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Better Together with Dodson Valco

Dodson Global and Industrial Valco combined two highly skilled workforces and committed to fulfilling orders quickly and efficiently.

September 2, 2024

Dodson Valco employees are no strangers to mergers. In 2007, Dodson Steel Products and Global Fittings and Flanges merged to form Dodson Global.

McNeeley View

Love It or Leave It

Not bad advice.

September 2, 2024

Don McNeeley

Recent surveys have made me a bit concerned. These are surveys confirming a significant decline in patriotism. In fact, our love of country is at an all-time low.

PVF Market Overview

Summer U.S Gas Demand Lower Than Expected

Refiners boosted their processing capacity in the second quarter, expecting a growth in gasoline and diesel demand that did not materialize.

September 2, 2024

Stephen Letko

September marks the end of 2024’s third quarter, with many uncertainties affecting the prospects for the PVF industry sector of the economy.

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School is in Session!

Manufacturer reps are taking their trucks on the road to educate and showcase the products they represent.

September 2, 2024

Ruth Mitchell

Take a peek at some good-looking mobile training trailers decked out with manufacturers' products and innovative technologies.

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PHCC CONNECT 2024 Heads to Alabama

This year’s annual conference and trade show for industry professionals features a new format.

September 2, 2024

Steve Smith

The PHCC CONNECT 2024 will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, Oct.7-10, at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex, with a slightly different schedule than past events.

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Tyler Arndt’s Showhouse

Not content with just having a booth at a home show, contractor turns his own house into a display.

September 2, 2024

Steve Smith

Not content with just having a booth at a home show, plumbing and radiant heating contractor Tyler Arndt, Arndt & Son Plumbing, turns his own house into a display.

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Factors Driving Commercial Building Decarbonization and Strategic Electrification

Constructing a building that minimizes its carbon footprint is often less expensive than one that relies on fossil fuels.

September 2, 2024

Constructing a building that minimizes its carbon footprint is often less expensive than one that relies on fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Radiant Insider

DHW, Mixing Valves and Recirculation

How recirculation can make or break your domestic hot water system.

September 2, 2024

Cody Mack

Caleffi’s Cody Mack receives many calls about recirc creep. In this column, he emphasizes the importance of proper piping, balancing and selecting appropriate mixing valves to prevent it and maintain water temperature control.

The Future Is Now

Water, Entropy and the Future of Energy Management

With unparalleled capacity to store and transfer energy, water can be a viable solution to a sustainable and resilient world

September 2, 2024

John Mullen

Thermal energy networks help buildings communicate with each other in warmth and coolness through piping networks. New columnist John Mullen explains how these shared energy networks use “waste” heat from sewage wastewater, collected stormwater or existing fire suppression systems to use elsewhere in buildings.