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“Green” may be a buzzword, but it can be a way of life — and doing business.

The National Air Duct Cleaners Association has received an award from an association management group.

Kountze Memorial Lutheran Church in Omaha, Neb., has a long history, and preserving it is a top priority for the church’s members.

The growing trend of “re-shoring” and helping U.S. veterans find manufacturing jobs are among the topics attendees will hear about during this month’s Fabtech.

Schreiber Foods is constructing a new corporate headquarters and global technology center in downtown Green Bay, Wis. Founded in 1945, it claims to be the world’s largest employee-owned dairy company.

Sitting in an office, or in their own homes, many people don’t notice their building’s ductwork unless there is something wrong with it — it’s too noisy or the air in the room is too cold or too hot. The fabrication of ductwork is much like designing and constructing a roller coaster or a water slide — the air has to flow smoothly and efficiently for a building’s occupants to be comfortable, healthy and safe.

According to organizers, the Nov. 18-21, 2013, metal forming and fabrication event at McCormick Place convention center drew 40,667 people and 1,573 exhibitors. They filled up 650,000 square feet of trade show exhibit space. 

Textile HVAC duct can be manufactured to deliver airflow performance equal to its metal duct counterpart, but with better results. 

WAILEA, Hawaii — It might be hard to think about work when you’re on Maui — one of the most remote islands in the Pacific. The breezes are warm, the ocean waters are very blue and the palm trees impossibly tall. The U.S. coast is almost 2,500 miles away.

Dee Cramer was tapped to turn 80,000 pounds of sheet metal into 11,000-plus feet of ductwork, which it would tie into a variable-air-volume system.