This year’s theme, “Cool Skills,” highlights the essential competencies and training required to support sustainable, efficient cooling systems that are vital to health, comfort, and modern infrastructure.
With real-time diagnostics, predictive maintenance, and streamlined workflows, these innovations are helping technicians solve problems faster, reduce emergency calls, and focus on what they do best: skilled, hands-on service.
The Department of Defense directed contracting officers in February to halt use of PLAs on large-scale projects; a judge has now ordered a reversal on this policy
Judge’s ruling forces DOD to resume project labor agreements (PLAs) on major projects, reigniting debate over costs, competition, and workforce quality in federal construction.