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Craft enthusiast Ben Myers using a laser to cut a pizza is the type of innovation we crave in 2020.

Interplay Learning’s SkillMill Skilled Trades Course Catalog includes on-demand videos and virtual reality training solutions for HVAC techs and other skilled trades. As more HVAC operations look to cut costs associated with testing and training, Interplay is quickly proving that virtual reality can be a way to win.

Angie Simon made history last year when she became the first female president to lead the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association’s (SMACNA) board of directors.

An HVAC contractor’s focus is often on sealing the duct system. But would you say sealing the building envelop is just as important? Why? 

SNIPS Contractor of the Year, McCusker-Gill, walks us through an encore presentation of a recently completed job at the Encore Boston Harbor luxury casino and resort in Everett, Massachusetts.

The company finished the year with an OSHA “Days Away” rate of 0.10, which is seven times better that the industry average reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The internet has foretold the rise of robots since the birth of the first binary code. Now that they have officially arrived — and infiltrated a variety of industries, from manufacturing to mobile delivery — skilled trade workers are still tinkering to figure out whether they truly come in peace. Will they make good employees? Or, will they takeover and turn the current mechanical contracting industry on its head?

When you use .1 on the ductulator you can measure friction or resistance. If you know how much duct there is, you can know how much resistance you’ve created. 

The LEED Gold is added to RenewAire’s three Green Globes certification from the Green Building Initiative, making this one of only a handful of commercial buildings to achieve dual-certification through two independent rating systems. 

The company has been in business since 1946 and is the leading independent, family-owned and operated plumbing and heating wholesale distributor in western Washington.