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'Voice Of The Consumer' Raises Plumbing Questions

November 1, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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Home-improvement radio host Tom Kraeutler presented his 2008 Money Pit “Voice of the Consumer Report” to members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute Oct. 7 during the group’s fall meeting in Arlington, Va.
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Top Strategies, And Concerns, For Water-Efficient Products

October 22, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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Rob Zimmerman of Kohler Co. listed his top six strategies to conserve water.
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'Voice Of The Consumer' Raises Plumbing Questions

October 20, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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Home-improvement radio host Tom Kraeutler told Plumbing Manufacturers Institute members at their fall meeting that “Consumers are not comfortable with low-flow anything; You have to work on perception.”
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QSC: Seven Steps To A Customer-Service Culture

October 1, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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The economy being what it is, “Maximize Your Sales and Marketing Skills” was a particularly timely theme for Quality Service Contractors’ Power Meeting XXIX, held July 31-Aug. 2 in Milwaukee.
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UA Locals To Use Internet To Recruit Members, Get Work

October 1, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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About 2,100 United Association teachers and trainers gathered Aug. 9-15 in Ann Arbor, Mich., for UA’s 55th annual Instructor Training Program, covering such topics as green awareness certification, CAD for piping trades, public speaking, and recruiting and promotion in mass media.
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PMI Members Learn Being Green Isn't Always Easy

June 1, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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Members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute discovered at their spring meeting that this whole green building thing might be more complicated than advertised.
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PMI Members Learn Being Green Isn't Always Easy

May 2, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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Members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute discovered at their spring meeting that this whole green building thing might be more complicated than advertised.
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IAPMO Green Technical Committee To Tackle Sustainability Issues

April 30, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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The IAPMO Green Technical Committee convened its first meeting April 9 in Chicago to develop green plumbing, mechanical and solar codes.
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UA Offers Green Certification To Members

April 22, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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“Green Mechanical Systems, Awareness of Fundamental and Emerging Green Technologies” covers topics such as energy efficiency, energy management, alternative energy, HVAC systems, solar systems and plumbing.
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QSC: Sustainable Business Growth Depends On Leader

April 1, 2008
By Bob Miodonski
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Quality Service Contractors learned how to create a sustainable future for their companies that has nothing to do with the environment or green building craze.
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