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Too often we find ourselves making important decisions based on cost, not value. Ironically value engineering has become a common term used by cost-conscious building owners and specifiers as they move away from plumbing materials with proven performance track records, toward reinvented, cheaper and, most of the time, inferior products.

Officials at the St. Louis Area Foodbank say the installation of a Verasys system by Johnson Controls is reducing utility costs and increasing energy savings. 

Many types of buildings could benefit from duct sealing, according to a study from a Minneapolis-based environmental organization. 

Steel prices in 2018 are up 60 percent from the market cycle’s low point set late last year, and they are likely to move even higher due to events on the trade front.

If you face this situation, you must ask yourself: Are these civil or criminal charges? An example of a civil charge is when you give your bookkeeper check-signing authority and he or she steals.

During the past several years, new-style silicon nitride igniters for furnaces and boilers have taken over the industry. Virtually all new residential gas furnaces now feature the new technology.

In light of the continuing steel tariff fallout, contractors are understandably worried about whether they can hold margins by passing along the commodity price increases with a markup. Some sheet metal contractors will try to hold gross profit by passing along an incremental price increase alone. Others will reduce profitability by only passing part of the price increase. There are other options available to protect your margins.

A 4,500-square-foot house located near Grayton Beach, Fla., now has a metal standing-seam roof and metal exterior. 

Videos are one of the best ways to help you stand out in today’s competitive online environment. They allow you to inject personality into your messages, build trust and connect with viewers on an emotional level.

Media has changed substantially in the past 20 years. Most, if not all, of those changes were spurred by the impact the internet has had on how people consume their information. It’s a phenomenon that’s been covered regularly by multiple outlets since the shift became apparent a little more than a decade ago.