CHANTILLY, Va. - The New Horizons Foundation, a sheet metal industry initiative, has selected three research projects that will focus on the ways sheet metal and HVAC contractors can improve their business operations. Ron Rodgers, chairman of the foundation, announced the projects following approval of funding. According to the New Horizons Foundation, the projects will cost $228,000.
The first project will be conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Awad Hanna will develop a comprehensive category method pre-planning process to include step-by-step procedures and a manual of pre-construction planning best practices.