Articles by Emell Derra Adolphus

Using a virtual workspace, Interplay Learning’s newly updated HVAC training program allows users to practice the tricks of the heating and cooling trades from the comforts of a controlled space.

A standing seam metal roof installed by the Bossier City, Louisiana-based McElroy Metal gives South Carolina’s new Clover School District YMCA natatorium a "flying saucer" finish.

JETCAM International s.a.r.l. recently announced the new v20 release of its JETCAM Expert CAM and nesting automation software.

New SMACNA president Nathan Dills shares his ideas to help members leverage SMACNA’s 75-year history to build better businesses

Former Nucor CEO and President Trump adviser Dan DiMicco gives a keynote address at Metalcon 2018 about protecting U.S. national security with steel tariffs. 

Metal roofs are known for being easy to maintain, exceptionally long lasting and durable. According to the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA), regularly cleaning your metal roof not only extends the life of the roof but also maximizes performance. 

Outside of his work as a sheet metal fabricator and construction manager in Las Vegas, Nevada, Chris O’Rourke is crafting a small following as a fabricator of fine art. 

If there is one saving grace, dare I say it, a silver lining to the shortage of sheet metal workers, it's this: now, more than ever, contractors are taking note of the talent they have on their shop floors.

The St. Louis-based Wiegmann Associates, a national mechanical contractor, recently installed a museum-quality HVAC system at the historical Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in downtown St. Louis.

If there is one conversation we love to explore in the pages of Snips, it is how the industry is changing. Yet since officially taking over the editorial reins of the magazine this summer, I’ve spoken with enough contractors to know that the industry has already changed — and those changes are far from over.