If the U.S. enacts the steep steel and aluminum tariffs the president announced a week ago, European Union officials say the 28-nation bloc will respond with increased taxes on a raft of U.S.-made products, including HVAC equipment.

A phase II expansion of the Destin Commons shopping center in Destin, Florida, added 100,000 square feet to the 500,000-square-foot center as well as Petersen’s Snap-Clad metal roof panels.

Longstanding leaks at a U.S. Air Force base clubhouse near Marysville, California, are fixed, thanks to an area mechanical contractor and a metal roof made by McElroy Metal. 

Organizers say the 25th Metalcon was a success, with the sheet metal products trade show attracting 4,600 to the Tampa, Florida, convention center. 

The last time Fabtech visited Chicago, it coincided with tornadoes and severe thunderstorms that pummeled Illinois the day before the show opened. 

In Topeka, Kansas, the interior of the Statehouse dome shines with a brilliance that lawmakers and visitors haven’t seen for decades.

As I’ve written here many times, I always look forward to our coverage of architectural sheet metal products and projects.