July 2016 General Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. | www.generalheating.com General Heating and Air Conditioning PROJECT UPDATES Elkhorn Schools - Elkhorn, WI • Elkhorn School District had several schools that needed upgrades due to the district growing and the facilities being outdated. This project was a multi-phased, five school project to upgrade the space and increase the size of the schools. • GHAC worked with the general contractor, CG Schmidt, on the upgrades. • The first phase of the project was accomplished during the school year and consisted of gymnasium additions on Westside and Tibbetts Elementary schools, and small additions on the high school and Jackson Elementary Schools. • Since school was in progress, storage space was at a premium and the safety of the students was constantly on the radar. • The second phase of the project consisted of remodels to the first 4 schools as well as the middle school. These projects couldn’t start until school was out on June 13 and had to be completed before school began. • Due to the compressed schedule, multiple crews were required to stay ahead of the work and finish all 5 schools at the same time. • This was a typical school project which requires a substantial amount of work accomplished in a minimal time frame. Anticipating work load and having material ready to install on the second phase was critical and the foremen did a terrific job of this. Gray TV: New WMTV-NBC 15 building - Madison, WI • Gray TV-WMTV is located at 615 Forward Drive just off the Beltline in Madison. • Gray TV initiated this project because they chose to build a brand new WMTV building that is going for LEED certification. • GHAC installed all the new HVAC system including the rooftop air handling units and hot water boilers. • On the roof, a heavy grate secured between steel beams protects the air handling unit from falling ice that tends to drop from the large TV tower in the winter. • This project was unique due to the amount of sound control that was placed around the HVAC equipment so as not to disturb filming inside the WMTV studio. by Paul Mayfield by Chuck Meoska
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Inside Stories
Inside Stories
PROJECT UPDATES
Elkhorn Schools - Elkhorn, WI
• Elkhorn School District had several schools that needed upgrades due to the district growing and the facilities being outdated. This project was a multi-phased, five school project to upgrade the space and increase the size of the schools.
• GHAC worked with the general contractor, CG Schmidt, on the upgrades.
• The first phase of the project was accomplished during the school year and consisted of gymnasium additions on Westside and Tibbetts Elementary schools, and small additions on the high school and Jackson Elementary Schools.
• Since school was in progress, storage space was at a premium and the safety of the students was constantly on the radar.
• The second phase of the project consisted of remodels to the first 4 schools as well as the middle school. These projects couldn’t start until school was out on June 13 and had to be completed before school began.
• Due to the compressed schedule, multiple crews were required to stay ahead of the work and finish all 5 schools at the same time.
• This was a typical school project which requires a substantial amount of work accomplished in a minimal time frame. Anticipating work load and having material ready to install on the second phase was critical and the foremen did a terrific job of this.
Gray TV: New WMTV-NBC 15 building - Madison, WI
• Gray TV-WMTV is located at 615 Forward Drive just off the Beltline in Madison. • Gray TV initiated this project because they chose to build a brand new WMTV
building that is going for LEED certification.• GHAC installed all the new HVAC system including the rooftop air handling units and
hot water boilers.• On the roof, a heavy grate secured between steel beams protects the air handling
unit from falling ice that tends to drop from the large TV tower in the winter.• This project was unique due to the amount of sound control that was placed around
the HVAC equipment so as not to disturb filming inside the WMTV studio.
by Paul Mayfield
by Chuck Meoska
Project Updates, cont.
Upcoming ProjectsMarquette Replacement HospitalMarquette, MIThe 535,000 square foot 270-bed replacement hospital will house diagnostic and therapeutic services, patient care services, administrative and operational support, central power plant, mechanical, electrical and telecommunications areas. A 98,000 square foot clinical services/medical office building and a 220,000 square foot 500-space parking structure will also be constructed beside the new hospital. Additionally, the project scope involves site work and utilities, including: landscaping; vehicular and pedestrian access ways; and extending existing municipal services for water, sewer and power from their current offsite locations onto the new site to serve the development.Hooper and GHAC are performing the HVAC and plumbing. This is a $50 million job, the largest single contract Hooper and GHAC has ever done. The underground plumbing is expected to begin on September 1 of this year.
Other Upcoming Projects to Note
• American Family - The Spark• United Vaccines• UW-Stevens Point - Chemistry
Building• Baldwin Medical Center - Fitness
Center• SubZero - Harvest Haven• DeForest Schools• Madison Schools• Epic Campus 5 Buildings• Verona Town Hall• Meriter MRI
Above: Marquette Hospital rendering.
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These employees started with us recently. If you haven’t met them yet, make sure you stop by to say hi and make them feel welcome!
JoAnne Revolinski started in the Service Department on May 23 as Service Manager. She enjoys gardening, biking, and visiting new Farmer’s Markets.
Jon Weber started as a full-time employee on May 16 as a Project Management Assistant. He enjoys bow hunting, live music, and spending time outdoors.
Sarah Knowles started on July 5 in the Service Department as Dispatch/Service Parts Coordinator.
New Employees
Welcome General’s Newest Additions
Safety Corner
The Dangers of Complacency by Mike Bales, Safety
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Complacency on the job injures and kills. And it spreads like a disease from one worker to another. One employee sees a co-worker taking a shortcut and figures, “If he doesn’t care, why should I?” We can’t afford to let complacency take over in our workplace. Utilize safety meetings and other training opportunities to get the message across that complacency is dangerous—as dangerous as any excavation, confined space, or other recognized workplace hazard. By re-dedicating your commitment to safety and awareness, you can create a safety culture that seeks out and eradicates complacency, replacing it with an emphasis on alertness, planning, hazard identification, problem solving, and accident prevention.
Many incidents occur because people are distracted and do not pay attention to their environment and what is going on around them. It’s easy for our managers and foreman to fall into the same trap- we become distracted by pressing
issues such as the organization’s need to increase productivity, improve quality, and raise profits. We focus on trying to change the one area we cannot control, which is time. With diverted efforts and the fact that we are reaching new safety milestones every week, it becomes easy to stop paying attention to the importance of safety in the organization and become blinded to the fact that the lack of attention to safety performance is injuring the organization in the long run. In other words, we become complacent.
There is no silver bullet answer to complacency. It takes awareness and vigilance to avoid the trap. Managers must renew their commitment to the safety process, and employees must get involved in safety activities. We did not reach our current level of excellence by sheer luck. Through our journey we have accomplished many amazing things, and I know we are destined for more!
I’m proud of all that you do, you should be too.
Elsy Galvan and husband welcomed baby boy, Harlen Kai Butler, on June 29.
BABYNEWS
“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” – Leo Tolstoy
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Thanks for those who attended the 7th Annual GHAC Clay Shoot. We had a total of 25 shooters, 2 of which were first timers. First place ended in a tie between Zach Schroeckenthaler and Jason Wagi with a total of 36. Both received a $50 gift card. Chris Mlsna and Rich Everhardt were winners of the drawing and also each received a $50 gift card. Thank you to Masters Building Solutions for donating the gift cards. Hope to see more of you next year. This is a fun event especially for those who want to try it for the first time.
Events
Clay Shoot Recap by Rhonda McGettigan
Save the Date: Upcoming Events
GOLF TOURNAMENTThis year’s golf tournament will be held at Foxboro Golf Club in Oregon. More details to follow. We hope to see you there!
Saturday, Aug. 27
Wednesday, July 20
CONCERTS ON THE SQUAREThe Hooper/GHAC employee night at Concerts on the Square is on Wednesday, July 20, at 7 p.m. Pizza will begin at 6 p.m. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Kristin Haas at [email protected].
HEAT’S ONThe 29th annual Heat’s On event will take place on Saturday, October 8. This is a community endeavor that provides complimentary furnace clean and check services to veterans in Dane County. If you have questions or are interested in participating, please talk to Mike Polster.
Saturday, October 8
Pie Contest by Brenda PerkovichHow many different pies are there? Lots! But at General Heating on June 2, we had 18 different pies including fruit pies and cream pies. Three judges were put to the sweet task of sampling them all. Donne Lalor’s chocolate peanut butter pie was declared the winner. Congratulations, Donne!
Although the grilled chicken lunch was free, we raised $421 for the United Way. The money was raised from a meat raffle of 10 different assorted meat prizes, our traditional ticket raffle, which had
prizes from tools to backyard games to picnic essentials, and the sale of pie slices.
Thanks for all those who attended. Hope you enjoyed the conversation, food, and had some fun with the puns.
Another event will be scheduled for this autumn when the United Way Campaign officially kicks off. If you have an idea for an event, please let me know.
Why did the pie go to a dentist? Because it needed a filling.
