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Plumbing & Heating Thoughts

The Best Bet to Save Water

Five-year update to major water conservation study says state laws are critical to managing nation’s water resources.

May 24, 2018

Although plumbing products and building codes help conserve water, states are in the best position to set laws and regulations that will save even more water.

Code Classroom

Water Main Failures

Combining thrust blocks and mechanical joint restraints for water mains is a good design practice.

May 24, 2018

Ron George

Following good design practices, like installing mechanical joint restraints with concrete thrust blocks will provide for years of trouble-free service for water mains.

FPE Corner

Tall Timber Buildings

Combining prescriptive measures and performance-based design.

May 24, 2018

Samuel S. Dannaway

Addressing the tall building question with a reasoned approach of combining prescriptive measures and performance-based design.

ANSI Accredits IAPMO to Act as U.S. Technical Advisory Group Administrator of International Water Efficiency Standard

May 22, 2018

The ISO standard will develop water consumption or flow rate criteria for consumer plumbing products and appliances.

Contractor Profit Advantage

Outrageously High and Lowball Prices

Four personal factors can be the downfall of your business.

May 17, 2018

Richard DiToma

It’s so easy to want what someone else has or criticize how they operate. Before you assuming something about another contractor’s prices, make sure your prices are not low.

Alternative Energy

The Power of Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies have some serious energy baggage.

May 16, 2018

Max Rohr

Whether or not you invest in Bitcoin or any sort of digital currency mining, lots of other people will be building servers in the future to keep track of our ever-expanding digital dependent lifestyles. So what do we do about the energy?

Momentum Building Marketing

Powerful Word of Mouth

Businesses can use social media to get people talking.

May 15, 2018

Heather Ripley

Communication strategy begins with word of mouth.

LA’s Wilshire Grand Center a Modern-day Construction Marvel

Mechanical systems designed to achieve efficiency targets.

May 14, 2018

Hundreds of mechanical contractors helped to install the heating and cooling systems in the Wilshire Grand Center, now the tallest building in Las Angeles.