Articles by Steve Smith

Modern hydronics offers customers relief from high heating costs.

Company intends to maintain a presence in Michigan City; Move likely to leave about 170 people out of work.

Plenty of products promise to make underground repairs as unobtrusive as possible.

Third-party testing and certification takes the guesswork out of choosing water treatment equipment.

The PHCC-NA lobbies for a new bill designed to help small businesses provide health insurance through association health plans.

Legislation requires all N.J. home improvement contractors to register with state; N.J. Division of Consumer Affairs received 2,600 complaints about contractors last year

The Mechanical Contractors Association of America considers Internet reverse auctions a problem for owners and contractors alike.

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PHCC New Jersey is asking New Jersey Gov. James McGreevy to veto a section of a recently passed bill that exempts home improvement retailers and their employees from new legislation regulating, for the first time, home improvement contractors.

Renovation of existing infrastructure to comprise large portion of commercial construction market