Nadia Askar

DCW draws growing crowds

Early estimates indicate an increase of 30% attendance over 2018; the sixth consecutive year of attendee growth.

Nadia Askar

March 15, 2019

The Expo drew a total of more than 100,000 attendees to the Las Vegas Convention Center.

2018 Design Construction Week drew a combined crowd of more than 85,000.

Design Construction Week returns to Las Vegas

A look at what KBIS and IBS have to offer this year.

Nadia Askar

February 11, 2019

After a two year stint in Orlando, Florida, the sixth annual Design & Construction Week returns to Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 19-21.

Viega offers and recommends jaws, rings, boosters and hydraulic pressing tools

A to Z pipe-joining methods

With all the different piping materials out there it can be hard to keep track of what is used where when entering the industry.

Nadia Askar

September 24, 2018

A brief look at what’s out there and what contractors are using.

Truck of the Month: J. Blanton Plumbing; Chicago, Illinois

A classy design by J. Blanton Plumbing.

Nadia Askar

April 25, 2018

Nine of the 14 vehicles are wrapped with the rest to be completed this spring.

Touchless technology improves faucet usability

Nadia Askar

April 16, 2018

Hands-free tech helps prevent messes while cutting down on germ transmission.

Truck of the Month: 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric; Wakefield, Mass.

A local name for a Boston company with 128 Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric.

Nadia Askar

March 28, 2018

In order to smash the stereotypes of the construction world, Williams combined his construction background with his love for plumbing.

Kohler’s Numi intelligent toilet with Konnect

How smart tech is changing the bathroom

Nearly 90 percent of Americans use their phones in the bathroom, according to a June 2015 Verizon Wireless.

Nadia Askar

March 5, 2018

From Bluetooth-enabled showers and lights to smart toilets, bathrooms are going high-tech.

From back to front: a 2013 GMC Box Truck

Truck of the Month: Service Professionals, Union, N.J.

Nadia Askar

February 26, 2018

Two thumbs up for Union, N.J.-based Service Professionals.

Truck of the Month: Comfort Matters Heating and Cooling, Maple Grove, Minn.

‘Emoji’ wrap shines bright in Minnesota.

Nadia Askar

January 24, 2018

Corey Hickmann founded Comfort Matters Heating and Cooling with his wife Amy in 2005.

KBIS 2018 Preview

KBIS and IBS co-locate again this year for Design & Construction Week.

Nadia Askar

January 8, 2018

This month, KBIS will once again join forces with the National Association of Home Builders and the International Builders’ Show for Design and Construction Week — the largest annual event geared toward design and construction industry professionals with more than 2,100 exhibitors combined.