Integrating Smart Technology Into Hydronic Heating Systems
Plumbing and heating engineers and contractors face a more discerning customer base, with buyers used to seeing more smart gadgets appear around homes and office builds. While the likes of the Nest Thermostat is approaching its 15th birthday, smart
Plumbing and the Future of Modular Construction
Modular construction remains a booming trend across the contracting world. Modular design helps solve housing shortages, speeds up construction, and addresses rebuilding work after natural disasters. It also enables modern design thinking to ensure that modular dwellings are smart
Bring Back the Trades Launches New Website
RYE, NH — Bring Back the Trades (BBTT), a nonprofit dedicated to empowering the next generation of skilled tradespeople, has announced the launch of its new and improved website, BBTT.org. This enhanced platform is designed to provide students, parents,
9 Things to Try When the Phone Stops Ringing
Sometimes the calls are not there. Sometimes the phone does not ring. When you need calls, here are nine things to try. Some work together. 1. Run a Social Media Campaign If you have a presence on social media for yourself
Court Halts Oklahoma Onshore Wind Project Takedown Ordered by Year End
A federal judge put a temporary hold on her previous ruling that ordered clean energy developer Enel Green Power North America to remove 84 operating wind turbines in Osage County, Okla., by Dec. 1, in a long-running dispute related
Gateway Shortlists Four Teams for New Jersey Surface Work on $16B Hudson Tunnel
The Gateway Development Commission shortlisted four teams to compete for the New Jersey surface alignment portion of the $16.1-billion Hudson Tunnel Project. The design-build contract package covers construction of about 7,450 ft of new trackway adjacent to the Northeast Corridor
American Structurepoint CEO Rick Conner: Pursuing a Journey of ‘Endless Opportunities’
When high school student Rick Conner was hired in 1971 at the small Indianapolis consulting engineering firm that would become American Structurepoint, he had no idea it was the start of a career journey that would take him from
Leaders at Ironworkers’ IMPACT Conference Focus on Growth Opportunities
Despite a shift to a federal government that has left it less friendly to labor unions than the previous administration, the mood at the annual conference of the Ironworkers union and its signatory contractors in Orlando Feb. 24-26 was
ENR Midwest 2024 Top Starts: Massive Projects Make Impact in the Midwest
Midwest contractors continued to thrive in 2024 despite facing the ongoing challenges of high interest rates, inflation, labor shortages and an election that confirmed a changing of the guard in the White House and Congress in 2025.The projects that