National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC)

Bob Dak honored with TABB Hall of Fame induction

Bob Dak’s career as one of the industry’s top testing and balancing (TAB) professionals culminated when his name was added to the International Certification Board/Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Bureau (ICB/TABB)…

September 3, 2020

Davenberry appointed as Outreach and Marketing Committee co-chair for RAiNA

National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC) Director of Technology Soph Davenberry has been named co-chair of the Outreach and Marketing Committee of the newly formed nonprofit Rainscreen Association in North…

September 1, 2020

Wolf Metals collaborates with Battelle to create units to sanitize PPE

On a Thursday morning in March, when much of the country was being told to shelter in place due to the effects of COVID-19, Mike Wolf, plant manager for the…

September 1, 2020

TABB COO Hamilton joins ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force

In March, John Hamilton, Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) chief operating officer, joined the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Epidemic Task Force. The task force’s…

May 21, 2020

Path to Washington fire life safety legislation packed with strategy, hard work

When going into any large project, a plan makes life infinitely easier. For years, Steve Musser, business agent for Western Washington Sheet Metal Local 66, was in search of a plan…

May 18, 2020

ICB/TABB Conference canceled, but education continues

Due to the cancellation of the 2020 ICB/TABB Conference, the International Certification Board (ICB) is dedicated to ensuring members are aware of alternate methods for earning Continuing Education Units (CEUs).…

February 13, 2020

Local 40 lab video helps educate all to value of fire life safety

Sheet Metal Workers International Association Local Union 40 in Connecticut created its Fire Life Safety lab two years ago to share it with politicians, fire officials and other Sheet Metal,…

February 6, 2020

CAL SMACNA, SMART Western States Council partnership good for all

“Energy efficiency” and “air quality” are the current buzzwords. And in California, programs and regulations related to these words are ubiquitous. California’s Energy Commission has mandated that energy efficiency in…

February 4, 2020

California sheet metal veteran makes mentorship a priority

Once on the dentist track, Bob Dak’s career has served generations of apprentices CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. – Bob Dak was well on his way to a career in dentistry…

November 19, 2019

Philadelphia passes fire life safety legislation

Earlier this year, Philadelphia joined the growing list of cities, counties and states with fire life safety ordinances, laws and legislation to regulate the inspections of fire and smoke dampers…