When most people think about solar, they think about photovoltaic panels that generate electricity, but they don’t often think about solar thermal. When considering heating water, solar thermal is incredibly efficient by comparison.

In order to understand the influence professionals have in specifying, recommending, purchasing and/or installing specific categories of plumbing products, RJ 2.0 surveyed its west-coast readers in November 2018.

After a two year stint in Orlando, Florida, the sixth annual Design & Construction Week returns to Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 19-21.

Weil-McLain’s Stainless Steel Vertical Firetube (SVF) boiler features industry-leading thermal efficiency up to 97.1%, easy installation and maintenance, the intuitive and user-friendly Unity control system, and Weil-McLain boiler design reliability and longevity.

Armstrong Fluid Technology’s Design Envelope 4380 vertical in-line pumps are now also available in stainless steel.

The Rinnai Demand Duo 2 Hybrid Water Heating System has two commercial CU199 tankless water heaters connected to a 119-gallon tank.

David E. Berger and DEBsco Sales announces retirement.

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