The changes will elevate LEED v4’s requirements for energy performance closer to those of LEED v4.1.

A total of eighteen plumbing and ten HVAC apprentices from across the nation took part in the contests.

Harts Academy, the Tacoma plumbing service provider's new in-house training program, combines classroom learning with hands-on experience.

Applicants must be plumbing or HVAC apprentices or trade school students, or college students pursuing studies directly related to the plumbing-heating-cooling industry.

The program is designed to promote the advancement of operations associates into higher-skilled positions that are more aligned with their long-term career goals.

The Houston academy will use HBI's industry-recognized curriculum designed to transform students into trained, pre-apprentices sought-after by builders.