Mechanical

Emerging Water Technology Symposium Announces Call for Abstracts

April 3, 2019

Abstracts will be welcomed on topics including the water-energy nexus, water efficiency, water quality, alternate water sources, and more.

Construction Technology

Jobsite Efficiency Starts with Supply Chain Optimization

Technology and process innovations such as kitting are changing construction jobsites.

April 3, 2019

Brian Antonsen

Technology and process innovations such as kitting are changing construction jobsites quickly. Kitting can help streamline the overall flow of materials, tools and information to tradespeople on jobsites.

SPE Announces 2019 Plastic Pipe Conference

SPE Releases Abstracts for 2019 Plastic Pipe Conference

April 2, 2019

Abstracts of all 23 presentations, ranging from scientific white papers to the fundamentals of selecting the proper pipe, are now available at the conference’s website.

UA, Firefighters Unions Question Use of Plastic Pipe in Construction

UA, Firefighters Union Question Use of Plastic Pipe in Construction

March 31, 2019

Joint statement calls on developers, builders and code officials to reduce and restrict the use of plastic pipe.

IAPMO Code Change Monographs Now Available

March 28, 2019

Monographs contain every code change public comment submitted for the 2021 editions of the UPC and UMC as part of the ANSI-accredited consensus code development process employed by IAPMO.

Ferguson Grows Revenue by More Than 12 Percent

March 26, 2019

The company outperformed the market in all of the industries it serves for the first half of the 2019 fiscal year.

Chicago Introduces First New Building Code in 70 Years

March 25, 2019

New code will align more closely with national standards and provide more flexibility for new construction and building renovations.

The Rise of the ConTech?

March 25, 2019

Steve Smith

Latest survey from JBKnowledge shows technology’s promise, but construction firms are still slow to invest.

The New Flat Rate’s Danielle Putnam Named President of Women in HVACR

Danielle Putnam to Discuss "Shattering the Glass Ceiling" at Annual MTCAZ Luncheon

March 21, 2019

The president of both Women in HVACR and The New Flat Rate will offer strategies for success at the Ninth Annual Celebrating Women in the Mechanical Trade Industry Luncheon.