When we must decide between eating or paying our heating bills, you know things are bad. One method to make energy more affordable is creating thermal energy networks — connecting multiple buildings and sharing thermal energy sources such as geothermal.

For 40 years, fleet payments haven’t seen much innovation, but that’s begun to change.

The tradition ‘old shool’ plumbing and HVAC industries are still filled with new high tech advancements.

A good public relations strategy can attract new employees, which continues to be challenging in the home services business. Your company culture, social media presence, digital reviews and the voices of current employees are used by prospective employees to vet your company.

Using automation to detect faults and diagnose building issues is evolving. However, it is not a substitute for facilities personnel engagement and a genuine desire to improve operations. Justin Bowker from TDIndustries explains how his company successfully uses automated facilities management processes.

Residential leaks waste nearly 1 trillion gallons of water annually.  

As contractors juggle correct pricing, fair employee compensation, and personal salaries, it’s important to know and understand their business costs and how many tech hours they must sell to ensure the company is not losing money.