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The announcement follows a period of meaningful transition for Legend and reinforces the
company’s focus on stability, continuity, and long-term growth.
Why technical skill alone isn’t enough to build a profitable contracting company — and how disciplined pricing, sound math and business judgment separate real operators from those merely getting by.
If you search the Internet for the definition of the word “business,” you’ll find a version of this idea:
“Business is an organization that provides goods and services to the community in exchange for money, with the goal of becoming profitable.”
Point-of-use mixing valves with built-in visual indicators and serviceable components
are simplifying troubleshooting and repairs.
July 1, 2026
Ask any facility manager or plumber, and they’ll tell you that identifying and fixing crossflow issues is one of the challenges that costs them significant time and effort on the job.
Adding a new backflow preventer to an older system may negatively impact fire protection system performance. Here are some best practices to ensure existing sprinkler systems operate as intended when adding backflow preventers.
Some existing systems were never hydraulically calculated. Some were designed around pipe schedules. Some have little or no remaining safety margin. Add a backflow preventer without understanding the available water supply, system demand and device pressure loss, and a system that once appeared adequate may fail to deliver.
To address aging hospital systems, design teams are using facility condition assessments and carefully phased upgrades to improve reliability while keeping operations running.
July 1, 2026
In a 2025 article in Health Facilities Management titled “Deferred maintenance and master planning,” author Mike Mochel discusses the growing need for organizations to prioritize infrastructure renewal due to building age and systems that are beyond their serviceable life.
How nearly 20 miles of new piping, 4.4 million gallons of harvested rainwater, and a complete systems overhaul are preparing one of the world’s most visited museums for its next 50 years.
July 1, 2026
On July 1, 1976, President Gerald Ford dedicated the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum as “a perfect birthday present from the American people to themselves.” More than 1 million visitors passed through its doors in the first six weeks.