Conceptual estimating is more of an art than a science. It’s impossible to predict everything that might occur on a project but make sure to communicate your design vision with the entire team to avoid as much value engineering as you can.

The new format of the 2019 NFPA 13, which reduced the document by nearly 50 pages, now organizes chapters in the way a fire sprinkler system is put together.

Determining the placement of medical gas zone valves in health-care facilities is important to prevent a fire.

IAPMO discussions for the 2021 UPC centered around dead legs, Legionella, water heater temperature control and water conservation.

Through determination and inspiration, this woman has worked tirelessly to create change in the way we use water.

U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer talks about the “existential threat to America’s most critical comparative advantage.”

Here are the best ideas I have recently discovered, or rediscovered, by working with contractors.

The goal of consumers dealing with contractors is to get an excellent job at the lowest price.

Today’s distributors fight a war on three fronts. First, there’s competition for labor. It’s tough to find good people to work at a counter or in a warehouse. Once hired, how do you retain them? 

While sales may require a fair bit of confidence, there are times when that behavior becomes detrimental to the team.