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Dan Holohan: Thankful

Reflecting and reminiscing this holiday season.

November 8, 2019

When our daughters were small, we would wake them before dawn on Thanksgiving morning and drive into Manhattan to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade from a spot on Central Park West, just across the street from The Dakota (the apartment building where John Lennon lived and died).

John Siegenthaler: Low temperature leverage

A novel hardware combination offers several benefits.

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

November 8, 2019

Because they generate heat intermittently, renewable energy heat sources such as solar thermal collectors and pellet boilers require thermal storage tanks. So do storage-based systems using off-peak electricity, or micro combined heat and power (MCHP) generation.

Dave Yates: Honesty

The essential foundation for your business.

Dave Yates

November 6, 2019

Honesty is such a lonely word (from the song, “Honesty” by Billy Joel). It never ceases to amaze me when folks we deal with are not honest.

Al Levi: Money from the scrap heap

Contractors have several options when it comes to handling scrap metal.

Al Levi

November 6, 2019

A client called me awhile back because he wanted to know what my family did with the scrap metal from jobsites, and he wanted to know what the other companies I work with do on this matter too.

Three podcasts home services professionals could listen to on the road

Cheryl McRae

October 18, 2019

We know you’re practically living in your truck, constantly on the go, so, when are you supposed to do any research? Learn new skills? Grow your business? Take it to the road!

Nicole Krawcke: Managing millennials

Don't write off an entire generation.

Nicole Krawcke

October 14, 2019

I’ve traveled quite a bit during my five-plus years with BNP Media — first covering the HVAC industry, and now plumbing.

Matt Michel: 9 lies small contractors tell themselves

Invest in a business that works for you, rather than the reverse.

Matt Michel

October 10, 2019

All contractors start small, though no contractor needs to remain small. Sadly, when plumbers remain small, it is usually because they tell themselves one of the following nine lies.