Lies, Damn Lies and Construction Projects
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PHILADELPHIA Contractors in the hallways here at MCAAs mid-year educational conference called the case study that...
R.I. Passes Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Law
Special to CONTRACTOR PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Rhode Island General Assembly has passed a new fire sprinkler retrofit law for nightclubs in response to the...
I=B=R Schools Offer Hydronic Training
Special to CONTRACTOR BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. A total of 64 students in June attended classes on hydronic heating system design, installation and troubleshooting...
How to Sell Oil Heat Against Other Fuels
By BOB MIODONSKI Of CONTRACTORs staff HERSHEY, PA. The similarity between oil heat and massage therapy may not be immediately apparent to many homeowners...
Owens Corning Remodeling Biz Growing
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff TOLEDO, OHIO Owens Corning is rolling out HOMExperts Home Repair and Remodeling. The service includes plumbing...
Hydronics Roundtable Targets New Homes
by Mike Murphy special to CONTRACTOR According to research studies presented by Burnham Hydronics at the First Hydronics Roundtable, held April 30 in...
Most on-site time is unproductive: expert
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PHILADELPHIA Most workers arent goofing off. In fact, only about 5% of the time spent on a construction site is...
Vo-tech students learn the ropes of radiant
BY STEVE SPAULDING Of CONTRACTORs staff EASTON, PA. The Career Institute of Technology vocational training school offers a wide variety of programs in...
Buy, Lease or Rent?
BY WILLIAM ATKINSON Special to CONTRACTOR WHEN IT COMES to paying for the use of equipment on a job, you can consider outright purchase, lease or rent....
Last Planner Process Aids Construction
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PHILADELPHIA Theres an awful lot of wheel-spinning that goes on at construction sites. Dennis Sowards offered...
Water Heaters to be Fire Resistant
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff BEGINNING JULY 1, all water heater manufacturers in the United States will begin manufacturing 30-, 40- and 50-gal....
Home-Builder Stocks Outpace Dow Jones
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. The top 10 performing stocks in the home-building sector gained 52% vs. a gain of 3% for the Dow Jones Industrial Average in year-to-date...
Legionella can be Kept Out of Radiant Heating Systems
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff SACRAMENTO, CALIF. Whats cooking in some water systems? Legionella bacteria, said Dave Yates, who emphasized his...
Growing into the Hydronics Market
BY MIKE WEIL Special to CONTRACTOR No matter what you may hear in the field, over the dinner table, at trade shows, or in association meetings, the truth...
Residential Services Group Not All-Encompassing
Special to CONTRACTOR HOUSTON Its all over except for some of the paper shuffling and the company that used to be Encompass Services is already referring...
Protecting Your Wallet from Mold
BY SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY Special to CONTRACTOR (Editors note: This is the second in a series of articles on mold written by CONTRACTOR legal expert Susan...
Not the Same Old, Same Old
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff Theres no better place to see decorative plumbing fixtures and fittings than the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, held...
NATE to add hydronics tests
ARLINGTON, VA. North American Technician Excellence, an organization that tests and certifies service technicians in the HVACR industry, will release...
GAMA Elects Massa Chairman for 2003-04
HILTON HEAD, S.C. Members of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association elected Ronald E. Massa, president of A.O. Smith Water Products Co., to be chairman...
1870s Military Barn Converted into Park Visitors Center
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff ST. LOUIS The historic Jefferson Barracks barn where the Army once housed its horses and wagons has been renovated...
GM Provides Wireless System
DETROIT General Motors Fleet and Commercial Operations will add Gearworks etrace XT mobile productivity solution, which will run over Nextels nationwide...
CPSC, BOMA, Central Sprinkler Update Recall of O-ring Sprinklers
CPSC, BOMA, Central Sprinkler Update Recall of O-ring Sprinklers Special to CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Central...
Burnham Offers Racecar Replica
LANCASTER, PA. From June 1 until July 31, plumbing and heating contractors who purchase a Burnham V8 boiler or Revolution boiler from a participating...
RPA's Radiant Expo Goes Out With a Bang
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. More than 1,000 people attended the 2003 Annual Radiant Panel Association Conference and REX (Radiant Expo) trade show May 7-11 here...
Jay R. Smith, 92, Dies
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Jay R. Smith, honorary chairman of Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co., died March 28 at his home here. He was 92 years old. Born June 15, 1910,...
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