AHRI names associated certification engineer; SMACNA reveals that actor Jason Alexander will open its 70th annual convention; ACCA publishes ComforTool on insulation; RESNET Standards Management Board approved standard BSR/RESNET 301-2013; EPA grants recognition to IAPMO R&T for third-party certification of swimming pool pumps; HVI awards Daniel Forest with Distinguished Service award.

NSF Intl. certifies gasket and sealing materials used with push-fit fittings; The Unified Group to host service coordinator forum; CIPH celebrates anniversary; EPA invites Brookshire Grocery to join GreenChill partnership; SMACNA to hold annual convention in October; ACCA’s Paul Stalknecht elected chairman of Small Business Legislative Council; HVAC Excellence grants Greater Altoona Career & Technology Center accreditation.

During the two-wing expansion of the Shire Human Genetic Therapies building in Lexington, Mass., SMACNA member Walsh Mechanical Contractors of Abington, Mass., designed, fabricated, and installed more than 13,000 linear feet of spiral ductwork to support the facility’s research and development work.

Johns Hopkins Hospital has completed a massive $1.1 billion expansion project that included the construction of two 12-story towers. SMACNA contractor United Sheet Metal Inc. (USM), Capitol Heights, Md., used four million pounds of galvanized and stainless steel sheet metal for the HVAC systems.

The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association honored several members during its 69th annual convention in Las Vegas.

NATE names director of marketing and business development; SMACNA welcomes college of fellows members.

Strategic thinking, technical issues, and employee compensation were a few of the issues tackled in the break-out sessions during the 69th Annual Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) Convention.

Former SMACNA president Richard J. Cramer Sr., of Holly, Mich., was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame, Oct. 25, 2012, located at Ferris State University’s Granger Center for Construction and HVACR.

Richard J. Cramer Sr. of Holly, Mich., a former Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) president, was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame, Oct. 25, 2012, located at Ferris State University’s Granger Center for Construction and HVACR.

The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) 2012 Financial Survey Report is now available for SMACNA contractors.