Commercial

Ravens Donate $200,000 to Upgrade HVAC System at Baltimore School

December 5, 2018

This is the first funding distributed from the players’ pledge through their social justice fund and continues the Ravens’ commitment to making a difference throughout Baltimore.

Construction Technology

The Future of Construction Automation

Fabrication shops provide ideal circumstances to test automation technologies.

December 5, 2018

Brian Antonsen

Fabrication shops are an ideal testbed for automation technologies as long as you can identify a problem, assess what’s possible, start slow and build over time for future growth.

Contractor Stories

Wired for Success

Best practices for setting up the electrical in the mechanical room.

December 5, 2018

Stephen Minnich

The electric is typically one of the last things you do on an installation but you can’t treat it like a political conversation over Thanksgiving dinner. It can’t be avoided. Here are some tips for giving your clients professional-looking wiring.

Vortex Reboots ShopTRENCHLESS.com

December 4, 2018

Online trenchless pipe and drain product site gets facelift and new direction.

U.S. Sales Boost Ferguson Plc’s Q1 Profits

December 4, 2018

The company says its U.S. business grew sales by 9.6 percent on an organic basis, with acquisitions adding another 2.4 percent.

Travis Voss, Mechanical Inc., Featured at Autodesk’s Connect & Construct Summit

December 3, 2018

Voss will also be speaking at the MCAA Technology Conference and demonstrate how Mechanical Inc. has begun using augmented reality on the jobsite.

Feature

The Room - Temperature Lavatory

December 3, 2018

There is one provision in both the Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) and International Plumbing Code (IPC) that endangers public health and bloats construction budgets: the requirement to provide hot water at all public lavatories.