Sheet Metal Journal – BC, Fall 2019
Myths vs. Realities of a Sheet Metal Career SMWTC and SMITB Celebrate Anniversaries Bridging the Generation Gap Click here to download the PDF
December 2019
LIKE TRUE CANADIANS
By / Jessica Kirby Editor, Sheet Metal Journal In a thrilling drama of showpersonship and trash-talking, Canada has survived another federal election. On the lips of every candidate this past October were several typically Canadian […]
SMACNA-BC’S 36TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC
By / Bruce Sychuk, Executive Director, SMACNA-BC As usual, the SMACNA-BC’s Annual Golf Classic proved to be a fantastic success. It is always a great day for the industry to get together, share a game, […]
MYTHS vs. REALITIES of a Sheet Metal Career
By Sheralyn Belyeu A RECENT SURVEY FOUND that just over a quarter of young people understand that graduates leave trade school with less debt than they would incur in traditional colleges. Only 11% realize that […]
SMWTC 50th Anniversary
THE TRADES ARE EVOLVING. By Jessica Kirby Technology is slowly infiltrating this previously impervious industry, hinged on tradition and a “not broken, don’t fix it” ideology, and smart contractors and training centres are embracing the […]
Bridging the Generation Gap
Can experience, know-how, technology, and an emotionally-driven workforce build great things together? Absolutely. By / Jessica Kirby The question on everyone’s mind in the age of digital technology, where even the construction industry is feeling […]
STREAMLINE AND IMPROVE YOUR BOTTOM LINE WITH FASTEST ESTIMATING SOFTWARE
As we head into the year 2020, digital plan files are the new normal when it comes to project estimation across all trades and scopes. FastEST, Inc. with its award-winning program set of FastDUCT®, FastPIPE®, […]
MOBILIZING FOR THE FUTURE: FIELD TECHNOLOGY
By / Tauhira Ali, Sr. Manager of Construction Technology | Milwaukee Tool In the last two years alone, 90% of the information in world history has been generated. In all aspects of our lives, technology […]
A MILLION MILES LATER, SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
By / Mark Breslin Last month I was flying along, minding my own business, when the flight attendant came up to me. In the crowded cabin she announced to me and the other passengers that […]
DOES SIZE MATTER?
By Norm Grusnick, P. Eng We are entering a period of significant change when it comes to energy code upgrades and more stringent mechanical engineering specifications. The engineers who take the time to understand the […]