The Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago says it is the first local MCAA member to pledge to contribute $500,000 to the national group’s educational foundation.
A group of sheet metal workers will split almost $1.7 million as part of a racial discrimination lawsuit settlement reached with a New Jersey union and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
For the past 50 years, engineers have been “designing” duct systems. Quite often, they were not actually designing the systems, but were sizing duct the duct according to some rule of thumb.
CertainTeed has become the exclusive manufacturer of Glass Master, a line of fiberglass duct board machines used in ductwork fabrication. Terms were not disclosed.
Klein Tools has expanded and enhanced its hole-making product line. The new products include bi-metal hole saws, double-fluted step drill bits and wood-boring bits.
E Instruments new indoor air quality monitors offer the ability to measure various parameters including: ambient temperature, relative humidity percentage, wet bulb, dewpoint, differential pressure and barometric pressure.
The ongoing BIM revolution is transforming how buildings are constructed. And that’s true at every level, from the initial architectural drawings right down to the design and fabrication of metal components like ductwork.
Working on SNIPS’ 75th and 80th anniversary issues was one of my favorite projects. I’ve always been interested in history, and pouring over dusty old copies of SNIPS was a lot of fun.
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