This eBook serves as an illustrative sampling, a signpost for those who would like to go further, and hopefully an inspiration for other contractors looking to add alternative energy systems to their offerings.
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HYDRONICAD IS a stand-alone program for drawing professional quality properly proportioned hydronic piping schematics for new or existing installations that carries neither the learning curve nor the cost of a full-fledged CAD solution. The...
ST. LOUIS A year-long effort by Rock Hill Mechanical here and United Association Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 562 has paid off with what the contractor and union hope to be a long list of ethanol plant projects. Site work has started on the...
Amotorist called Barry Kindt one day and told him, "One of your pickup trucks just passed me, and something flew out of the back of his truck and landed on my car." The call was of obvious concern to Kindt, president of SECCO Inc. and...
WASHINGTON Eighteen colleges and universities set up solar houses on the National Mall here in October, competing to see who had the best engineering and construction students. The top objective of the 2005 Solar Decathlon was to produce the most...
NASHVILLE, TENN. David Squires thought that contractorsexchange. com would make a great name for a Website where his fellow trade professionals could swap ideas. Web surfers outside the trades, however, might find that domain name even more...
HERE ARE TWO "improved" solutions that simplify tedious or time-consuming tasks. The first is a nifty label printer that would accommodate almost any contractor need. The second is a highly evolved version of voice recognition software that...
Stepping off the jet in mid-August at the Orlando, Fla., airport left me with no doubt solar was in my future right then and there! The heat and humidity were oppressive, but a quick shuttle ride delivered me to The World Solar Congress where I&...
ORLANDO, FLA. Contractors have to pursue the green building market because their customers both owners and general contractors "are all over this," consultant and Purdue University Professor Kirk Alter told contractors attending the Network '05...
Onvia Business Builder (www.onvia.com, 800/484-3374), aimed at companies that want to do business with the government, provides vendors, contractors and others with timely, industry-specific, in-depth government business "intelligence" regarding...
Sinai High School will be the first Silver LEED-certified building in Detroit. By Robert P. Madar Of Contractor's staff This month, students in the Detroit area began attending the first day of classes at Sinai Renaissance High School. The unique...
