The Sheet Metal and Heating and Air Conditioning industry have many sources
available with information related to starting a career.
Contractor members of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National
Association (SMACNA) write the industry's technical manuals and standards that
define excellence and ensure measures of quality. The internationally recognized
association develops technical standards and guidelines for the design community
in specifying sheet metal installations and for the fabrication and installation
of HVAC, architectural and specialty sheet metal systems.
Go to the SMACNA website
SMWIA has established a reputation as a highly skilled workforce whose abilities
benefit everyone where they work, live, play and pray. We reach for new avenues
in our constant pursuit for a better quality of life for all workers.
Go to the SMWIA website
HVAC Expertise is a single source of information on HVAC systems and organizations qualified and
ready to assist you. We believe that there is no substitute for HVAC Expertise, which we define as
quality workmanship performed in a productive and efficient manner, using
accepted industry standards with a vast pool of talented workers.
Go to the HVAC Expertise website
SMOHIT is a Joint Labor Management Trust whose mission is to provide industry
leading health and safety solutions to minimize occupational illnesses and injuries
for sheet metal craftsmen. They serve more than 123,000 members of the Sheet
Metal Workers' International Association (
SMWIA) and 4,500
members of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association
(
SMACNA).
Go to the SMOHIT website
The National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) is a not for profit organization
sponsored by the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (
SMWIA)
and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association
(
SMACNA). The mission of
NEMI is to identify emerging markets and employment opportunities and to develop
programs to capitalize on them. This mission encompasses a sense of purpose,
a sense of community, a sense of commitment and a pledge to the future.
Go to the NEMI website
The Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) is committed to the
welfare of the general public, engineers, building owners and design
professionals to assure that all building environmental systems are installed
properly and all systems are adjusted to these design specifications. TABB
Certified Professionals subscribe to a strict Code of Conduct and pledge to
regularly upgrade their skill level to meet cutting-edge technological advances
in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry.
Go to the TABB website
