Most rep principals can tell you their commission income to the dollar. Far fewer can tell you whether their revenue per employee, collection cycle or operating margin is ahead of the pack or quietly falling behind.

The use of Artificial Intelligence is no longer an option. It isn’t an experimental technology.

In Disney’s 1951 classic, “Alice in Wonderland,” the White Rabbit famously observed, “I’m late, I’m late for a very important date!”

The construction industry is experiencing a pivotal moment, where rising costs and labor shortages demand a smarter, more integrated approach to building.

My house has a living room with a vaulted ceiling and a loft area above it. That means in summer, the temperatures can get a little uneve So out of curiosity, I asked ChatGPT a simple question

Most of the plumbing contractors I know got into the business because they love the trade itself. They enjoy working with their hands. They are passionate about problem-solving. They like making a difference in the lives of their customers.

One of the issues I often write about is the necessity for you, the contractor, to properly identify and calculate the true operational business costs you incur to run your business — in total and as those costs pertain proportionately to any given task.

One of the biggest challenges for professional engineers, distributors and contractors is low or non-existent water pressure in busy spaces.

As technology evolves in buildings, more systems are generating data about their own performance, and our knowledge of how to operate buildings more safely and sustainably continues to grow with it.

In the HVAC industry, it’s easy to feel like everything is becoming more advanced and more complicated. Building automation systems (BASs) are more capable.