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Five Steps to Maximizing Return on Investment

In this program, Bob Langdon, author of Managing Your Business for Profit, will show you how to calculate return on investment for a closely held business and a five step process for improving yours. You will learn how to simultaneously improve profit, cash flow and return on investment. 

Josh Levy

Jason Watson

Jason Watson is the Executive Director of Labor Relations for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA).  Mr. Watson has more than two decades of experience working with labor unions. 

Local Area Building Trades Agreements

SMACNA maintains electronic copies of local building trades collective bargaining agreements for review by SMACNA chapters and members.

SMACNA Conflict of Interest Policy

This conflict of interest policy is designed to help directors, officers, committee members, task force members and employees of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (“SMACNA”) identify situations that present potential conflicts of interest.

FAQs

Steve Taylor

As the principal of Taylor Engineering located in Alameda, CA, Steve Taylor is a registered mechanical engineer specializing in HVAC system design, control system design, indoor air quality engineering, computerized building energy analysis, and HVAC system commissioning. 

Capitol Hill Update: Legislation to Watch in the 116th Congress

With the 116th Congress convening in early January, several unfinished legislative priorities for SMACNA firms remain on the agenda. Each of the issues has bipartisan support, which is key with congressional control being split between parties.

The Titus Return Canopy

With an easy-to-install covering over the back of return air grilles in the ceiling plenum space, this new product ensures that conversations taking place within a private office or conference room can remain private.

Marketing Resource Center

The Marketing Resource Center provides chapter executives with the most recent and approved marketing and collateral material. Available materials all have customization options, so they can be branded with Chapter information and logos, while still retaining the SMACNA National brand identity.

NMA Grievance Procedure for Offsite Fabrication

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) advised its local unions that off‐site fabrication for National Maintenance Agreement (NMA) jobs is not subject to the NMA grievance procedures. SMACNA agrees with SMART’s analysis of this issue. 

Field Effectiveness

Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust

Serving the members of SMART and the contractors of SMACNA, SMOHIT addresses the impact of decades-long asbestos exposure on those working in the sheet metal industry, while simultaneously providing industry-leading health and safety solutions to minimize occupational illnesses and injuries for sheet metal craftsmen. SMOHIT is the industry’s leading resource for health and safety products and services.

New State COVID-19 Liability Laws

This presentation outlines the proposed “Safe to Work” Act, which imposes strict nationwide limitations on COVID-19 related tort liability.  The limitations are retroactive from December 1, 2019 and extend to October 1, 2024.

Project Management

SMACNA’s project management resources and educational programs provide members with the necessary tools to help them manage projects efficiently, safely and on-time.

Lauren Wattie

MEP Innovation Conference 2022 SMACNA Registration

Suicide Prevention: A Health and Safety Priority for the Construction Industry

When the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released its milestone report on occupation and suicide earlier this month, many construction industry leaders took notice. For the first time, researchers were able to rank industries by highest rates and the largest numbers of deaths by suicide across 17 states.

From Hello to Sold in Seven Steps

In this program, Bob Langdon, author of Managing Your Business for Profit, will show you simple techniques to help you identify your most profitable customers and proven methods to help you generate more business from them.

FAQs

Laura O'Neill

Laura O'Neill, Director of Public Engagement for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to that she spent 20 months on the Biden campaign serving in a variety of roles.

Employer.gov

You may have questions about your role as an employer. This site provides answers to common questions about workers and business. An employer is an organization, institution, government entity, agency, company, 

The AEC Industry's Deadly Problem

Architecture and construction rank high on a recent report listing suicides by occupation. Are these professions doing enough to ensure the mental health of practitioners and students?

Nick Espinosa

Nick Epsinosa is the Cyber Security Expert.

SMACNA Connect Chapter Executives Community

The Chapter Executives Community provides and opportunity for chapter executives to query each other and share ideas on chapter administration and industry concerns. 

To subscribe, send an email to SMACNA Member Services at memberservices@smacna.org. Indicate that you would like to subscribe to the Chapter Executives Community. 

Engineering News-Record: Educational Imperative

ENR included SMACNA's Architectural Intern Program as part of a larger story on education and training.

FedBizOpps.Gov

FebBizOpps, or FBO, is the Federal government website that posts all Federal Procurement opportunities with a value over $25,000.00. FedBizOpps.Gov provides you with a sophisticated search engine for finding more than 40,000 immediate RFP opportunities, archived records, lists possible future federal contract opportunities and offers training programs at the site to teach you the mechanics using the FBO system.

Increasing Engagement, Retention, and Development for Employees

HR for Small Employers

Managing a small office can often be more challenging than a large one for the person in charge of HR.  Small offices often mean close quarters and frequent interactions between coworkers that cannot be mitigated easily. Labor and Employment expert Dan Kelly, of Felhaber Larson, will teach chapter executives how to navigate the myriad of HR laws applicable to small business while also maintaining a productive and welcoming workplace for all.

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SMACNA Urges Congress to Support H.R. 7079, The Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act

Though Congress included funds through expanded Small Business Administration (SBA) loans to businesses, SMACNA is concerned that the countless unanticipated safety, sanitation and health protocols for construction sites and firms can burden recovery from the economic downturn created by COVID-19. This oversight would be corrected if Congress passes H.R. 7079, The Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit Act.

Supervisor Training Academy Schedule

Growing and Developing Foremen

A “must” program for any foreman in today’s tough market. This 8 hours training program is designed specifically for the construction foreman and supervisor. 

Jeremy Holburn, MA, LPC, NCC, SP

How to Handle Grievances

Employee complaints are bound to arise in any business operation: even the best contractor won't be able to avoid the occasional grievance. The majority of sheet metal collective bargaining agreements have adopted the grievance procedures set forth in the Standard Form of Union Agreement for the Sheet Metal Industry (SFUA), which calls for a four‐step process for resolution of grievances. Contractors should ensure they are familiar with their collective bargaining agreement's grievance process, including any time limitations.

Questions for Consideration When Terminating Employees for Cause

With adoption of the Code of Excellence by SMART, many contractors asked whether they should terminate an employee for cause and whether doing so increases the contractor’s exposure to employment based lawsuits by terminated employees. SMACNA explains why terminating for cause can benefit employers and outlines best practices for termination.

Senator Peter Welch

Peter Welch has been a champion for working Vermonters throughout his career. Since his election to the House of Representatives in 2006, he has been widely recognized as a thoughtful and effective legislator who chooses governing over gridlock.

Guide to Safety and Health Policies, Procedures, and Model Programs

The purpose of the SMACNA Guide to Safety and Health Policies, Procedures and Model Programs product is to provide contractors in the sheet metal and HVAC industry with written, editable safety and health programs.

Federal Contracting

SMACNA provides members with resources that will help them pursue federal contracting opportunities, particularly in relation to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Tracy Marcinowski

As the Assistant Commissioner for Acquisitions at the General Service’s Administration, Public Building Service, Ms. Marcinowski is responsible for the Service’s acquisition environment, including policy development, acquisition reform initiatives; category management; and Acquisition Workforce development and career management.

SMACNA Career Center

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Job Cost Management and Establishing Overhead and Burden

In Part I,  participants will learn how to properly set up a job cost management system that will be simple to use and provide useful and actionable information. Part II is designed to educate business owners and financial managers how to properly establish overhead and burden in a sheet metal business.

Sponsorships

Put your company in the spotlight at SMACNA’s biggest event of the year.

Maria Davidson

The Impact of a Suicide Prevention Strategy on Reducing the Economic Cost of Suicide in the New Sout

Suicidal behavior has gained recognition worldwide as a significant public health problem. In Australia, suicide is a leading cause of death with 2,273 deaths (aged over 15 years) in 2011 (1,747 male deaths and 546 female deaths), representing 1.5% of all deaths over the age of 15 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013b). Most deaths by suicide are among people of working age, and suicide is the leading cause of death for men aged 25–44 years and women aged 25–34 years.

Politics and Structure: Working with Your Union Partners

Former SMART Local 80 Business Manager, Mark Saba, will describe the inner workings of a local union.  To truly work effectively with a local union, one must understand the interplay between the business manager, the local’s executive board and the local’s members, both active and retired.  SMART International’s structure and relationship with its locals will also be covered.

How To Be A More Effective Foreman

Interested in improving your communication skills, and being more productive? This program covers proven conflict resolution techniques, communication skills, productivity enhancement, motivational tactics, time management ideas and many more skills that a foreman needs in order to thrive today.

Federal Acquisition Regulations System

The Federal Acquisition Regulations System is established for the codification and publication of uniform policies and procedures for acquisition by all executive agencies. The Federal Acquisition Regulations System consists of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which is the primary document, and agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the FAR.