Kuck Mechanical, a commercial and industrial mechanical contractor based in Northern Colorado, recently won an “Excellence in Construction” award for its ductwork design at Colorado State University’s Nancy Richardson Design Center.

Middle school students at Mill Creek in Kent, Washington, are benefiting from a call their science teacher, Steven Basten, recently made to the Hermanson Company.

Whenever possible, Joshua Hoffman of Hoffman HVAC prefers custom craftsmanship over prefabricated materials. “Prefabricated fittings that you find at supply houses are just that,” he says.

Each year, the North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) Awards are judged by a panel of industry experts who examine the use of architectural copper in building design, installation craftsmanship and restoration. 

Tom Patsis was about 14 years old when he made the switch from making small-scale NASCAR replicas out of plastic and started using sheet metal, starting the early stages of a business in the process. 

An architectural array of CENTRIA-brand products — including Versawall insulated metal panels in Pewter, EcoScreen aluminum — recently put the finishing touches on a 135,000-square-foot building at the New England Conservatory of Music in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.  

Ductwork isn’t usually something that gets all the attention in a finished industrial, commercial or residential space. As long as it’s working properly, a building’s occupants could probably care less about the aesthetics behind the system keeping them cool or warm.

Trimble has integrated Trade Service’s Tra-Ser product and pricing data in the latest version of its Trimble AutoBid Mechanical 2013.