Using building information modeling (BIM) software from Technical Sales International Inc., Walsh Mechanical Contractors' estimating and computer-aided drafting departments were able to ensure a project was completed from the initial bid pro-posal to the turnover of the building to the owner. 

Much of the character of the original building is being maintained. However, the HVAC system is brand new, and will remain exposed.

On the shoreline of little Lake Crabtree in Cary, North Carolina, seven stories of dazzling glass and metal sweep the skyline in the form of the twin MetLife buildings. But the real beauty of the job site is how BIM helped keep the project on track.

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.

Based in northern Indiana, Midwest Metal Products is one of the nation’s leading producers of angle rings and rolled structural sheet metal products. Its determination to keep up with advances in technology is one of the reasons why.

Hamlin Sheet Metal of Garner, North Carolina, was awarded the contract to provide the spiral duct on the addition and remodel at F.K. Marchman Technical Educational Center in New Port Richey, Florida.

The U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which is nearly twice the size of the Metrodome, will boast 1.75 million square feet of space with a seating capacity of approximately 72,000.

Dixie Metal Products LLC of Memphis, Tennessee, highlights two large-scale installations of spiral ductwork. 

From initial planning through final installation and on to efficient operation by the customer, round ductwork provides the best overall optimized solution. Let’s take a look at the major project steps and observe how spiral duct  — aka “pipe” — can provide benefits throughout the life cycle of a building project.

Canadian school features lined oval ductwork.