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Homeless does not mean hopeless. This is the guiding conviction of a quite remarkable nonprofit called Hope Vibes. 

Water heating is a major energy consumer in commercial buildings, which is why they require systems that are reliable, efficient and able to meet varying levels of demand.

Today, more than ever, people are concerned with the quality of their drinking water. 

The plumbing industry is ever-changing, and plumbing contractors are striving to maximize productivity and minimize call backs. 

Well, it finally happened. Michigan weather heated up, and my AC sputtered and died a sad death. 

When troubleshooting a hydronic system, the piping layout is often confusing. To understand the system, I sometimes sketch the piping to help me visualize the flow of water. 

Anyone who says they wouldn’t change a thing on the hydronic systems they’ve designed or installed over the last decade is either so oblivious to changes in technology that they don’t know any better, so egotistical they can’t accept that improvement of their work is possible, or so foolish they don’t care what they’re missing out on.

There are a lot of reasons for pessimism in 2020. The country is divided. 

Even though we all understand change is a constant part of life and business, there has been a surplus of it (paired with uncertainty) lately. 

Nearly 6,000 Houston-area students got the chance to “test drive” lucrative design and construction careers through an NKBA program. It provides BridgeYear/NKBA Career Tours to schools at no cost and will expand to markets beyond Houston over the next two years — and possibly add virtual options — with the goal of impacting more than 24,000 high school students.