Online Resources

• SMACNA Publications

• New Horizons Foundation Publications

• LMCC Publications

• Legal Considerations When Establishing a Joint Labor Management Committee

• The Partnership Challenge - Can we work together to overcome the obstacles facing our Unionized industries today? This program was developed for use by the SMWIA Local/SMACNA-British Columbia Partnership Committee for presentation to all signatory companies and 280 members. The presentation identifies goals and objectives of the Partnership Project, with backup statistical data that clearly illustrates our position in the overall construction marketplace.
  

• Partners in Progress Magazine

  Partners in Progress (PIP) is published by the Sheet Metal Industry Labor Management Cooperation Fund. It is a joint publication of the SMWIA and SMACNA with a readership of 120,000 throughout the United States and Canada. Its purpose is to better communicate with members of both sponsoring organizations on cooperative efforts, program, products and services aimed at enhancing opportunities for members by meeting the needs of customers. It is currently published four times a year. By clicking on the links below, you may read or download PDF files of the most recent edition and archives of PIP.

  Current:
  Vol 6, No 3: Market Expansion Primer
  

  Archive:
  Fall 2007: Local Partnership Success
  Summer 2007: Challenging Jobs
  Winter 2007: Growing Residential Business
  Fall 2006: Super Sheet Metal Trust Funds
  Summer 2006: Workforce Issues: Many Questions, —No Easy Answers
  Spring 2006: 2006 Partnership Conference
  Winter 2006: Focus on the Future
  Fall 2005: Service Work Training
  Summer 2005: Architectural Sheet Metal: A Work of Art
  Spring 2005: Market Expansion: What We're Doing, Where We're Going
  October 2004: Focus on Industrial
  July 2004: Beyond Industry Week: Year-Round Joint Efforts
  February 2004: Sheet Metal Market Share Game
  December 2003: Building a Future Together
  September 2003: Labor-Management Cooperation: Remaking the Industry Landscape
  August 2003: To Grow Local Markets, Put It All Together
  

  • with Architectural Metal Insert

  June 2003: Gaining Market Share in Residential Construction
  October 2002: Future Focus: Growth Markets
  August 2002: Getting a Start on Working Together

• SMACNA Publications

  • Accepted Industry Practice for Industrial Duct Construction
  • Accepted Industry Practices for Sheet Metal Lagging
  • Alliance Project Management
  • Architectural Sheet Metal Inspection Guide
  • Architectural Sheet Metal Manual
  • Architectural Sheet Metal Manual, CADD Version 2.0
  • Bidding Direct - The Prime Option
  • Blue Book of Sheet Metal and HVAC Equipment
  • Building Systems Analysis & Retrofit Manual
  • Confined Space Video
  • Construction Safety Checklist
  • Cost Reference Manual
  • Current Safety and Health Issues in Fiberglass
  • Duct Research Destroys Design Myths (Bubble Video)
  • Duct System Calculator - Imperial
  • Duct System Calculator - Metric
  • Ducted Electric Heat Guide for Air Handling Systems
  • Energy Systems Analysis & Management
  • Environmental Risk Management for SMACNA Contractors
  • Fibrous Glass Duct Construction Standards
  • Fire, Smoke and Radiation Damper Installation Guide for HVAC Systems
  • Guide for Implementation of Total Quality Management for S/M & A/C Contrs.
  • Guide for Steel Stack Construction
  • Guide to Determining Shop Burden
  • Guidelines for Change Orders
  • Guidelines for Roof Mounted Outdoor Air-Conditioner Installations
  • HVAC Air Duct Leakage Test Manual
  • HVAC Duct Construction Standards - Metal and Flexible
  • HVAC Duct Construction Standards – Metal and Flexible
  • HVAC Duct Design Home Study Course
  • HVAC Duct Systems Inspection Guide
  • HVAC Duct Systems Inspection Guide
  • HVAC Sound and Vibration Manual
  • HVAC Systems - Applications
  • HVAC Systems - Commissioning Manual
  • HVAC Systems - Duct Design
  • HVAC Systems - Testing, Adjusting & Balancing
  • HVAC Systems-Duct Design, 4th Edition
  • IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction
  • IAQ Guidelines for Occupied Buildings Under Construction, 2nd Edition
  • Indoor Air Quality - A Systems Approach
  • Jobsite Reporting Form and Checklist
  • Kitchen Ventilation Systems & Food Service Equipment Guidelines
  • Managers' Guide for Welding
  • Membership Directory
  • OSHA Field Inspection Reference Manual
  • Rectangular Industrial Duct Construction Standards
  • Rectangular Industrial Duct Construction Standards, Metric (SI) Version
  • Residential Comfort System Installation Standards Manual
  • Residential Sheet Metal Guidelines
  • Round Industrial Duct Construction Standards
  • Round Industrial Duct Construction Standards (RIDCS) Software Version 2.0
  • Safety Poster Series
  • Safety Toolbox Talks - Volume 4
  • Seismic Restraint Manual: Guidelines for Mechanical Systems
  • Sheet Metal Made Lean & Clean
  • Sheet Metal Welding Guide, 3rd Edition
  • SMACNA CD-ROM Technical Manual Collection
  • SMACNA Guide to Control of Hazardous Energy
  • SMACNA Guide to Respiratory Protection
  • SMACNA Guide to Safety Policy & Procedures
  • SMACNA Guide to Working Safely with FRP
  • SMACNA Personal Protective Equipment Manual
  • SMACNA Press Brake Safety Compliance Kit
  • SMACNA Safety Toolbox Talks - Volume 2
  • SMACNA Safety Toolbox Talks - Volume 3
  • SMACNA's HAZCOM Toolbox Talks
  • SMACNA/ASHRAE Seismic Restraint Applications CD-ROM
  • Standard Practice in Sheet Metal Work
  • Supervisor's Safety Assistant
  • TAB Procedural Guide
  • The SMACNA Guide to Fall Protection
  • The SMACNA Scaffold Compliance Manual
  • The SMACNA Video Toolbox Talks
  • Thermoplastic Duct (PVC) Construction Manual
  • Thermoset FRP Duct Construction Manual

• New Horizons Foundations Publications

  • A Comparison of Operation Cost Factors: Union Versus Nonunion HVAC and Sheet Metal Contractors
  • Creating a Learning Environment: A Template for Creating and Cultivating a Learning Culture in the HVAC and Sheet Metal Industry
  • Impact of Incompatible Software on HVAC and Sheet Metal Contractors
  • Lean Production Principles
  • Measuring Customer Loyalty
  • Pre-construction Planning Process
  • Procurement Chain Management in the Construction Industry
  • Quantifying the Cumulative Impact of Change Orders
  • Residential HVAC Trends
  • Schedule Compression Effects on Labor Productivity
  • The Future for Union Sheet Metal Construction
  • The Impacts of a Merger or Consolidation for the SMWIA
  • Thinking Lean—Tools for Decreasing Costs and Increasing Profits
  • Tool and Material Management Systems

• LMCC Publications

  • Meeting the Workforce Needs of the Unionized Sheet Metal Industry – Part 1 by Dr. William Maloney

• Collectively Bargained Workers' Compensation Information

  • Collectively Bargained Workers' Compensation Presentation 6/5/07 - William Ecklund of Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon, & Vogt