Mechanical Service Contractors of America



Mechanical Service Contractors of America

National Service Agreement Renewed Five Years

The new National Service and Maintenance Agreement between the UA and MSCA is available here for both downloading and viewing. The Agreement will go into effect on August 1, 2010 and run through July 31, 2015. No changes were made to the current Agreement and all terms and provisions will remain the same. All current national signers will receive a copy of the new Agreement later this month but are automatically bound to all the terms of the new Agreement. Current signers are not required to sign the new Agreement but may do so by sending a written request to the United Association. All Schedule A’s will also be updated to reflect the new effective dates of the Agreement.

Click here to download a copy of the agreement.

FLIP Your Thinking: MSCA 2010 in Scottsdale, AZ

MSCA's 25th Annual Education Conference October 17 – 20, 2010. will be held at the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ.

Registration is open for what is expected to be our most cutting-edge annual educational conference ever. We're featuring futurist, change maker and entrepreneur Peter Sheahan, business strategist and technology futurist Daniel Burris, leadership expert and football hero Joe Theismann, and many others for what is shaping up to be an amazing experience.

MSCA's Dispatcher Professional Development Program

It’s time to register for the September 13-14 classes of MSCA’s popular Dispatcher Professional Development Program. Taught by our popular trainer and instructor Nancy Bandy, the two-day program gives dispatchers the tools they need to operate competently and efficiently. Held this time at the Hyatt Harborside at Boston’s Logan International Airport, Boston, Mass., this program is designed to help new or experienced dispatchers learn to advance their careers, improve job satisfaction, understand the vital role they play and learn to advance as they support the success of the companies they work for.

For more information, go to our education page to download the course brochure and register.

Click here to view a Windows Media Video of Walk a Mile in a Building Owner's Shoes, MSCA's latest one-hour webinar to help you to understand what your customers and clients are dealing with every day. There is no better way to be able to respond to the needs of building owners and facility managers. This webinar is free to members. It was developed expressly for MSCA and hosted by AirAdvice CEO Jim Crowder and AirAdvice VP of Market Development Tim Kensok

Get inside the mind of your customer with this one-hour webinar focused on the building owner.

Types of building ownership
How real estate investors make (or do not make) money
Ownership structures
What all building owners care about most
Lease types and how they influence decision making
Events that drive action
Strategies for success – smart prioritizing and targeting
Getting to yes – removing barriers to sales

Click here to download a copy of the webinar to your own computer.

Join The Hottest Class On The Web: HVAC 101

MSCA's HVAC 101 workbook-and-webinar series gives non-trade personnel a better understanding of HVACR terms, basic systems and the visual tools they need for successful day-to-day interactions with customers and coworkers. Each of ten modules includes the most fundamental industry concepts, presented in a thorough real-world way that will help your workforce to better understand our business. Each webinar is easily accessible from the HVAC 101 web page. Participant workbooks for each session must be ordered separately at a cost of $10 each for members.

Upcoming GREEN Events

Visit our GREEN ROOM for ongoing and new programs aimed at informing members of environmentally conscious opportunities in the mechanical service industry. See:

LEED Webinars

LEED Preparation Classes

Retro-commissioning Seminars and Webinars

Green Awareness Training

Stimulus Package Could Help Members

MCAA has created a focused, up-to-date web page devoted to helping you to track federal stimulus funding from the source, to the areas where you do business. The Stimulus Spending Information Center was created specifically for members. It represents the easiest and fastest route to the information you need right now.