Companies that have survived the recession, such
as those represented at Quality Service Contractors Power Meeting XXXI July
16-18 in Colorado Springs, Colo., should be proud of their accomplishments.
While not exactly the plumbing industry’s answer
to Cash for Clunkers, homeowners can get a rebate on their old water heater
when they trade it in for a model qualified under the EPA’s Energy Star
program.
The day after viewing PowerPoint presentations
on the future of plumbing, members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute
boarded a bus for a field trip to Warren Wilson College in Asheville, N.C., to
see the future in person.
