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STIMULUS Links...
SMACNA National Stimulus
Recovery Updates
èsmacna.org/RecoveryTrak
Michigan Department of
Labor - Recovery & Reinvestment Plan
èMichigan.gov
US Department of Labor -
Stimulus Recovery Updates
èRecovery.gov
US General Services Admin.
(GSA Recovery Act Building Projects)
èGSA.gov
US Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD)
èHUD.gov/Recovery
HUD sponsored housing participants
èHUD.gov/Renting
Central Contractor Registration site
èMichigan Federal Economic Recovery Request List
List of possible projects identified by counties, townships, cities, school districts and state government for federal funds.
A great resource for your future bidding.
GREEN / LEED Links...
Free Publications:
èHVAC
Contractors Guide to Bidding Green Building Projects
èSuccessful
Building Project Coordination
SMACNA National Contracts Bulletin #104:
èLegal Pitfalls of Green Construction
Additional Resources:
èUSGBC.ORG
US Green Building Council (USGBC)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating
èASHRAE.ORG ASHRAE
ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004 for energy efficiency building codes
èNIBS.ORG National Institute of Building Sciences
Whole Building Design Guide - free guide
èEPA.GOV US Environmental Protection Agency
ENERGY STAR rating system
èENERGY.GOV US Department of Energy
Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey
EDUCATION Links...
Review Future SMACNA Detroit Chapter Education Programs
èSMACNAD.ORG SMACNA Metropolitan Detroit Chapter Education Page
Free PRE-RECORDED Webinars: Learn on your time
Building
Information Modeling - Key to Unlocking Your Future
Matt Cramer, Dee Cramer, Inc.
Weathering the Storm Strategies for Navigating a Turbulent Mkt. Scott Winstead, FAILS MGMT. Institute
èSMACNA.ORG/members/courses SMACNA National
Future LIVE Webinars: $95 per connection
HVAC Duct
Construction Standards
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Eli Howard / Mark Terzigni, SMACNA National
Comparison
of New AIA and ConsensusDOCS Standard Forms
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Stephen Yoch, Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt
SMACNA DETROIT Links...
SPECIAL RESOLUTION 78 RELIEF
An agreement has been reached between SMACNA Detroit and SMWIA Local 80 which will provide more than $3 per hour relief on your jobs in many cases. The new rates provide a crew cost of $39.96 for a company-wide three-to-one ratio of Residential Light
Commercial Journeyman and Building Tradesman. There are a large number of unemployed sheet metal workers and Local 80 is willing to provide contractors with workers.
TARGET MONIES
Over $1 million has been approved with a value of $7.5 million in work on jobs which have historically been performed by non-union competitors and which SMACNA contractors have won through the use of this great program. Take advantage of this program for all jobs you are bidding against non-union contractors.
Get These Request Forms Online
èSpecial Resolution 78 Request Form
Safety Modular Reimbursement
Contractors can receive reimbursement
from SMACNA Detroit for payments made to employed journeymen for MUST Safety
Module Training. All 18 modules must be completed before a request for payment
is submitted by the contractor.
èMUST Safety Module Reimbursement Request Forms Online