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The Next Shift in Wastewater Training

As utilities prepare for large-scale retirements, Nyad is building an AI tool to preserve operator knowledge and deliver guidance when newer workers need it most.
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Kristen R. Bayles
August 11, 2026

For Nyad, success is not measured by removing operators from the process. It is measured by giving more operators access to the kind of guidance that has traditionally depended on who happened to be on shift.


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Georgia Law Cracks Down on Unlicensed Contractor Advertising

New licensing provision targets unlicensed businesses advertising plumbing, HVACR, electrical, and utility contracting services
Hannah Belloli-Oster
Hannah Belloli-Oster
August 10, 2026

Georgia’s new contractor licensing provision aims to curb misleading advertising by unlicensed businesses while strengthening consumer protections and supporting contractors who meet state licensing requirements.


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Understanding Backflow: Risks, Regulations and Prevention Measures

Understanding the causes of backflow, Section 608 requirements, testing protocols, and prevention strategies to help safeguard potable water systems.
Rich Anderson CBO
August 7, 2026

Backflow can compromise potable water systems and pose serious public health risks. Learn how the 2024 International Plumbing Code, proper backflow prevention, routine testing, and cross-connection control strategies work together to help protect drinking water.


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PHCP-PVF Price Increases: August 2026

This month’s price increases impact products across multiple categories
Hannah Belloli-Oster
Hannah Belloli-Oster
August 6, 2026

While this month's announcements were more limited, price adjustments still affected valves, hydronic controls, pipe, supports, water heating products, and other plumbing and PVF product categories, with increases reaching close to double digits for some lines. 


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Navigating the Shift: Innovation in Commercial Water Heating

Commercial water heating is moving beyond like-for-like replacement as efficiency standards, electrification policies and smart controls change how systems are specified, installed and serviced.
Matt Baranuk Rhea-Anne Pendley Dustin Wiggins
August 5, 2026

Federal standards may set the timeline, but state policies, building owner expectations and new technologies are accelerating commercial water heating’s high-efficiency transition.


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State of the Industrial PVF Market: Data Centers Drive Growth

The market forces driving industrial PVF demand, the economic challenges reshaping operations, and the opportunities that lie ahead.
Hannah Belloli-Oster
Hannah Belloli-Oster
August 4, 2026

Data centers, AI infrastructure, and large commercial construction are fueling demand for industrial PVF products, even as tariffs, commodity volatility and labor shortages force manufacturers and distributors to rethink supply chain strategies.


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Endra Expands Into US, UK Following $50m Raise

Endra is a purpose-built AI platform for MEP engineering, built for enterprise consultancies.
Plumbing & Mechanical Editorial Staff
August 1, 2026

At Epoch, Endra will bring together leading engineers and innovators to unveil its electrical module and set out its vision for AI-native MEP engineering


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Water Goes Where It Wants To

The job of this industry is to make sure it has fewer chances to get there.
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Kristen R. Bayles
July 31, 2026

Water doesn’t care about travel plans or escaping the Alabama heat, or whether the right contractor is available before Monday morning. It finds the weak point, and if that weak point goes unnoticed long enough, a small issue can become a much bigger one.


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Expanded Training Center Prepares the Next Generation of Technicians

With enrollment rising and demand for skilled technicians increasing, PPATEC's new Grantville facility is designed to provide hands-on training, certifications and career pathways for HVAC professionals.
John Vastyan
July 29, 2026

PPATEC’s course offerings are specifically tailored to train HVAC/R, energy industry, and hydronic technicians in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. PPA member companies contribute to coursework to help design training programs that offer students a direct, hands-on learning experience that results in strengthening the professional skills of their employees.


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Connected Plumbing: An Intelligent Choice

Smart plumbing technology helps improve efficiency, conserve water, and simplify maintenance
July 28, 2026

From AI-powered leak detection to smart faucets, water heaters, and bottle filling stations, connected plumbing is reshaping how water systems are managed. Learn how intelligent plumbing technology is reducing maintenance costs, conserving resources, improving hygiene, and creating new opportunities for contractors and distributors.


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