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Alternative Energy

AI for What?

Finding the balance.
February 5, 2024
Max Rohr

Artificial intelligence is a tool you can use in your business to find patterns — in service calls, technician performance, and even truck maintenance. However, ask the right questions and use common sense to determine if the answers are correct.


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Geothermal HVAC

Thermal Energy Networks Take Shape in Rochester, Minnesota

The city has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100 percent over the next three decades.
February 5, 2024
Jay Egg and Mimi Egg

This city, which prides itself on progressive, bold and community-centered ideas, uses geothermal and thermal energy networks to help reach its goal of 100 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years.


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Covering All the Bases

Massachusetts homeowner makes detailed assessments in seemingly simple replacement of hot water heater.
February 5, 2024

Massachusetts homeowner makes detailed assessments in seemingly simple replacement of hot water heater.


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Contractor Profit Advantage

Handling After-Hour Emergency Calls

Develop a system with CSRS and techs to determine which calls are truly emergencies and require a service call after business hours.
February 5, 2024
Richard DiToma

When customers call with an emergency — especially after business hours — you need a system to determine if it truly is an urgent situation. If it is, how do you determine what technician to send? An option to control after-hours chaos is to give that privilege to service agreement program members.


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Effective Prefabrication Requires an Industry-Wide Mindset Shift

Improving the preconstruction process relies on process automation, which runs on precise information provided by BIM and VDC.
February 5, 2024

Construction technology continues to advance, including preconstruction processes. Building information modeling and virtual design construction gather critical information and effectively communicate it to project stakeholders, significantly increasing prefabrication’s success rate.


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Williams Plumbing and Heating Builds for the Future

What started as a one-man shop first known for its fleet of brown Datsuns is now at the forefront of construction technologies.
February 5, 2024
Williams Plumbing and Heating, a one-man shop founded in 1979 and first known for its fleet of brown Datsuns is now at the forefront of construction technologies. The company also encourages new talent to join the field through Williams Academy. 


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The Future Is Now

Climate Change and Electrification

We will need electrified buildings, VPPs, bi-directional sharing with vehicles, and many other solutions in our transition to clean energy.
February 5, 2024
BF Nagy

The United States experienced extreme weather, causing fatalities, injuries and billions of dollars in damage last year. Our clean energy transition will require re-evaluating energy technologies to determine what should be funded or scrapped. 


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More Proactive, More Productive

How smart plumbing fixtures can save time and money and improve sustainability.
February 5, 2024

Facilities using smart plumbing fixtures can save time, manage facility workflow and improve efficiency and sustainability. Advanced sensors detect changes and track product performance, providing maintenance staff with real-time insights into the performance of the facility’s smart products.


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IAPMO, ASPE, Seattle to Host Training for Use of Water Demand Calculator in Multifamily Units

February 2, 2024

Seattle-King County, in conjunction with local ASPE and IAPMO chapters, will offer an in-person training on using IAPMO’s Uniform Plumbing Code  Appendix M — the Water Demand Calculator — on Feb. 17 for inspectors, installers and design professionals.


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PMI Applauds House for Approving Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act

February 2, 2024

PMI applauds the House of Representatives, which voted 357 to 70 on Jan. 31 to approve H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.


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