The training facility, designed for the plumbing industry, will generate all energy required to support the operation of the building on site through the incorporation of several renewable energy technologies.

When installing a shower arm or hand held hose wall elbow, thread a ½" coupling onto the male ends and select the appropriate size pipe nipple to use as a lever.

Plumbing & Mechanical recently had the chance to catch up with industry veteran Mark Chaffee, the vice president of governmental relations and sustainability at Cranston, Rhode Island-based Taco Comfort Solutions. 

Plumbing fixtures have come a long way over the years, becoming more functional and user-friendly across a wide range of lifestyles. 

Paul M. Dorman High School in Roebuck, South Carolina, is achieving academic excellence that’s the envy of many other schools across the Southeast. 

Built more than 30 years ago on the western shores of Puget Sound, a 15,000 square foot custom-built home sits picturesquely at the tip of a cove. 

PHCP-PVF manufacturing heavyweights RIDGID and Viega continue to collaborate on solutions aimed at helping professionals do their jobs more efficiently and cost-effectively, thus creating greater opportunities to win more business. 

We do what we say.” 
With that tagline, Mechanical has built a solid reputation as being an honest and fair mechanical contracting firm in its 51 years of operation. 

Normally, making it through July is nothing to celebrate, but given the year we’ve had so far, I’m celebrating the little wins when I can. 

Over the past 10 years, I’ve had the privilege of training several thousand tradespeople a year in the areas of communication, technical expansion and buying habits of consumers today.