Webinars & Webcasts

Ductwork Fabrication from Innovation to Integration

The recording of this lively panel discussion with representatives from Johns Manville, RF Knox, Mestek Machinery, Conklin Metal Industries, and Western Allied Mechanical is now available.

Suicide Prevention in the Construction Industry: Know the Signs and Help a Life

Featuring NASCAR driver Daniel Dye’s race team and the Race to Stop Suicide for a conversation about real issues & ways to spot signs of depression or feelings of hopelessness in colleagues, employees, and loved ones!

Develop a Culture of Accountability at Your Business

Learn the steps needed to successfully launch workplace change initiatives, and how to get employees on board to drive continued growth.

Webinar: 7 Steps to Better Procurement

SMACNA Past President, Angie Simon and Kojo CEO and Founder, Maria Davidson highlight best-in-class procurement processes that can help your company outperform your competition.

Webinar: How Goals Can Help Businesses Retain Employees in a Labor Shortage

Learn how your company can navigate the persistent skilled labor shortage by leveraging the power of effective goal-setting to retain your best employees and drive business growth.

Webinar: Workplace Religious Accommodations Under the New “Substantial Increased Costs” Standard

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Groff v. DeJoy, Dkt. 22-174 (2023), rejecting the longstanding interpretation of the “undue hardship” standard as too lenient in allowing employers to deny workplace accommodations.

Webinar: Secure Act 2.0 - How Are You Impacted on Retirement Plans

The retirement landscape has changed. Learn how the Secure Act 2.0 provides possible significant tax and cost savings for business owners.

Webinar: Optimizing IAQ & Energy Efficiency with Sorbent Ventilation Technology

This webinar covers how Sorbent Ventilation Technology works and why it can drastically help SMACNA contractors' customers save money and improve energy efficiency.

Webinar: 5 Keys to Implementing New Tech

Change is a constant in construction and having the right tools to ensure your people, budgets, and schedule stay intact in the midst of change is critical. This webinar is great for anyone interested in adopting technology for improved process, change management and increased overall efficiency and effectiveness.

Webinar: 5 Secrets to Healthier Cash Flow

This webinar covered best practices and strategies for getting paid faster along with how to better manage cash flow on projects. It is a must watch for anyone who handles accounts receivable, along with business owners, executives, accounting professionals, and project managers.

Webinar: Succession Planning to Leave Your Lasting Legacy

Learn how to properly execute your succession and personal estate plans.

Webinar: Create an Inclusive and Welcoming Workplace for Your Employees

This webinar covered strategies for creating a work environment that is inclusive and welcoming for ALL employees. Included were the ever-evolving laws and regulations that govern gender identity in the workplace, along with information on what currently legal requirements a business must comply with.

Webinar: Ventilation Verification Opportunities

This webinar covers the unprecedented opportunity for many SMACNA contractors to gain new business by using ventilation verification services to connect with clients. Chris and Jeremy take attendees through the ventilation verification training for technicians, supervisors and contractors and the types of work they can expect to perform.

Webinar: Industry Fund Advanced Concepts and Common Issues

The second part of the webinar series is designed to educate chapter executives on best practices for industry fund administration.

Webinar: Introduction to Industry Funds

The first part of SMACNA's Industry Fund Seminar is now available.

Webinar: How Contractors Can Tap Technology to Make the Most of Their Workforce

The labor shortage in construction is not new. Contractors have been "managing around" this obstacle for decades doing what they can with what they've got; using pen and paper as well as software designed to bridge the gap but ultimately lacking in cohesiveness and insight.

Webinar: What to Know About Selling, Transitioning, or Closing Your Business

This is the third webinar in SMACNA's three-part Withdrawal Liability webinar series.

Webinar: When Does Withdrawal Liability Become Triggered?

This is the second webinar in SMACNA's three-part Withdrawal Liability webinar series.

Webinar: The Basics of Withdrawl Liability

This is the first webinar in SMACNA's three-part Withdrawl Liability webinar series.

Webinar: Addressing Performance Issues Within Your Skilled Workforce

Too often, contractors are reluctant to address performance issues with their skilled workforce. This session will provide practical “how-to’s” for investigating, documenting, and making decisions to address performance issues in a unionized workplace.

Webinar: Be Prepared for a Mental Health Parity Audit

Is your health fund ready for a mental health parity audit? There is a good chance it is not, because most health plans fail.

Webinar: The Steel Pricing Crisis

With the price of steel rising steadily and showing no signs of dropping soon, many contractors are left facing situations where profits on projects are suffering. SMACNA designed this webinar to provide the critical information our members need to come up with practical solutions when facing profit loss due to the current price of steel.

Webinar: Leveraging Technology & Innovation to Gain a Competitive Edge

This exclusive event provided attendees with strategic information that will benefit their companies as they plan future investments in new technology, or in some cases, a full digital transformation.

Pension Plans and the American Rescue Plan

The recently passed American Recovery Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) included several provisions that could impact multiemployer plans. This webinar for SMACNA members, chapter executives, and trustees outlined key provisions in the ARPA that are applicable to our industry.

COVID-19 and Construction – What the Numbers Tell Us

In this webcast, Guy Gast and Angie Simon, Chair and Co-Chair of the New Horizons Foundation, along with representatives from SMACNA's Premier Partner, Procore, provide exclusive data and reporting that has been compiled by NHF combined with aggregated workforce data from Procore.

Surety Made Simple

Host Brandon Gainer, a surety marketing specialist with Federated Insurance, explains how surety bonds differ from insurance and how they have historically been used on public work projects, as well as their use among general contractors and the impact on subcontractors.

CBO 2021: Negotiation Strategies

Virtual session on Negotiation Strategies from the 2021 Collective Bargaining Orientation.

CBO 2021: Avoiding Impasse, or a Strike, But Being Ready if it Happens

Virtual session on Avoiding Impasse, or a Strike, But Being Ready if it Happens from the 2021 Collective Bargaining Orientation.

CBO 2021: Advanced Bargaining Techniques/Vaccine Guidance

Virtual session on Advanced Bargaining Techniques from the 2021 Collective Bargaining Orientation.

CBO 2021: Collective Bargaining Basics

Virtual session on Collective Bargaining Basics from the 2021 Collective Bargaining Orientation.

CBO 2021: Legal Framework for Collective Bargaining

Virtual session on Legal Framework for Collective Bargaining from the 2021 Collective Bargaining Orientation.

CBO 2021: Bargaining Virtually

Virtual session on Bargaining Virtually from the 2021 Collective Bargaining Orientation.

CBO 2021: Negotiating Your CBA: Costs, Benchmarking, and Analytics

Virtual session on Negotiating Your CBA: Costs, Benchmarking, and Analytics from the 2021 Collective Bargaining Orientation.

CBO 2021: Preparing for Bargaining/Dos and Don’ts

Virtual session on Preparing for Bargaining/Dos and Don’ts from the 2021 Collective Bargaining Orientation.

HVAC Contractors Forum Webinar: Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for HVAC & Mechanical Contractors

Matt Barrows, Assistant Professor of Practice, Construction Programs at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, facilitated this discussion with SMACNA contractors Matt Cramer of Dee Cramer, Inc., Kevin Louis of Martin Petersen Company, Inc., and Ross Mitchell of T. H. Martin, Inc., about their experiences with Integrated Project Delivery.

Webinar: Federal Bidder Protest Process

This webinar offered contractors a tour through the protest process and presented various options a contractor may have, depending upon the type of contracting vehicle the government is using, for contesting an outcome.

Architectural Contractors Forum: Copper, Brass, Bronze and Related Alloys in Architectural Metals Applications

Copper has become a metal of choice on many projects due to its durability, adaptability, and aesthetic appeal, and the use of brass and bronze has also increased in building designs. 

Webinar: Construction Claims Involving the Federal Government

Construction projects are complex enough, but layer in the unique processes involved with Federal contracting make it that much tougher to manage. With so many moving parts and players involved, it’s no surprise that contractual disputes and claims often arise.

Residential Forum: Leadership & Company Culture

This informative session, led by Jeff Plant of BDR, will help you find out where you can have the most impact on your company culture.

Scheduling and Planning Best Practices

This webinar offered an overview of a recent SMACNA Contractor Operations document Scheduling and Planning Best Practices which summarizes proven scheduling and planning processes.

Driving Project Success in A Remote Working Environment

The “new normal” of remote work has changed the climate of how projects are managed.  This EDGE Conference presentation featured innovative strategies designed to increase productivity in a remote working environment. 

Turning Field Obstacles into Opportunities

Supervisors and field leaders are constantly faced with field obstacles that prevent them from being successful and profitable. This EDGE Conference session offered extremely valuable insights to help you work towards mitigating, and eventually, eliminating these challenges.

Change Order Management for Field Supervisors – It Takes Teamwork

Effective change order management can dramatically reduce a subcontractor’s risk and increase profitability. This EDGE Conference session explored the change order process from a subcontractor’s viewpoint and reviewed the proper workflow necessary to ensure success.

SMACNA’s System Air Leakage Test Standard: Aspects to Testing an Entire HVAC System

This EDGE Conference session covered SMACNA’s newest standard, the System Air Leakage Test Standard (SALT) and gave a brief history of how and why testing ductwork and the system has changed over time.

Best Practices for the Successful Development & Transition of Field Leaders

In this EDGE Conference session, learn how to facilitate a smoother transition process and make future field leaders more successful in their roles.

Effectively Supporting the Field: A Self-Assessment

This EDGE Conference session featured the most common project management limitations and reviewed meaningful solutions that will improve the way you prepare and support your field staff.

Apps for Construction - The Five Workflows to Digitize for Your Construction Company

In this EDGE Conference session, industry expert Rob McKinney shared his years of experience researching, selecting and implementing mobile technology on construction projects.  Learn about the latest options available for mobile apps and how to make them work with your company’s current processes, budget and workflows.

Strategic Selling: A Systematic Approach to Winning Work in Complex, Competitive Environments

In this EDGE Conference session, Anderton helps you craft strategic approaches to bid specific work opportunities that will increase the likelihood of your company being selected to build the project.

Advanced Enterprise Budgeting and Forecasting

Today, more than ever, Chief Financial Officers need to increase their sophistication in linking business strategy to budgeting and forecasting. This EDGE Conference presentation will help you gain a better understanding of the bottom up approach to budgeting using marginal contribution and return on equity principles.

How HVAC Systems Impact COVID-19 Transmission Based on Scientific Evidence

This EDGE Conference session outlined some of the latest research related to how HVAC systems can and should be modified to reduce the probability of COVID-19 transmission.

Pandemics and Productivity

This webcast breaks down the New Horizons Foundation report on Pandemics and Productivity in easy-to-understand pieces and explains how contractors can use the findings.

What Protection of Sexual Orientation Under Federal Law Means for Contractors

In 2020, the Supreme Court determined that sexual orientation and gender identity are protected classes covered under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. This webinar explores examples of discriminatory behaviors and scenarios, discusses liability standards, and suggestions for revising harassment and discrimination policies.

Preparing for an Unfair Labor Practice

This webinar covers the NLRB’s process for investigating ULP charges, techniques for presenting your best case, best practices for working with the NLRB investigator, how to avoid traps for the unwary, and potential options if the outcome of the investigation is unfavorable

Webinar: Federal Contracting for Small Businesses

The third in the five-part Federal Contracting webinar series reviewed how your company can take advantage of the opportunities available through new and existing Federal Government Small Business programs.

Webinar: Teaming and Joint Venturing and COVID-19 in Federal Contracting

The second webinar in our five-part series focused on the use of teaming and joint venturing as a strategy to secure government work. Host Ed DeLisle, Esq., an expert in federal contracting and construction law, guided participants through the process.

Staying Calm and Seizing Opportunities

Recognizing that strong, steady leadership in a time of crisis is an essential skill, SMACNA partnered with Eric Anderton, a trusted construction-industry expert and business partner to host a webcast on how you can rise to the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic and seize available growth opportunities.

Cybersecurity for a Remote Workforce

COVID-19 has forced most companies to adjust their remote work policies and reexamine their readiness against potential cybersecurity threats and breaches. Host Nick Espinosa explores a wide spectrum of topics, including threats facing contractors as they shift part or all of their staffs to remote working status, as well as trusted cybersecurity services available for businesses. 

$2T Emergency Relief Bill Briefing

On Friday, March 27, 2020, SMACNA held a Webcast Briefing for more than 500 members and chapter executives. The presentation reviewed the $2.2 trillion relief bill as well as other measures including Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Webinar: Federal Procurement Overview

The first webinar on the subject of contracting with the Federal Government explains what many other contractors have already discovered — how easy and profitable working for the Federal Government can be for your business.

Everything You Need to Know Before an NJAB Appearance

Are you preparing to come before the NJAB?  Make sure to view this previously recorded webinar. 

Davis Bacon and Related Acts – The Basics Webinar

A Contractor's Guide to New FFCRA

Provides an overview of the paid leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) for contractors. 

Continued Workforce Related COVID-19 Guidance for Contractors

This webinar addresses a Presidential Memorandum titled, “Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster” issued on August 8, 2020.