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CAL SMACNA’s 2027 Day at the Capitol February 9 – 10, 2027 | Sacramento, CA CAL SMACNA’s 2027 Day at the Capitol will provide you with an opportunity to help shape state policy on CAL SMACNA’s […]
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Passing the Baton
By / Gina Medel, SMACNA SoCal President This will be my last editorial as president of SMACNA Southern California, and what an honor and privilege it has been to serve the membership and work with […]
Summer Recap at SMACNA SoCal
By / Kristine Hammond, SMACNA SoCal Executive Director The SMACNA SoCal office had a busy summer! One of our accomplishments was an upgrade to our online remittance reporting portal, WebERF. Technical upgrades have been made […]
SMACNA Advocates for Bill to Improve IAQ, Living Conditions in Military Housing
By / Stan Kolbe, Executive Director of Legislative and Political Affairs, SMACNA National The MOLD Act would address insufficient oversight, poor maintenance, and substandard HVAC systems that have exposed military families to increasing levels of […]
Advocating for Our Members: The Power of Political Action
By Chris Schneider, Executive Director, SMACNA Oregon & SW Washington Our industry relies on active advocacy in the halls of government. From city halls and the state capitol to our nation’s capital, our political committees […]
Federal “Qualified Overtime” Tax Deduction: What Contractors Need to Know
What the Law Does The new provision allows employees to deduct certain overtime compensation from their federal taxable income on their individual tax returns. This is a federal income tax deduction. It does not eliminate […]
SMACNA Advocates for Bill to Improve IAQ, Living Conditions in Military Housing
By / Stan Kolbe, Executive Director of Legislative and Political affairs, SMACNA The MOLD Act would address insufficient oversight, poor maintenance, and substandard HVAC systems that have exposed military families to increasing levels of mold […]
SMACNA-BC Summer Update
By Jeremy Hallman, SMACNA-BC Executive Director If there has been one constant so far in 2026, it’s uncertainty. Every week seems to bring another headline about tariffs, trade negotiations, or the possibility of disruptions in […]
NFPA-96-2024 Exhaust Duct Systems Summary
By Norm Grusnick, PEng • Commercial Sales Rep, PACAIRE HVAC Suppliers Ltd. This is a summary of major points in National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 96-2024 Chapter 7 Exhaust Duct Systems and is not to […]
HVAC: Mapping the Work
How shops can use AI to turn messy, real-world operations into clear processes, usable SOPs, and repeatable training tools. In many fabrication shops, the hardest part of improvement is seeing the work clearly. Jonathan Marsh’s […]