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Aaron Hilger, CEO

Aaron Hilger, SMACNA’s Chief Executive Officer, is a veteran association executive with two decades of experience as a coalition builder within the trades. As SMACNA’s CEO, Aaron is responsible for several aspects of the Association, including vision-casting, thought leadership, and advocacy. During Hilger’s term as CEO, SMACNA has embraced a member-centric approach focused on technological innovation, actively engaging in the regulatory and legislative process, and cultivating a strong partnership within the labor/management framework. In all of these capacities, Aaron remains committed to promoting the welfare of SMACNA members and the skilled trades as a whole.

Listening to ourselves, our customers, our employees

As I travel around the country in my role as SMACNA President, I am meeting with many SMACNA chapter executives, members and their employees, listening to what they have to say, and thinking in terms of where our industry is headed.

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Register for Upcoming Accelerate Your Impact Sessions

Webinars will assist chapter leaders enhance their understanding of topics such as understanding unfair labor practices, grievance arbitration, and business etiquette.

Chapters

There are nearly 100 local SMACNA Chapters across the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Australia that represent signatory sheet metal and HVAC contractors. Membership in a local chapter automatically extends your membership to SMACNA.

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7 Steps to Better Procurement

Learn insights gathered from thousands of contractors on how to streamline the procurement process from planning to payment. Reading this will give you the inside scoop to reduce overhead, save on material costs, and outperform your competition

National Apprenticeship Week Resources

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Mestek Machinery

Mestek Machinery is an industry-leading provider of the most complete, innovative metal forming solutions, specializing in machinery manufacturing for HVAC ductwork. Our family of companies – Lockformer, Iowa Precision Industries, Engel Industries and Roto Die – have decades of experience addressing every facet of the HVAC industry. The result is a combined knowledge that develops cutting-edge, precision technologies and advanced machining equipment that saves you time, labor, and ensures a finished product that reflects your reputation for quality.

ChatGPT: How to use it as a Communications Power Tool

Speakers: Rebecca & Keith Scott

Artificial Intelligence (AI). It's here to stay. In this interactive webinar, learn how to feed ChatGPT with the critical details to transform this powerful technology into an effective brainstorming assistant, a productivity booster, and a content creator to maximize your personal efficiency. Navigate the common pitfalls and prevent the ChatGPT from being used as a crutch.  We will also discuss guidelines that your company can utilize as a springboard to put ChatGPT policies in place for your team.

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Policies

All legislative policies are reviewed each year by Legislative Affairs Committee. Prospective legislative issues are to be referred by the Legislative Affairs Committee to relevant SMACNA Committees with appropriate expertise for review; The Committee of jurisdiction will then report its recommendations to the Legislative Affairs Committee for review where a draft policy is then presented to the Board of Directors. 

Partners in Progress Resources

ARCHITECTURAL: The Project of a Lifetime

Native American-owned sheet metal company contracted to handle fabrication for new Washington, D.C. memorial.

Chapter Duties in the Appointment of Trustees

SMACNA provides guidance on how to ensure the fiduciary obligation is met in the appointment of trustees.

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Indoor Air Quality-Ventilation Verification (IAQ-VV)

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ARCHITECTURAL: Copper Roof Replacement Earns Top Award

Harder Mechanical receives the NACIA Award for its work on the Studio Building in downtown Portland, Oregon. 

Federal Regulatory Agencies

Safety Innovator of the Year Award

With the theme of “Safety Excellence Through Innovation”, this award is open to all SMACNA members who participate in the SMACNA Safety Excellence Awards program. In collaboration with SMACNA premier partners Milwaukee Tool and Federated Insurance, the award will be for the company that demonstrates an example of an innovate safety idea, concept, or best practice that provided a statistical improvement in the company safety program or culture.

President's Column: Smart Planning for the Future

I recently finished a year as SMACNA President and took some time to reflect on the past 12 months and evaluate some options for the future.

SMACNA Safety Tool Box Talk (1995)

Air Duct Leakage App

This app provides suggested leakage classes using the method outlined in SMACNA's HVAC Air Duct Leakage Manual. The method used is compliant with ASHRAE 90.1, IECC, IGCC Version 2, IMC and the UMC. 

NJAB Decisions

Decisions of the NJAB are mailed simultaneously to the local parties to the dispute after the NJAB hearings. Decisions are only posted here after confirmation of receipt by all parties.

2024 SMACNA Annual Convention Proposals Still Being Accepted

Submit your ideas for presentations that will cover relevant topics in HVAC, architectural sheet metal, industrial sheet metal, residential HVAC/sheet metal, and testing-adjusting-balancing.

2024 National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction

The Falls Campaign began in 2012 with NORA, NIOSH, CPWR, and OSHA seeking a way to raise awareness of the fact that falls are the top cause of construction fatalities and account for one-third of on-the-job injury deaths in the industry, with a disproportionate number of those occurring in the residential sector. Each year in the U.S. more than 200 construction workers are killed and over 10,000 are seriously injured by falls. To obtain training resources and additional information please visit New Home Page – Stop Construction Falls (stopconstructionfalls.com).

Mariah M. Becker, MAAA, EA, ACA

Mariah Becker joined the National Coordinating Committee for Multiemployer Plans (NCCMP) in 2016 as the Director of Research and Education. In this role, she works extensively to evaluate and design policy & technical proposals to protect and strengthen the multiemployer system, as well as to develop analysis to evaluate the economic impact of federal policies, regulations and industry developments.

Heavy Metal Summer Experience

Micron To Build Chip-Manufacturing Complex

Micron Technology is launching an effort to build a $100 billion chip manufacturing complex in the northern suburbs of Syracuse, NY.

179D Coalition

The Coalition for Energy Efficient Jobs & Investment is comprised of a broad-based group of organizations and companies that represent a wide spectrum of the U.S. economy.

Participate in the 2024 Partners in Progress Food Drive!

SMACNA and SMART are excited to support Second Harvest Food Bank in Central Florida and provide healthy and nutritious meals to families.

Accelerate Your Impact

Accelerate Your Impact is designed to arm new and existing Chapter Executives with the industry, business, labor, and legal knowledge to successfully serve their contractors members, promote the industry and represent their contractors with labor and before law makers.

ARCHITECTURAL: Copper Spiral Duct Project “Shines Like a Diamond”

Sheet Metal Werks copper work photos go viral, bringing the company increased attention and new opportunities. 

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Attend SMACNA’s Women In Construction Summit

Come to New Orleans to learn more about creating a culture where input is encouraged and recognized, and where people are unafraid to ask for assistance or admit making mistakes in order to pursue continuous improvement. 

Industry Resources

Air Force Acquisitions

Homepage for the USAF contracting and procurement information to help develop and execute innovative business strategies and cost-effective Contracting solutions to enable the global Air Force mission.

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John Murdough

John Murdough, CPA, MBA, Partner at Baker Tilly US, LLP. Mr. Murdough presents an easy-to-understand approach to accounting and financial issues for contracting and construction firms.