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Federal Contracting - Relief and Protection for your Business due to COVID-19

If you are a government contractor, there are a number of ways that Congress has provided assistance in this time of coronavirus epidemic. 

Press Brake Videos: Overview and Safe Distance Safeguarding

Available exclusively for members, SMOHIT, the SMACNA/SMART Labor Management Safety and Health Trust, has produced two videos to help address press brake safety.

Webinar: Teaming and Joint Venturing and COVID-19 in Federal Contracting

The second webinar in our five-part series focused on the use of teaming and joint venturing as a strategy to secure government work. Host Ed DeLisle, Esq., an expert in federal contracting and construction law, guided participants through the process.

Staying Calm and Seizing Opportunities

Recognizing that strong, steady leadership in a time of crisis is an essential skill, SMACNA partnered with Eric Anderton, a trusted construction-industry expert and business partner to host a webcast on how you can rise to the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic and seize available growth opportunities.

Contracts Bulletin: COVID-19: Increased Construction Costs

Many subcontractors have faced additional costs associated with performing work at jobsites during the COVID-19 outbreak. These additional COVID-19-related costs come in many forms, including extra hand-washing stations, before-shift health checks, and larger quantities of personal protective equipment such as gloves, masks, and goggles. Learn more about several common construction contract provisions that could allow subcontractors to recover costs incurred as a result of COVID-19.

2020 Notice of Endangered Status

This April 2020 notice from the Sheet Metal Workers’ National Pension Fund makes note of the fund’s endangered status for the 2020 plan year. 

Essential Worker Letter

Early in the 2020 pandemic, members  asked about an Essential Worker Letter.  As the pandemic evolves, the status of “construction” as an “essential” industry may also change. 

Cybersecurity for a Remote Workforce

COVID-19 has forced most companies to adjust their remote work policies and reexamine their readiness against potential cybersecurity threats and breaches. Host Nick Espinosa explores a wide spectrum of topics, including threats facing contractors as they shift part or all of their staffs to remote working status, as well as trusted cybersecurity services available for businesses. 

SMACNA Safety Meeting App

The SMACNA Safety Meeting App provides over 1,200 safety meeting topics, including SMACNA industry-specific content. 

Symptoms of a Slowdown?

The spread of a highly contagious virus has forced many industrial SMACNA contractors to adapt to a suddenly uncertain future.

Contractor Completes COVID-19 Facility in Just 21 Days

Heritage Mechanical recently completed its work on a 1,000-bed temporary hospital erected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Stony Brook University’s Long Island campus. The tent hospital project is part of an effort to increase the number of hospital beds available to treat COVID-19.

Mobilizing for the Future: Asset Management

As the world experiences increased uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of the construction industry in maintaining a robust civil infrastructure has been heightened.

Showing Up as Your Best Self

The default response for many leaders in our industry is toward action. So when a crisis hits, whether internal or external, investing even more time, even more emotional intensity, even more brute force seems like the obvious move.

Capitol Hill Update: Pension Reform Amid COVID-19 Legislative Frenzy

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting health and economic devastation has certainly diverted a lot of attention from the pension issue, but key members of Congress and staff have continued the negotiation process.

President's Column: Together, From A Distance

As I reflect on the past month and the impact the pandemic is having on all of us, I am struck by the broad spectrum of experiences our members are having across North America.

$2T Emergency Relief Bill Briefing

On Friday, March 27, 2020, SMACNA held a Webcast Briefing for more than 500 members and chapter executives. The presentation reviewed the $2.2 trillion relief bill as well as other measures including Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Manage Anxiety and Stress

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children.

Cleaning of Tools to Help Prevent Spread of COVID-19

Should a tool need to be cleaned that does not have blood or visible bodily fluids on it, Milwaukee® Tool recommends the following protocol. This protocol is subject to the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control, OSHA, and those of state and local health departments.

Types of VAV Box Controls

This video produced by Titus illustrates different types of controls for VAV boxes.

Open vs Closed Control Loops

This video produced by Titus illustrates the difference between open and closed control systems.

Pressure Basics

This video produced by TItus illustrates how VAV reheat works.

ECM Motors in Fan Boxes

This video produced by Titus helps illustrate how ECM motors work.

What is a Fan Curve

This video produced by Titus helps illustrate the fan curve.

The Fan Laws

This video produced by Titus helps illustrate the fan laws.

How ERVs Work

This video produced by Titus illustrates how ERVs work.

What is DOAS?

This video produced by Titus helps illustrate how a DOAS system works.

Supply, Return, Ventilation, and Exhaust Air

This video produced by Titus helps illustrates the difference between supply ductwork, return ductwork, and ventilation ductwork.

VAV Box Basics

This video produced by Titus illustrates how a VAV box works.

HVAC VRF Basics - Variable Refrigerant Flow

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates the basics of how a VRF system functions.

What is a VFD?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how a VFD works.

What is MERV?

This video produced by Titus illustrates what a MERV is and how it is used.

Ductwork Components

This video produced by Titus illustrates the components of a ductwork system.

What is Plenum Return?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how a plenum works.

How do passive chilled beams work?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how passive chilled beams work.

What are Chilled Beams?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how chilled beams work.

Direct Return vs Reverse Return Piping

This video produced by Titus illustrates the differences between direct return and reverse return systems.

2-Pipe vs 4-Pipe Systems

This video produced by Titus illustrates the differences between a two-pipe system and a four-pipe system.

Types of Fan Coils

This video produced by Titus illustrates the different types of fan-coil units.

How do active chilled beams work?

This video produced by Titus illustrates how active chilled beams work.

Chiller Basics - How they work

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset explains how a chiller works.

Absorption Chiller

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates how an absorption chiller works.

Air Cooled Chiller

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates how an air-cooled chiller works.

How Cooling Towers Work

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates how a cooling tower works.

How a Firetube Boiler Works

This video produced by Ware Inc. illustrates how a boiler works and the various components of a boiler.

The Refrigeration Cycle

This Titus Timeout Podcast illustrates how the refrigeration cycle works.

What is a PTAC unit?

This video produced by Titus illustrates a PTAC unit and its operation.

How A Heat Pump Works

This video produced by The Engineering Mindset illustrates how a heat pump system works.

What is Geothermal

This video produced by Titus illustrates how a geothermal system works.

What is Comfort?

This video produced by Titus illustrates the principles of thermal comfort.

Types of HVAC Filters

This video produced by Titus illustrates the types and uses of filters in an HVAC system.