NEWS & EVENTS

Western States Apprenticeship Contest Showcases Industry Excellence

Apprentices, Conference
The Western Conference on Sheet Metal Apprenticeship & Training Apprenticeship Contest was held May 28–29 at the Livermore Training Facility, in Livermore CA, bringing together apprentices from across Arizona, California and Nevada to demonstrate their skills, knowledge, and commitment to excellence. This year’s competition expanded to include Service and Testing,…
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Stratus GPT Training Drives Innovation at Livermore Training Facility

Training
Members recently participated in a hands-on training event at the Livermore Training Facility focused on advancing digital skills in both shop and field operations. The session introduced Stratus GPT software, highlighting its growing role in modern sheet metal fabrication and installation workflows. During the training,  CEO of Stratus Jake Olsen,…
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Western States holds first regional apprentice contest since 2011

Apprentices
On July 17-19, Sheet Metal Workers’Local 104 and Bay Area Industry Training Fund hosted an apprenticeship contest at its Livermore, California, training center, inviting apprentices from the Western States Region, an area comprising California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. This was the first such contest since 2011, and organizers expect it…
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Learn to Install Metal Wall Panels in Our New Hands-On Training

Training
The Sheet Metal Workers Local 104 and Bay Area Industry Training Fund has introduced the SMQ33 Architectural Wall Panel Training, a new opportunity for Building Trades Sheet Metal students at the Livermore Training Facility, 1401 Greenville Road. The training is designed to give Building Trades Sheet Metal students a true…
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Fairfield Training Facility Earns New TAB Lab Certification

California, Training
On Dec. 3, representatives from the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) began the process of evaluating the SMW Local 104 and Bay Area Industry Training Fund – Fairfield Training Facility for compliance with the all-new requirements to offer the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) Technician performance exam. The exam…
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Local 104 Attends the 21st Annual ICB/TABB Conference

Conference
Ahead of the Curve April 29-May 02, 2024 St. Louis, MO Chris WalkerConference Summary This summary captures a four-day conference which took place from April 29 through May 2, 2024. The conference offered two educational tracks — the Business Track and the Certification Track. The Business Track enabled conference attendees…
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Approval on Heat Pump and Heat Pump Water Heaters Training

Training
The U. S. Department of Energy has recognized our training program as an approved Energy Skilled program for the following categories: Heat Pump Installation Heat Pump Comfort Advising Heat Pump Water Heater Installation For information on this recognition, please visit the following pages: Heat Pump Programs Heat Pump Water Heater…
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New Low GWP or A2L Certification Available

Training
As the HVACR industry continues to move forward and innovate, the refrigerants that were once so commonplace are now being phased out. Replacing them are more energy efficient, environmentally friendlier refrigerants, known as Low GWP refrigerants. These new Low GWP or A2L refrigerants are not covered with the EPA 608…
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