The 1st Annual AEC BuildTech Conference & Expo kicked off on Tuesday with conference sessions and a Welcome Reception on the Show Floor.  

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. 

Last year ended on a high note for Tom Martin, president of T.H. Martin Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, after he was awarded Contractor of the Year at the annual Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association’s (SMACNA) Convention. 

Emcor Services Fagan has received an award for its work on an HVAC installation the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.

Wiegmann Associates, a St. Louis-based mechanical contractor, has hired Kirt Daniels of Oakville, Missouri, as a project engineer.

Angela Simon, the president of Western Allied Mechanical in Menlo Park, California, was given the award at last week’s convention in Phoenix.

An Orland Park, Illinois-based commercial and industrial HVAC contractor has received a safety honor for the third time in four years.

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Chicago says it is the first local MCAA member to pledge to contribute $500,000 to the national group’s educational foundation.

Millennials. Generation Y. Echo boomers. No matter what you call them, they’re the generation many in the HVAC industry are hoping will fill the job vacancies left when waves of older workers retire in coming years.

Airco Commercial Services Inc. has been purchased by ABM’s building and energy division. The sale was completed Aug. 1. Terms were not disclosed.