Celebrating Women's History Month and Women in Construction Week, Plumbing & Mechanical shines a spotlight on ten influential women reshaping the plumbing industry. Challenging stereotypes, they demonstrate that gender doesn't determine skill in this field. Their stories inspire inclusivity and highlight the importance of attracting more women to the trades.

The construction industry is often associated with strength, resilience and tough work. However, there has been an alarming rise in mental health challenges. MCAA is taking that to heart with the first-ever public release of its suicide prevention video.

As 2023 comes to a close it is now time to review my predictions from last year as well as predict ten more trends I see as we enter 2024.

Historically, MCAA safety and health resources have only been available to MCAA members.

Plumbing & Mechanical Chief Editor Nicole Krawcke spoke with Chad Salge, vice president of virtual design and engineering at The Brandt Companies about its digital transformation journey.

Employee retention is a critical key to contractor’s business success given historically low U.S. unemployment at 3.5%, and continued difficulty in filling plumbing and HVAC positions — with only one of four positions being filled.

The plaques to the BTF Industry Champions during the 2023 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. 

While the overall kitchen and bath industry continues to show healthy growth for the year, the overall index is down 4% quarter over quarter as lingering issues caused by the pandemic seem to be catching up to consumer sentiment. Despite this, the industry is coming off of a record-breaking quarter of growth in Q2, which has fueled projections for the year at around 12% growth in sales year-over-year, with many members still encouraged about future growth in 2022.  

Uponor North America launched its new Complete Polymer Solution for commercial-piping applications in the U.S. 

ASA’s Mike Miazga is back with another COVID-19 Recovery Town Hall interview session. This time, Mike is joined by National Association of Homebuilders President and CEO Jerry Howard, who answers a bevy of ASA member questions related to the construction/homebuilding market coming out of the pandemic.