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With origins dating back 20 years, the Hydronics Design Studio is a tool to assist those who design hydronic heating and cooling systems.

Plumbing is one of the largest and most essential specialty trades in construction, with the U.S. plumbing industry projected to reach $191.4 billion in 2026 and include roughly 129,000 businesses nationwide, according to IBISWorld. At the same time, the construction industry continues to face a major labor shortage, putting more pressure on contractors to do more with their existing teams. 

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.

For many contractors, heat pump water heaters still feel like a niche product; something tied more closely to rebates, energy programs or high-efficiency upgrades than to everyday water heater replacement work. But, according to Gregg Holladay of Bradford White, that perception is about to change quickly.

ProBooks by BDR aims to help owners and managers gain greater visibility into their financial performance by providing accurate, timely and organized bookkeeping support.

The release also includes multilingual messaging to support communication across language barriers and offline project access for working in areas with limited or no internet connectivity, integrated directly into the Houzz Pro app.

Fast Cash introduces an agentic AI model that takes ownership of the collections process, automatically following up, adapting to customer behavior, and resolving routine payment issues without adding back-office headcount.

Backed by McNally Capital and led by industry veteran Jason Richards, Foundral debuts as a growth platform for union-backed mechanical contractors. The company aims to strengthen talent, expand capabilities and support a wave of new infrastructure and data-center development across the Midwest.

The new website aims to create a unified platform for several different features including product search and locator functionality. 

EDEN’s new built-in scheduling feature eliminates “calendar tag” for contractors by pairing instant pricing with real-time booking.