New location puts certified technicians in local area for quick maintenance and repair of boilers, chillers and HVAC systems.

An investigation by journalist Juliana Feliciano Reyes of the Philadelphia Inquirer provides some humorous insight. 

With Revit 2020.1, mechanical engineers can perform HVAC systems design and modeling directly in Revit. There is also the ability to use the same Revit model for documentation, design and analysis, eliminating the need to create redundant analytical models.

This week during the company's MEP Basecamp conference, Trimble unveiled its Accubid Anywhere solution — a new, cloud-hosted software that includes estimating functionality, graphical takeoff and managed pricing services.

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.