The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) presented a $10,000 contribution to the American Society of Heating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers (ASHRAE) Research Foundation during the association's winter meeting in Atlanta.

SMACNA has designated this money to support ASHRAE research project 983-TRP, "Design approaches to industrial ventilation," and has encouraged its local chapters to also support this project.