The company will provide 21 high-efficiency home comfort systems for a Nashville-area project.

This year’s conference will take place Nov. 19-22 in Atlanta at the LEED Gold Georgia World Congress Center.

Accommodating population growth challenges us to create more buildings without completely zeroing out the beneficial plant life that is crucial for our health. 

Hydronic heating systems must be filled with water to provide the heat transfer fluid (HTF) that makes them work. In the case of the closed-loop solar heating system, the HTF is typically a mixture of water and propylene glycol.

Crazy weather has become the norm everywhere, which is part of the reason for the Montreal Protocol and the Kigali Amendment, under which nations have agreed to move toward natural, global-warming-friendly refrigerants. 

On June 13, 2019, Gov. Abbott issued an executive order to extend the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners and the plumbing licensing law until 2021 to allow the next legislature to consider the issue. The plumbing industry needs to ensure their elected officials are educated on the topic and address this issue properly in the next legislative session.

As part of the contributions needed to be made toward the elimination of combustion heating, “beneficial electrification” is becoming the clear choice. With proper education, consumers can come to see that it's a significant step forward toward modernization to be “all electric.” 

Those who understand the passive impacts of climate will be better able to deliver cost-effective, energy-efficient buildings.

A growing number of construction firms are embracing lean construction techniques that aim to maximize value for the customer by eliminating or minimizing waste at every opportunity.