In 1988, Holland, Michigan’s downtown needed revitalization. Merchants were leaving for a nearby indoor mall. Local industrialist Ed Prince proposed installing a snow-melt system for the streets and sidewalks after seeing a similar system in Europe.

Invariably, new technologies are emerging to solve age-old risks associated with water supply and sprinkler system backflow devices.

Jim Harper Sr. instilled a strong work ethic in his son, Jim Jr. who studied at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School. Jim Jr. moved to Colorado in the 1990s to work with Caribou Plumbing, gaining experience in hydronics. He founded Plumbing Systems Inc. (PSI), which was put on hold after 9/11.

Not many homes in our area have radiant heat. We mostly retrofit older homes and commercial buildings. Majority of new constructions in our area are apartment houses that use warm air for heating.

Smatrix Pulse is the industry’s first multizone wireless control system for both radiant heating as well as forced-air heating and cooling.

Take a look at the two photos in Figure 1. Do you see any installation practices that might compromise the eventual structural or thermal performance of this slab?

Learn more about the Hutterites, a branch of Anabaptists who live in colonies and operate large-scale farming operations in Western Canada and the upper Great Plains of the United States. Read on to discover some key differences between Hutterites and other similar groups such as the Amish and Mennonites.

Keystone Air Power is a thriving Amish enterprise that runs a fully modern hardware store in Central Pennsylvania. The 52,000-square-foot building is constructed around a cutting-edge, off-grid mechanical and electrical system that demonstrates the Amish's knowledge of smart technology.

Mike Guglielmo, a 30-year industry veteran, is currently working on a radiant heating project for a 9,200-square-foot luxury log cabin, located about 40 minutes outside of Easton, Pennsylvania, across the New Jersey border.

When Jason Gaspard, owner and project manager at Select Mechanical Services, was looking to finish the basement of his Maple Grove, Minnesota-based home, he knew he wanted radiant heating in the space.