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MCAA Leaders Provide Guidance on Association Governance and New Programs

Is LEED Your Only Option for Certifying a Green Building?

Recruit Your Next Professional Hire at the 2014 Student Chapter Summit

Make Your Visions Extraordinary at MSCA 2014

Negotiate from a Position of Strength with Help from MCAA's Collective Bargaining Seminar

Merck Names Herman Goldner Company 2013 Safety Contractor of the Year

Your Innovative Management Idea Deserves an Award

Cultivate Your Service Sales Team through the Sales Leadership Symposium

Ferguson Contributes to MCERF

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MCAA National Update for July 21, 2014

MCAA Leaders Provide Guidance on Association Governance and New Programs

During an intensive two-day meeting last week, MCAA's Board of Directors engaged in wide-ranging discussions and analyses that focused on the governance of MCAA and ideas for future new programs and services. Board members and past presidents identified strengths and weaknesses in MCAA's internal operations, external forces that may have an adverse impact on the association and opportunities that could help MCAA grow and better serve the membership. They also identified potential new programs and services, including an educational conference for foremen and forums for IT and operations managers to share best practices. The meeting also included reports on MCAA's finances, the varied activities of its committees and subsidiaries and an in-depth discussion on how best to secure MCAA's financial security in the coming years. The Board of Directors will next meet in conjunction with MCAA's 2015 convention.

Is LEED Your Only Option for Certifying a Green Building?

For almost a decade, LEED has been the industry standard for green building rating systems, but it's not the only system available to measure and test a building's sustainability. If you're looking for options to certify your next sustainable building, then plan to register for MCAA's next Green Building Webinar. On August 28, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time, Courtney France of France Sustainable Solutions will take you through the various programs in sustainable building metrics and explain the rating systems and certifications offered by each system. This webinar is free to MCAA and MSCA members as a benefit of membership. Please register at https://mcaa.webex.com.

Recruit Your Next Professional Hire at the 2014 Student Chapter Summit

Recruit Your Next Hire at the Student Chapter Summit!

If you are in the market for well-qualified young professionals for full-time positions or internships, your best source is the MCAA 2014 Student Chapter Summit (Jersey City, NJ, October 9-11). Members of MCAA student chapters from America's top schools of construction will come together for three days of educational sessions about industry practices and procedures, skills building, career searching tools, an extraordinary tour of the mechanical systems that support the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and much more. You'll be able to meet and observe these young people as they learn and network. This is an excellent recruiting opportunity, so plan to participate. Go to http://www.mcaa.org/education/mcaa/student for more information about the program and online registration.

Make Your Visions Extraordinary at MSCA 2014

Tell Me More About the MSCA Educational Conference

If you've ever wondered how to find the vision to take your life to the next level or how to summon the passion to keep "raising the bar," then plan to attend a candid Closing Session at the MSCA 2014 Educational Conference in Huntington Beach, CA, on October 1. Dewitt Jones - a former National Geographic photojournalist - will use his own extraordinary photographs to help you answer these questions by challenging the images you hold about yourself, your future, and the ways in which you grow. This unconventional and inspiring session is sure to solidify everything you learn at MSCA 2014. You must be registered for the conference to attend this event, so sign up today at http://www.mcaa.org/education/msca/annualconference.

Negotiate from a Position of Strength with Help from MCAA's Collective Bargaining Seminar

Knowledge is strength, particularly when it comes to negotiating in your next round of collective bargaining. MCAA's 2014 Collective Bargaining Seminar (September 8-10 in Washington DC), will bring you up to date on the latest issues affecting labor agreements and how best to represent your company and/or association in a negotiation. The seminar will cover: basic negotiation strategies; preparation tools, information and advice; current collective bargaining topics, including multiemployer pension issues; equal employment/affirmative action rules and collective bargaining issues for federal contractors; trade jurisdictional issues; and a roundtable discussion on National Labor Relations Board issues affecting contractors. A preliminary program and registration details are at www.mcaa.org/education.

Merck Names Herman Goldner Company 2013 Safety Contractor of the Year

Merck, a large provider of health-related products and services worldwide, recently selected MCAA member Herman Goldner Company as its 2013 Safety Contractor of the Year. The award is presented annually to a construction company that works exceptionally well with Merck/IPS safety teams to help ensure an injury-free work environment. To earn the award, the company must achieve zero jobsite incidents and actively participate in jobsite safety events, safety council meetings and other safety and wellness-related functions. MCAA congratulates The Herman Goldner Company on achieving this award.

Your Innovative Management Idea Deserves an Award

Learn More About the E. Robert Kent Award

Chances are you or someone in your company came up with an effective, unique way to solve a management problem. It may have been yesterday or many years ago, but the innovation has enabled your company to increase its productivity and profitability. The E. Robert Kent Award for Management Innovation, one of MCAA's most distinguished honors, provides an opportunity for members to showcase their innovations and receive well-deserved acclaim and publicity. Named for an industry icon who believed strongly that the best ideas should be shared, the E. Robert Kent Award brings to light proven ideas that can help companies throughout our industry overcome growth-hindering business challenges. Nominations are open for the 2014 E. Robert Kent Award; consider nominating the idea that helped your company succeed and help others get ahead. Go to http://www.mcaa.org/awards/erobertkent for more information and the downloadable form.

Cultivate Your Service Sales Team through the Sales Leadership Symposium

Building the skills of your entry-level service sales employees and enhancing the expertise of your intermediate- and advanced-level service sales staff all start with the MSCA Sales Leadership Symposium. During the MSCA 2014 Educational Conference in Huntington Beach, CA, the one-day Bonus Program will feature the Sales Leadership Symposium, which is designed exclusively for sales leaders who are responsible for any aspect of team development. This unique Bonus Program is the first step to giving your service sales team access to MSCA Sales Institute programs, and will equip you with the tools needed to support your team throughout their journey in these programs. Seats are filling up quickly, so register today! Visit the MSCA Sales Institute Web page to register and learn more about the Sales Leadership Symposium. Contact Sobeida Orantes (saorantes@mcaa.org) with registration questions.

Ferguson Contributes to MCERF

Ferguson, a Wolseley Company, recently presented $5,000 to the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF), making a total of $15,000 in contributions in 2014. This represents the first of ten installments of $15,000 per year, honoring a new $150,000 pledge Ferguson made to the Foundation in June 2013. The MCERF Board of Trustees is very grateful for the support which helps the Foundation continue the education and research programs that help our industry grow and thrive. Find out more about MCERF programs and activities at www.mcerf.org.

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