While overhead HVAC remains the norm, underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems offer compelling advantages in energy efficiency, flexibility, and comfort—if designers and contractors understand the unique considerations that make or break UFAD success.

Running a successful PHC business takes more than technical skill — it’s a carefully balanced recipe of knowledge, business sense, pride, and the drive to deliver excellence at every turn.

As a 90-day U.S.–China tariff truce takes effect, a hydronic pro unpacks the real-world chaos it creates for pricing, planning, and staying afloat in a volatile market.

Backflow prevention is going digital. From smart flood alerts and automatic shutoff valves to mobile testing apps, new technologies are reshaping how plumbing pros protect clean water — and save time, property, and lives.

Rheem sponsors home build as part of 100th anniversary celebrations. 

During the June 19-20 meetings held at IAPMO’s World Headquarters West in Ontario, California, the WE•Stand Technical Committee acted on 119 public proposals. 

During the June 17-18 meetings held at IAPMO’s World Headquarters West in Ontario, California, the committees acted on 253 proposed amendments to the 2024 editions of these Uniform Codes.

Watts has announced an upcoming educational webinar titled Advancing Backflow Awareness to Safeguard Public Water, scheduled to air live on July 24, 2025, at 12 p.m. ET.

Though many expected the Trump administration to kill the proposed regulation, the agency may simply tone it down to a more performance-based standard, experts say.

This next-generation, eco-friendly water heating solution is now ready to deliver outstanding efficiency, advanced connectivity, and ultra-quiet operation for residential applications across the USA and Canada.