Electric radiant manufacturers form own trade association
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF MANUFACTURERS OF electric radiant heating products are forming their own trade association to work with code...
RPA to bring back Radiant Expo in ISH off years
TACOMA, WASH. In what could be the final event in this format, the RadFest West conference attracted about 350 radiant heating professionals May 1-2 here....
Snow melt is clear winner over snow removal at condos
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF PARK CITY, UTAH If snow had not fallen over Memorial Day weekend here, Thornton Plumbing & Heating might have started...
Electric radiant market warms up
Editor's note: The accompanying chart on sales in the electric radiant market appeared on pg. 16 of the Spring 2006 issue of Radiant Living, a supplement...
Advanced Comfort Systems advances comfort
BY STEVE SPAULDING OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF BARRINGTON, R.I. Art Cannon knows his technology. An engineer by training, he runs an electro-mechanical sales...
AHR Expo to host Radiant House display
CHICAGO The Radiant Panel Association and AHR Expo will host " Radiant House" with installation demonstrations during the January 2006 show at Mc-Cormick...
Radiant rehab is nearly allergen-free
CORVALLIS, ORE. The city of Corvallis sits cradled in the Willamette Valley, about an hour's drive from Eugene and about an hour and a half from Portland....
Growth in electric sales shocks radiant market
LOVELAND, COLO. Earlier this summer, the Radiant Panel Association reported that annual sales of hydronic radiant tubing had surged 37.4%, according to...
Radiant tube sales up 37% in 2004
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF LOVELAND, COLO. Sales of hydronic radiant tubing surged 37.4%, according to a survey of tubing manufacturers...
AHR Expo Sets Exhibitor Record
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff ORLANDO, FLA. For the first time in its 75-year history, the AHR Expo came here, attracting a large number of...
Wirsbo Sets Mini-Camps
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. Uponor Wirsbo has released its 2005 HCT Mini-Camp schedule. Wirsbos Mini-Camp has trained more than 6,500 contractors over the past...
How to Sell High-Efficiency Equipment
THEY CALLED BECAUSE they wanted a second opinion and a price for the installation of a new gas valve on their furnace. Their home was on the way to another...
Burnham Expands In PA
LANCASTER, PA. Hydronic and HVAC product manufacturer Burnham Holdings Inc. in early December announced an expansion and realignment of its Lancaster,...
Snow melt aids Vail makeover
BY STEVE SPAULDING of CONTRACTORs Staff VAIL, COLO. This town is undergoing what the its public relations department calls The Billion Dollar Makeover....
RPA Slates Radiant Outfitters Classes
LOVELAND, COLO. The Radiant Panel Associations new Radiant Outfitters education program will begin with schools on the East and West coasts in January...
RPA Certifies Radiant Techs
LOVELAND, COLO. The Radiant Panel Association will offer its Hydronic Designer and Hydronic Installer radiant certification exams along with its new Radiant...
Uponor to streamline operations
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. Uponor North America will close RTI Piping Systems in the United States and Plasco PEX-b Manufacturing in Canada, the company announced...
RPA hears plans for fuel cells in Europe, U.S.
BOSTON- Look for the first limited commercial sales of residential fuel cells in 2006 in Europe, a fuel cell manufacturer told members of the Radiant...
Watts Radiant centralizes operations in new facility
SPRINGFIELD, MO. Watts Radiant hosted an open house in September for its new facility here. The manufacturing plant provides 143,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing...
High-end radiant job provides comfort, water safety
WARRENSBURG, N.Y. During his career as an HVAC engineer for highrise buildings and hydroelectric plants, George Weinshenk knew the importance of hiring...
Entran tubing battle ends with a whimper
TRENTON, N.J. In October 1998, CONTRACTOR published a front-page story with the headline, " Rubber hydronic tubing failing." Now, nearly six years later,...
RPA Plans Changes to Streamline RadFests
Special to CONTRACTOR LOVELAND, COLO. With two regional RadFests under its belt, the Radiant Panel Association already is making plans to improve future...
Radiant Cooling Makes a Stand in New Mexico
By Michael Weil, Executive Editor, Contracting Business SANTA FE, N.M. With its rugged landscape and colorful mix of inhabitants, the Santa Fe area is...
Homeowners May Fight Goodyear Entran II Settlement
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff TRENTON, N.J. Goodyear hopes that its class-action settlement with New Jersey plaintiffs puts its Entran II problems...
RPA Hosts First RadFest
MADISON, WIS. The Radiant Panel Association hosted its first April 15-16 here in what the RPA plans to make annual regional events. A second regional...
