California Politics and Industry News

CAL SMACNA’s 11th Annual Day at the Capitol held February 8th and 9th, 2016 in Sacramento was a huge success.  Fifty-four members and children attended and went to 63 legislative appointments educating California’s elected officials on three important industry issues.

CA Treasurer Backs Commercial Energy Financing for HVAC Efficiency

DIR suspends enforcement of eCPR requirement: enforcement of the eCPR requirement is hereby temporarily stayed pending outreach.

Warning of the next inevitable recession and the “zigzag of spend-cut-spend” budgeting, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. delivered his annual State of the State address.

The California Energy Commission issued a clarification today on the procedure to be used in verifying outside-airflow measurements when using an exhaust fan with an inlet damper.

Change order reform legislation AB 1347 (Chiu) was passed out of Senate Judiciary Committee today on a 7-0 vote. This bill will require public agencies to respond to payment demands by the general contractor for extra work performed within a time limited structure.

Vocational education is getting some much needed attention by the California Legislature in 2015.

CAL SMACNA Installs 2015/2016 Executive Committee

Randy Attaway, President and CEO of AGC, Inc. was awarded CAL SMACNA’s Ed Banks Memorial Contractor of the Year Award.

ACCO Engineered Systems was presented the 2015 Tom Guilfoy Memorial Craftsmanship of the Year Award, Mechanical category for their project work on the Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. 

Superior Duct Fabrication, a member of SMACNA Los Angeles, CAL SMACNA and SMACNA, celebrates 10 plus years in business!

Founded in 1913, last year marked 100 years of business for California Sheet Metal Works, Inc.! California Sheet Metal is a member of SMACNA of San Diego, CAL SMACNA and SMACNA National.

Superior Duct Fabrication, a member of SMACNA Los Angeles, CAL SMACNA and SMACNA, celebrates 10 plus years in business!