We now live in a world where the mainstream media and social media are serving up daily news less distinguishable from entertainment than ever before.

Happy 2019 and welcome to a time when it’s difficult to tell fact from fancy, “messaging” from reality and results from wish lists — especially for those still in a celebratory haze following New Year festivities. It might be my only opportunity to find a few believers for some of the more creative among my industry predictions. 

What do the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, St Louis Blues and Arizona Coyotes have in common? They’re National Hockey League teams and their arenas are getting greener. For St Louis it was their game rink; for the others, it was the practice sheets.

Low-energy, zero-energy, energy-positive and passive-house buildings are being built by the thousands across North America. 

Radiant hydronic systems are certainly not new but as these three projects show, they keep improving and designers continue to innovate. Could it be that radiant hydronics is finding new believers?

Capturing and reclaiming water, once an idea primarily of interest to environmentalists, is serious business today as municipalities’ aging water infrastructures and shrinking budgets are under stress. Combined with modern technology, these old ideas are finding new uses in commercial applications.

The market has different methods of thermal storage for heating and cooling that can provide comfort as well as cost savings.

Some of the sewage in Washington DC these days has nothing to do with politics and has become quite valuable.

Consider some of these innovative, quickly growing water conservation technologies to help your business grow.

New construction process saves us all time, and offers key advantages for plumbing and heating trades.