Companies that have survived the recession, such as those represented at Quality Service Contractors Power Meeting XXXI July 16-18 in Colorado Springs, Colo., should be proud of their accomplishments.

Cash For Old Water Heaters

September 1, 2009

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While not exactly the plumbing industry’s answer to Cash for Clunkers, homeowners can get a rebate on their old water heater when they trade it in for a model qualified under the EPA’s Energy Star program.

Bottled Water Raises Questions You Can Answer

August 1, 2009

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I look at the 8.6 billion bottles of water Americans consumed in 2008 as an opportunity that many plumbing contractors should cash in on.

PMI Members Tour EcoDorm

June 1, 2009

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The day after viewing PowerPoint presentations on the future of plumbing, members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute boarded a bus for a field trip to Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C., to see the future in person.

BIM, Green Construction Will Soften Economic Fall

January 15, 2009

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Contractors should become experts in sustainable construction so that architects, GCs and property managers don’t claim it as their exclusive domain.

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