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Steve Smith

Steve Smith

Steve Smith served as the editorial director of Plumbing Engineer in the 1990s, and brings 20 years of experience covering the plumbing, piping and radiant heating markets. From 1996 to 2009, Smith helped grow two industry magazines’ monthly editorial content, including adding seven supplemental publications. He has traveled throughout the U.S., and abroad to Japan, China and Europe to meet with industry leaders and represent various magazines. He can be reached at 847-564-1127 or [email protected].

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Scroll, Post, Engage, Promote, Hire

How Cox turned social media into a workforce engagement and brand strategy.
June 1, 2026
Steve Smith

Discover how mechanical contractor Cox Engineering uses creative social media marketing to bridge communication gaps, build trust, and successfully recruit the next generation of tradespeople.


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Q&A with Panama Bartholomy, Founder and Executive Director of the Building Decarbonization Coalition

California’s Heat Pump Week, a first-of-its-kind statewide campaign, brought together contractors, policymakers and consumers to accelerate electrification.
June 1, 2026
Steve Smith

Discover how California’s inaugural Heat Pump Week aligns policymakers, consumers, and contractors to accelerate electrification and reshape the competitive HVAC landscape.


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Heat Pumps: Scaling for Commercial and Residential Markets

Industry leaders gathered at AHR 2026 to debate the challenges shaping the next phase of heat pump adoption.
June 1, 2026
Steve Smith

Discover how industry leaders are tackling cold-climate performance and utilizing dual-fuel systems as a practical bridge for scaling modern heat pump adoption.


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From Military Service to Service Calls

Trane’s Trade Warriors Program turns military veterans into HVAC professionals.
May 4, 2026
Steve Smith

Learn how Trane’s Trade Warriors program is bridging the skilled labor gap by transforming transitioning service members into highly disciplined, job-ready HVAC professionals.


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Q&A with Todd Schwarzenbach, Chief Customer Officer, Viega North America

A sharper focus on the customer is reshaping how Viega supports contractors, distributors and specifiers in a more demanding, fast-changing market.
May 4, 2026
Steve Smith

Viega North America’s first-ever Chief Customer Officer, Todd Schwarzenbach, discusses how a sharpened focus on customer feedback, practical training, and innovative press technology is helping contractors and distributors navigate a rapidly changing market.


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Built Upon a CornerStone

With a philosophy that puts his employees first, his customers second and shareholders last, Steve Adkins has built CornerStone One into a full-service mechanical contracting company.
April 1, 2026
Steve Smith

Discover how CornerStone One founder Steve Adkins transformed a garage-based plumbing startup into a $50 million mechanical powerhouse by prioritizing people, leadership culture, and the "courage to diversify."


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BEMIS Manufacturing Co.: 125 Years of Innovation

The best toilet seat is one you never have to think about.
April 1, 2026
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2026 Boiler Report: No Single Answer

Fossil fuel, electric, hybrid, dual-fuel, heat pump, condensing boiler — the hydronic heating market doesn’t have one future, it has several.
March 30, 2026
Steve Smith

The 2026 Boiler Report explores how leading manufacturers are navigating a complex landscape of electrification mandates, hybrid technologies, and workforce challenges to shape the future of hydronic heating.


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ACCA’s Contractor of the Future Study

Developed in partnership with Farmington Research Group, study shows the habits of the best of the best.
March 2, 2026
Steve Smith

A new comprehensive study from ACCA and Farmington Consulting Group reveals that high-performing HVAC contractors are out-earning the competition by offering more customer options, doubling down on marketing investments, and leading sales with monthly financing payments.


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Q&A with Michael Wilson, Founder and Principal, Pipelining Technologies Inc.

How Florida’s crackdown on CIPP ‘gapping’ is reshaping inspections, enforcement, and national pipe lining standards.
March 2, 2026
Steve Smith

Following the Surfside tragedy, Florida is cracking down on the dangerous practice of CIPP "gapping" to ensure structural pipe repairs actually meet safety codes and protect building integrity.


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