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Forty-eight years ago, as a plumbing apprentice, we used ABS schedule 40 piping and fittings for DWV work. 

Right now, there is a lot of confusion in the world. People don’t necessarily know which “experts” to trust or what to believe. 

Each year, on the day after Thanksgiving, we celebrate Black Friday. 

The versatility of modern hydronics technology allows designers to create systems that are “customized” to the needs — and constraints — of almost any building. 

One of the most common things I see when I begin my work with a new contracting client is the resistance to train employees. 

Normally, making it through July is nothing to celebrate, but given the year we’ve had so far, I’m celebrating the little wins when I can. 

It was such a simple project; replace the old cast iron boiler with a new condensing boiler. You knocked it out in a few days. 

The coronavirus has captured most of the discussion in the trade press since the lockdowns began. It should have — it’s been the overriding event. 

In 1976, while attending an American Legion Convention at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel, 211 people became ill and 34 of them died from what was thought to be a previously unknown type of bacterial pneumonia. 

I’ve been studying human performance (specifically peak performance) for years in individuals and organizations.