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Unified Group Service Management Forum Focuses on Developing Industry Leaders

February 17, 2023

In January, members of The Unified Group gathered for the 2023 Service Management Forum in Nashville to see longtime friends, cultivate new relationships, and experience the excitement of Music City.

A. O. Smith Offers New Contractor Incentives

February 14, 2023

The company announces a new quarterly promotion for wholesale channel partners and their customers.

Watermark Designs James Collection Chosen as One of Better Homes & Gardens 30 Most Innovative Products

February 7, 2023

With its nod to traditional and industrial design, the collection has one foot in the past and one in the future.

Coburn Supply Company Acquires Chris-More

February 6, 2023

Finalized Feb. 3, the acquisition has allowed Coburn’s to further expand its footprint and better serve customers throughout Tennessee.

Solutions to Meet Efficiency and Sustainability Initiatives, Maintain Water Wellness on Display at Watts Booth During AHR 2023

February 3, 2023

AERCO, Lync, and PVI to demonstrate advanced product solutions and technologies that lower operating costs, improve efficiencies, and mitigate waterborne pathogens.

Contractor Stories

Look Beyond the Boiler Room

Failing to address the system as a whole means that high-efficiency boilers fail to operate at peak performance or the system doesn’t operate as intended.

February 3, 2023

Tom Soukup

A hydronic heating system is more than boilers and heat exchangers. Make sure to inspect the distribution piping and heat-emitting components before making any changes.

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Hydronic SIM System Clears Path Where Pioneers Once Walked

The snow- and ice-melt system installed at Utah’s This Is The Place Heritage Park is three times larger than a typical system.

February 3, 2023

Executives of a new historical site in Salt Lake City, concerned with the safety of winter visitors, decided on a hydronic snow- and ice-melt system to alleviate the problem — as well as protecting new concrete from salt damage.

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On-Premises Nitrogen Generation to Address CO2 Supply Concerns for Breweries

As these gases serve similar purposes in brewery processes, replacing one with the other is viable where a specific gas may not be required. Read on to learn about technologies that can aid in this endeavor.

February 3, 2023

With a nationwide shortage of carbon dioxide, breweries are looking at nitrogen substitution for some brewing processes.

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Data-Driven Safer Water

The same level of technologies and controls currently in place in our building’s HVAC systems must be applied to plumbing systems as well.

February 3, 2023

James Dipping PE, CPD, GPD, LEED AP BD+C, ARCSA AP, FASPE

Digitizing information from domestic water systems gives building owners and facility managers immediate awareness of system performance. Data availability helps them operate a successful water management plan, protect building occupants and save money.

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Plumbing Retrofit Upgrade May Not Be as Simple as You Think

Systematically dealing with challenges allows the designer to identify the impacts and provide an efficient, sustainable and cost-effective solution.

February 3, 2023

Building retrofits may require a full or partial redesign of the existing space. Engineers and designers retrofitting a plumbing system must be aware of the many challenges ahead with documentation accuracy, code compliance and correct system sizing.