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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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Plumbing apprentice

The apprentice(ship)

Politicians support apprenticeships as the country looks for another route to good jobs that don’t require the expense of college.
December 7, 2015
Steve Smith
“For the life of me, I don’t know why we stigmatize vocational education. Welders make more money than philosophers. We...
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California’s underground movement to save water

December 3, 2015
Steve Smith
Only in California, after almost five years of a desolate drought, could the arrival of El Nino, with predictions of...
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HTS Texas continues on a fast track for growth

And under the leadership of Mike Donovan, the firm has a very good idea of how to stay on that path.
November 11, 2015
Steve Smith
Mike Donovan has had the entrepreneurial spirit ever since he became a self-made 11-year-old. "I wanted a set of golf...
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Legionella is the new mold

November 11, 2015
Steve Smith
An aging population, aging water and increased awareness are just a few possible reasons for a rise in Legionnaires’ disease....
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Wasting water

California water utilities don’t know (or even have to know) how much their piping leaks.
October 8, 2015
Steve Smith
There’s plenty of good news lately on the California drought. Californians are going above and beyond the state’s water-savings goals. Citizens...
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Zoom Drain and Sewer heads into franchising

September 4, 2015
Steve Smith
Steve Solla used to be easy to find. During the day, you could track him down at the mailroom of...
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Q&A with the CEO of Watts Water Technologies Inc.

September 4, 2015
Steve Smith
Robert J. Pagano, Jr. was just days into beginning his second year as CEO of Watts Water Technologies, Inc., when...
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Why smart meters aren’t so smart

The meters aren’t enough to make our busy selves pay attention to water and energy use. But we will pay attention if given a reason that’s worth our time.  
September 4, 2015
Steve Smith
I live on a farm where it’s a 12-mile round trip just to get a dozen eggs. A trip to...
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The usual suspect

New legislation and regulations in New York focus on cooling towers, the likely culprit of the recent Legionnaires’ disease outbreak.
September 2, 2015
Steve Smith
The New York City Council approved legislation on August 13 mandating several measures for cooling towers in the midst of...
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Milwaukee Tool introduces ONE-KEY

(and about 79 other products for good measure)
August 11, 2015
Steve Smith
Milwaukee Tool introduced an entirely new high-tech way to tap into the capabilities of power tools, perhaps the most high-touch...
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