John T. Wardle

The American Society of Heating Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE) provides resources to help designers make buildings more resilient to natural disasters. The non-profit company is based in Peachtree Corners, GA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's focus is on helping buildings and their systems withstand and recover from adverse events.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers operates non-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing and skill development for engineering community. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Plumbers & Steamfitters Union Local 486 is a union that represents nearly 2,000 union-trained plumbers and steamfitters. The non-profit company is based in Baltimore, MD, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company provides job information, training programs, and quality fringe benefits to their members. The company is affiliated with the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry. The company promotes good labor relations and provides highly trained labor for any size project need or skill requirement, including welding and specialty crafts such as medical gas piping. The company also has a training facility for apprenticeship programs.

The Poole & Kent Corp. provides mechanical construction and services. It offers mechanical services, commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning, plumbing, fabrication, preconstruction, and industrial and process piping services. The firm deals with commercial and government projects, hospitals, convention centers, hotels, research laboratories, and data centers. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.