.  

Business Management

SMACNA develops publications, surveys and educational programs to keep SMACNA contractors abreast of the best business practices that can be used for running a sheet metal and air conditioning contracting business. 

Services and Forms

A list of services, policies, and forms available to SMACNA Chapter Executives.

Membership Categories

SMACNA offers several categories of membership, including regular membership available to signatory sheet metal contractors that install, fabricate, manufacture, or service HVAC, industrial duct systems, architectural sheet metal applications, or sheet metal products.

Residential Standards

Publications include Residential Sheet Metal Guidelines and Residential Comfort Systems Installation Standards Manual.

Is Training Time Compensable Under The Fair Labor Standards Act?

This paper explores scenarios that illustrate how the regulation has been applied by the Department of Labor.  Chapters and members should be aware that it is possible that training time not compensable under the FLSA may still be regarded as compensable hours of work by the local union. 

Duct-U-Lator

Building Trades Wage & Fringe Database

The Building Trades Wage & Fringe Database tracks benefit information for approximately 100 local areas and helps contractors and chapters compare them more easily.

SMACNA Platinum Associate Member Interview: Knauf Insulation

Wally Blewitt, Vice President Sales, C&I, talks about Knauf’s unique products and how working with SMACNA helps them improve industry awareness.  

Volunteer

Volunteering is one of the most profound ways you can give back to your association. Sharing your time and knowledge is invaluable, which is one of the reasons SMACNA greatly appreciates all its volunteers. More about:

• Board Nominations
• College of Fellows Nominations
• Committees and Task Forces

Richard Reese

As a senior consultant with FMI, Rick works with a diverse group of general and specialty contractors, construction managers and construction materials manufacturers. 

Zach Piercy

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.

Characteristics of Great Leaders

This issue of SMACNews has a focus on international trends in 2019 and beyond. In 2018, I worked with leaders from Latin America, Europe, Canada, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

Eric Anderton

An accomplished construction industry executive, leadership advisor, strategic facilitator, and keynote speaker, Eric Anderton boasts an impressive background that includes 25 years of public speaking, small group facilitation, and one-on-one mentoring experience.

Educating Your Employees on the Importance of Cyber Security

As business owners, you know that your company is safer when your employees understand their respective roles and responsibilities in keeping confidential information, and themselves, safe.

Construction Contracts: Alternative Delivery Methods & Preconstruction Planning

Speaker: Maxim

Part I provides a brief overview of alternative delivery methods for construction contracts and can serve as a primer for contractors interested in providing services to their clients outside of the traditional design-bid-build model. Part II reviews strategies, standardized steps, and processes that lead to predictable project outcomes.

Anthony Kocurek, Immediate Past President

Tony Kocurek is SMACNA’s Immediate Past President and Owner of Energy Balance & Integration, LLC in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kocurek began his career in the sheet metal industry in 1982 as an apprentice at Energy Balance, a company specializing in commercial testing and balancing of HVAC systems, and held various roles within the company before becoming the owner in 2008. His creative thinking and attention to detail have contributed to the company’s success and evolution.

Tackling the Talent Gap

When there’s more exit than entry and more work than hands, what’s the answer? Tell the sheet metal story — to everyone. 

Cash Flow Forecasting: A Powerful Tool in Your COVID-19 Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a wave of changes to the construction industry — some temporary, some permanent. The 2020 job site shutdowns had wide-ranging effects on construction contractors’ financial positions.

Confident Consumers Still Willing to Spend on HVAC Enhancements

In the St. Louis market, the big topic of conversation in the world of heating and air conditioning is programmable thermostats.

Read An Introduction to Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting

Document from the Department of Treasury designed to assist companies comply with reporting requirements contained within the Corporate Transparency Act.

Take Part in A Contractors Operations Study

Data collected from survey will be leveraged to create a paper titled "Enhancing BIM Scheduling Practices for MEP Contractors." 

Seismic Hazard Standards

Publications include Seismic Restraint Manual Guidelines for Mechanical Systems.

Contract Language Database

The Contract Language Database allows chapters to search approximately 50 different contract language topics within sheet metal building trade agreements.

Registration for the December Council of Chapter Representatives Meeting Opens Next Week

Gathering provides chapter executives an opportunity to learn about the latest developments surrounding SMACNA and engage in robust dialogue with their peers.

Construction Employers of America (CEA)

CEA engages on national, state, and local public policy initiatives to strengthen the domestic construction industry and provide opportunities for top-quality construction workers to earn the skills they need to command high wages.

Communication Across the Generations: Generation Everyone

Speaker:  Rebecca and Keith Scott

Let’s face it — Baby Boomers (1946-1960), Gen Xers (1960-1980), Millennials (1980-1994) and Gen Z (1994+) require a Communications GPS system for navigating around and avoiding misunderstandings with each other. The session starts with a lighthearted trivia game to see if everyone can identify hip phrases from each generation. This helps everyone open up and get ready for the conversation and activities to follow as we examine perceived communication styles by generation. Delve into and debunk stereotypes.

Changes to OSHA Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements Effective January 1

New rule impacts firms meeting certain size and industry criteria to submit case-specific injury and illness data from their OSHA 300 and 301 forms.

Recap: September 2023 Project Managers Institute

Program included interactive presentations on management, leadership, project planning, time management, and financial management to equip them with a personalized action plan to implement upon return to their companies.

From Serving America to Building America

SMART Heroes provides a free, accelerated sheet metal industry training program for active-duty U.S. military members and recent veterans who are transitioning to civilian life.

Federal Legislation

Updates on SMACNA's legislative priorities

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December 2023 Council Presentations

HVAC Duct Construction App

This app allows you to create table driven solutions using the methods and formulas covered in SMACNA’s HVAC Duct Construction Standard (Metal and Flexible). The app will provide SMACNA compliant options for rectangular duct with dimensions up to 120-inches for applications to ten-inch water gage (positive or negative).

For HVAC Techs, Attitude, Appearance as Important as Aptitude

The sheet metal industry provides a great opportunity for career development and job stability, but not everyone is suited to every job. Service technicians require certain skills to really excel in their roles.

Technical Standards

Technical standards and manuals developed by SMACNA members have worldwide acceptance by the construction and code community, as well as local and national government agencies. ANSI, the American National Standards Institute, has accredited SMACNA as a standards-setting organization. SMACNA standards and manuals address all facets of the sheet metal and HVAC industry – including duct construction and installation, indoor air quality, energy recovery, roofing and architectural sheet metal, welding, and commissioning.