New technology now has the potential to transform the HVAC industry by expediting business operations. But it can’t help you if you don’t know how to use it. The AEC BuildTech Conference & Expo is your opportunity to maximize your use of new hardware and software. 

Together, Josh and Linsey Buckley share a decade of marriage, two sons, and now, new job prospects as apprentices at the Western Washington Sheet Metal JATC Local 66. 

In all, Kaempf & Harris Sheet Metal utilized 600,000 pounds of galvanized ductwork to construct a commercial-grade HVAC system for the 270,000-square-foot Frederick High School in Frederick, Maryland. 

For 50 years, the Minneapolis-based Sheet Metal Connectors, Inc. has endeavored to be a trusted partner to HVAC contractors around the country by making products that stand the test of time and integrity. As the company prepares to reach its next major milestone, SMC president and CEO Jim Myers is ready to take that contractor-manufacturer partnership to the next level.

After winning the AHR Product of the Year Award in January for its HVAC Load Reduction (HLR) technology, enVerid is moving forward with plans for a “commercial scale-up.” 

Rosie D’Antonio had mostly worked retail when she saw a newspaper ad and applied for a position in Duro Dyne’s assembly department in 1979.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Air Duct Cleaners Association Annual Meeting and Expo. The event, held March 31 to April 2 in Nashville, Tennessee, promises to honor the association’s past while preparing for the future, says Mark Zarzeczny, ASCS, CVI, NADCA board member and chair of the Annual Meeting Planning Committee.

When we think of customer service, we think of the words “please” and “thank you,” a kind face; we think of friendly window tellers and retail stores where people not only give you a receipt but also a smile. But really, customer service — true customer service — is so much more than that. 

In a primer on ASHRAE’s new “Building Our New Energy Future” report, ASHRAE president Sheila Hayter galvanized members to make way for change in how building energy systems interact. 

At the Brooklyn, New York-based Gentlemen Sheet Metal, second-year apprentice Tiffany Crawford is a standout on the shop floor. Not only is she a woman in a painfully male dominated industry, her fiery work ethic is quickly positioning her to be a formidable force in ductwork fabrication.