In this industry, we spend our lives moving water and energy around. Some things that use a lot of energy are easy to identify, such as heavy machinery or air-conditioned buildings with open external doors.

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has thrown a wrench into the country’s longest stretch of economic growth, threatening the performance and profitability of construction projects in states with restrictive governmental regulations.

Recently, at ZOOM Drain, we updated procedures in our operations manual to respond to the COVID-19 environment. It was helpful to have solid systems in place already.

Tyler Arndt has racked up quite a list of accomplishments for a guy who was just about to turn 27 when we stopped by Arndt & Son Plumbing, Brooklyn, Wisconsin, last month. 

Was that a keg party we stumbled upon recently on a Haws LinkedIn post?

After the COVID-19 pandemic’s shelter-in-place orders went out across the country, contractors stepped up and led the way delivering … groceries … prescriptions … pizza … and, yes, even flowers. 

In 1980, debates among PHC contractors began regarding whether to charge consumers by the hour or by the job. Some contractors sided with time and material pricing while others raved about the benefits of quoting prices before commencing services.

These past few months have certainly turned a lot of lives and businesses upside down. It's been like living in a sci-fi movie.

They are not going away any time soon and every response to their vitriol just further serves their cause. Efforts of being reasonable, polite, humble and displays of self-deprecation will be in vain.