Steve Smith

Study Claims 43 States Expose Millions to Toxic Compounds in Drinking Water

May 10, 2019

Steve Smith

Roughly 19 million people across the country are being exposed highly toxic fluorinated compounds called PFAS.

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Johnson Controls Partners with Lincoln Tech to Train Next Generation

Plans are to open 10 classrooms in key locations throughout the national trade school's campuses.

May 7, 2019

Steve Smith

Partnership between Johnson Controls and Lincoln Tech promoted vocational training.

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Searching for the Next Generation

We recently asked what our readers are doing to recruit and train the next generation of techs.

May 7, 2019

Steve Smith

PHC News contractor readers share tips on hiring and training the next generation of service technicians.

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The Rise of the ConTech?

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

May 7, 2019

Steve Smith

Contractors are buying into the idea of construction technology, but not necessarily funding it.

Ohio Worker’s Comp Bureau Rules Employer at Fault in Fatal Trench Collapse

April 9, 2019

Steve Smith

James B. Rogers, 33, when he was buried alive after a nearly 11-foot trench collapsed while he was trying to install a sewer pipe during the construction of a residence.

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.

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A Leader Like Any Other

Audrey Monell, continues to grow her family’s third-generation business, Forrest Anderson Plumbing & Air Conditioning Inc.

March 8, 2019

Steve Smith

Audrey Monell has earned numerous accolades for running her third-generation family plumbing and HVAC business.

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Of Course, There’s a Plumbing Museum

A museum dedicated to sinks, tubs, and very interesting unique artifacts.

March 5, 2019

Steve Smith

We first visited the Plumbing Museum at some point in the 1990s when it was located at its original site in Worcester, Massachusetts.

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Lochinvar, EC POWER Launch Cogeneration System at AHR Expo

The XRGI25 can produce both energy-efficient heat for domestic hot water and electricity to reduce energy consumption from external power sources.

March 4, 2019

Steve Smith

Lochinvar and European partner EC POWER officially launched the XRGI25, a cogeneration system for the North American market, during a press conference, Jan. 15, at Lochinvar’s booth at this year’s AHR Expo in Atlanta.

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InSinkErator Opens New Headquarters

New building is part of a multimillion-dollar investment in the company’s longtime Southeastern Wisconsin base.

March 4, 2019

Steve Smith

Toward the back of InSinkErator’s new gleaming steel-and-glass headquarters in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin is what must be the world’s quietest kitchen. There, visitors will spot an ordinary, everyday kitchen sink complete with backsplash inside what looks like a recording studio with baffled walls and ceiling.