Technical standards and manuals developed by SMACNA members have found world-wide acceptance by the construction community, including local and national government agencies. ANSI, the American National Standards Institute, has accredited SMACNA as a standards-setting organization.
SMACNA’s Labor Relations Department works to ensure contractors have the best and most up-to-date information regarding issues affecting their unionized work force. We work with the SMACNA Labor Relations Committee in representing member and industry interests in the negotiation of the Standard Form of Union Agreement with the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART).
As the first construction industry trade association with a full-time office on Capitol Hill, SMACNA’s legislative office plays an active role in shaping legislation affecting the sheet metal industry. The legislative staff works with Congressional committees drafting legislation and prepares SMACNA members to testify at Congressional hearings.
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital representation of physical and functional characteristics of a facility. BIM is a shared knowledge resource for information about a facility forming a reliable basis for decisions during its life-cycle; defined as existing from earliest conception to demolition. SMACNA continues to develop educational and information resources and to provide members with access to industry developments in this emerging field.