Lean construction method: efficient work, happy customers
Processes reduce waste, encourage ideas, help projects finish early and on budget FAIRFAX, Va. – “Lean construction” may be an industry buzz term, but in reality, it’s a practice many…
Green building
Green initiatives in training centers carry over to sheet metal job sites
Schools in Indiana, Minnesota create opportunities with green energy, certification FAIRFAX, Va. – “Green” can be a buzzword, or it can be a way of life and doing business. Sheet…
National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) awards $200,000 grant to Virginia Tech to research fume hood efficiency in labs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Energy Management Institute has awarded Virginia Tech a $200,000 grant to document the efficiency of fume hood retrofits in the context of lab spaces. A…
New training center, operations building pursues LEED Platinum
Sheet Metal Workers Local #36 in St. Louis makes good on ‘green’ initiative; 95,000-square-foot building to be fully operational by Dec. 1 ST. LOUIS – “Green” has been the new…
Sheet metal contractor finds it’s easy to be green
St. Louis’ Murphy Company completes LEED projects, opens door to business ST. LOUIS – For more than a century, Murphy Company in St. Louis has experienced success in mechanical and…