Each year, the foundation provides aid to aspiring technicians, helping to promote careers in the industry and fill good-paying jobs that cannot be outsourced.

The 16 online offerings, including eight new courses, run from January through June.

Through the Call for Presentations submission site, interested parties will be required to provide information about the proposed topic, speaker(s) biographies, and relevant learning objectives.

The legislation requires installation of CO detectors to be consistent with the 2018 International Fire Code.

We discuss the innovations that have enhanced brick-and-mortar showrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic, the results of the latest Kitchen & Bath Market Index (KBMI), and the 2021 kitchen and bath trends to watch for.

The association’s annual convention will take place June 7-8 at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.

The deadline to submit proposed changes to the 2024 Group A I-Codes is Jan. 11.

The association also reports that the average annual sales growth for the 12 months through November 2020 for HARDI distributors is 3.2 percent.

The association has promoted Tony Marcello to senior vice president of Training and Credentialing Services, D.J. Nunez to senior vice president of Field Services, and Christopher Lindsay to vice president of Government Relations.

As 2020 (mercifully) draws to a close and our industry considers what lies ahead, businesses would be wise to study the events of last year to better understand how 2021 might unfold.