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The Future is Now

Capturing Heat from Ice

Leading hockey arenas reduce emissions with heat reclamation.

December 3, 2018

What do the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, St Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes have in common? They’re National Hockey League teams and their arenas are getting greener. For St Louis it was their game rink; for the others, it was the practice sheets.

Young Professionals + Integrated Design

Can You Innovate?

Your TI-89 calculator doesn’t have the answer to this. It’s about people and experience.

December 3, 2018

Cory Powers

The most famous innovative time in our history is the industrial revolution. The mid- to late-1700s was the start of innovation becoming the norm in business and competition. Many world industries were astounded by the idea of a machine completing tasks once done by hand.

Service Nation Receives the Aggie 100 Award

November 27, 2018

Aggie 100 honors the 100 fastest growing Aggie-owned or Aggie-led businesses in the world.

ASHRAE Leadership Addresses Canada Legislative Committee on Energy Efficiency

November 26, 2018

ASHRAE provided testimony focused on the technical tools, standards and guidelines it develops that can help government – and the private sector – deliver on energy efficiency and building performance.

Digital Exclusive: Tech Ride-Alongs Are a High-Return Activity

November 19, 2018

Getting out of the office can often look like the impossible dream, but what if the time spent in the field during ride-alongs was far more important?

ASSE/IAPMO/ANSI Series 12000-2018 Now Available

November 9, 2018

Voluntary consensus addresses hazardous nature of pathogens and infectious diseases that play dangerous roles for pipe trade workers, maintenance personnel and other construction craftspeople.

Alternative Energy

The Green New Deal

A brief history of energy-efficiency platforms.

November 6, 2018

Max Rohr

The Green New Deal phrase is credited to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. In 2007, he wrote an article introducing the idea: “The New Deal was not built on a magic bullet but on a broad range of programs and industrial projects to revitalize America. Ditto for an energy New Deal.

Momentum Building Marketing

Protect Your Brand Online

Surviving opinions, politics and social media flame wars.

November 6, 2018

Heather Ripley

Word of mouth is a powerful force when customers are looking to hire a plumbing company or purchase software or services.

Business Uncomplicated

The Ride-Along, Part 2

Ten tips to make the most of your windshield time, and when you are on the job together.

November 6, 2018

Ellen Rohr

Ride-alongs are humbling. Just because you tell your techs to do something doesn’t mean it’s happening. Or even understood. Talking ain’t training. I’ve experienced that brutal reality many times myself.

Contractor Profit Advantage

Calculate Overhead in Dollars and Cents

A set percentage most likely will not cover your true cost of overhead expenses.

November 6, 2018

Richard DiToma

Except for pure luck, using set percentages does not reflect actual cost. Percentages should not be used as a formula to arrive at your overhead cost.