May 1, 2009
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Electric utility leads by example: headquarters is Platinum LEED certified
Great River Energy’s headquarters is the first commercial building in the state to receive U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification. ...
Mechanical contractors positioned to lead BIM process
Building Information Modeling is more than three-dimensional drafting or CAD on steroids; it's a collaborative productivity tool that can get buildings built more efficiently. ...
Giants make lemonade
The question on this page last year was, Are we entering a recession? We know the answer to that. Nevertheless, the nation's largest mechanical contractors...
Well system is energy efficient, maintains accurate pressure
Loves Park, Ill. A new energy-efficient well system, including a pump with a variable frequency drive, providing accurate pressure control 24/7 and even...
Aquatech USA showcases innovative products
Exhibitors at Aquatech USA 2009, an international exhibition and conference on water technology, showcased innovative water systems products and technologies...
Hydrogen fueling stations may create green contracting work
Construction has begun on Long Island's first hydrogen fueling station. This spring, a company called Air Products Technology is scheduled to begin providing three alternative fuels to a fleet of vehicles operated by the Town of Hempstead, N.Y....
Service contractors get recession fighting tips
Mark Matteson of Pinnacle Service Group offers recession-fighting tips to service contractors at the 30th Power Meeting of Quality Service Contractors...
ITT to buy Laing GmbH
ITT Corp. announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Laing GmbH of Germany, a privately held leading producer of energy-efficient circulator pumps primarily used in residential and commercial plumbing and HVAC systems. ...
In Brief - May 2009
The Kohler Co. Board of Directors has elected David Kohler, president and chief operating officer of Kohler Co. His time with the company goes back to...
Labor management is key to productivity
The original intent of this column was to discuss how to maximize production in manpower by scheduling and project phasing, but with the onset of the...
GPS Insight offers options
Scottsdale, Ariz. GPS Insight, a supplier of GPS tracking hardware and software solutions for commercial and municipal fleet vehicles, announced the capability...
PHCC ensures plumbers are part of HET debate
In some current debates on water conservation, particularly involving high efficiency, 1.28-gpf, toilet proposals, it might seem that PHCC is opposed...
THE GLASS IS HALF FULL
Mechanical contracting giants find that niche markets, such as green, hospitals, labs or water and wastewater, are still doing ok ...
Size matters when adding an indirect water heater
Recently I received a number of questions, like the following one, from readers about sizing indirect water heaters: I am considering an indirect and...
Servicing high efficiency boilers Part 2
This month's column touches on an aspect of servicing high efficiency modcon boilers that many contractors don't think about the paperwork associated...
One for the office, and two for the road
Madcad.com v3.0, www.madcad.com, is a web-based subscription service that provides online access, in HTML format, to building codes and standards from all major content providers....
T for C clauses set no limits on termination
Back in the olden days of construction, once a contract was entered, the contractor had the right to complete it and be paid the full price. Over time, the concept of a “Termination for Convenience” (T for C) clause arose....
BIM knowledge is necessary for job bids
Back in 1980, I was the systems architect/analyst and building trades consultant for DataSonix, the second digitizer-based construction estimating software...
Green Products
editor's choice THE PINNACLE LINE OF OIL-FIRED BOILERS is now eligible for federal tax credit. Recent changes made to federal tax credits for the purchase...
Trucks and Accessories
editor's choice THE EN-PAK AIR COMPRESSOR is a self-contained, truck-integrated unit that is also a hydraulic pump and a generator. Mechanical contractors...
Giants stay giant because of their resilience
I'm no longer surprised at how well the nation's largest mechanical contractors seem to handle everything that's thrown at them. In the depths of the...
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