Most contractors find themselves operating in two work modes: Get work. Do work. As the economy stands now, many shops are in the do work phase. But, the problem is, neither mode allows time for an improve work phase.

Engineering Facility Solutions, an Indianapolis-based mechanical engineering firm that focuses on commercial HVAC design, installation and service, has completed the installation of a design-build HVAC project at the new BlueSky Technology Partners headquarters in Noblesville, Indiana.

Two words keep coming up when Glenn Parvin, owner of Custom Architectural Sheetmetal Specialists Inc., talks about Detroit’s new Little Caesars Arena: “passion project.”

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.

In early summer 2014, Hospital Sisters Health System St. Elizabeth’s Hospital announced plans to move from downtown Belleville, Illinois, to O’Fallon, Illinois, about 8 miles away.

Wiegmann Associates has completed work on the HVAC system at the new 95,880-square-foot CubeSmart self-storage facility in Denver.

Hitachi Power Tools has launched its new line of AC brushless impact wrenches, which includes 1-inch, ¾-inch and ½-inch models.

When renovations called for the addition of a roof to the 19-year-old Arthur Ashe Stadium in the New York City borough of Queens, sheet metal contractors were hired to make and install ductwork at the tennis facility named for the late tennis star.

St. Louis-based mechanical contractor Wiegmann Associates has begun work on Sheridan assisted-living facilities in Sunset Hills, Chesterfield and Creve Coeur, all based in Missouri.

During the trip, students were engaged in the hands-on installation of renewable energy systems and also learned how issues involving energy, the environment and economy in developing countries differ from those in the United States.