Items Tagged with 'material selection'

While managing field productivity is critical, many contractors routinely overlook a silent profit killer hiding in plain sight: material procurement.

According to the PPI,  while New York State’s fund of $250 million for water infrastructure improvements should be applauded, not allowing an open procurement process would diminish results and not provide the most cost-effective solution.

Recently, there was a discussion on the ASPE Open Forum regarding, “Plumbing Pipe Thermal Expansion and Expansion Fitting.” Generally, this topic would be found within your specifications under Section 22 05 16, “Expansion Fittings and Loops for Plumbing Piping;” this topic is under-discussed, and in many cases, poorly understood by many designers and engineers.