54 Pageviews Read Stories
Causes: Education, Vocational & Technical Schools
Mission: The foundation's purpose is to provide research that will give hvac and sheet metal contractors a competitive edge.
Programs: Using a board of director, peer groups and other resources to challenge and enhance performance: for hvac and sheet metal contractors - this white paper offers advice and suggestions on the effective use of outside resources to improve performance of hvac and sheet metal contractors.
productivity measurement and tracking in the hvac and sheet metal industry -the white paper will represent an overall analysis of how the industry measures productivity, including an analysis of productivity tracking systems per phase (detailing/shop drawings, manufacture, install). It will identify the percent of contractors that measure productivity, which phases, and what is being measured. The paper will also identify major issues to be understood, pitfalls to avoid, and lessons learned.
prefabrication, a tool to improve productivity - the project seeks toprovide:- information for hvac and sheet metal contractors to better understandthe impact prefabrication can have on productivity,- a best practice strategy to guide hvac and sheet metal contractors inincreasing the effectiveness of prefabrication operations, and- guidelines to hvac and sheet metal contractors on how to bettermeasure productivity and provide a framework to use in determining thesteps to enhance prefabrication operations.