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April 13, 2009 ― Plumber Rescues Precious Jewelry From Toilet ― Again!

“Forget Frodo. Mike Roberts of Mr. Rooter is ‘Lord of the Rings,’ at least as far as one lucky Mesa woman is concerned” ...


April 13, 2009 ― Ballpark Statisticians Follow A New Count: The Toilet Ratio

If nothing else, $2 billion worth of baseball ballparks should buy shorter waits for the restrooms, at least for women …


April 10, 2009 ― Taps Off For 2 Million In Water-Starved Mexico City

Some 2 million residents of Mexico City on Thursday began 36 hours without water under an emergency plan over Easter vacation to respond to a record drop in water supply and to work on repairs ...


April 9, 2009 ― Pulte, Centex To Merge

The merging of these two homebuilding giants will create the nation’s largest homebuilder …


April 9, 2009 ― PM Columnist Hosts Online Growth Seminar

Al Levi will present an online seminar, “Growing Big In A Recession,” June 1, at 12 noon CST. It will be the first part of six total seminars with the others taking place every two weeks …


April 8, 2009 ― New Study Supports Old Advice: Regular Testing Of Well Water Important

The National Ground Water Association supports establishing a federal tax credit to encourage routine voluntary testing by well owners, who can consult with local officials to determine what locally is worthy of testing …


April 7, 2009 ― Court Says Employer Not Liable For Ex-Employees’ Torts

The Fourth District Court of Appeal on Friday rejected a negligent hiring and retention action against a company whose former employee met a woman during a service call one month before he was fired and then murdered her two years later, after they had begun a relationship ...


April 6, 2009 ― Urgent Deadline: Contractors’ Group Health Plan COBRA Requirements

Contractors need to take immediate action to locate all eligible participants and distribute eligibility notices, since all notices must be distributed by April 18 ...


April 5, 2009 ― Water Back On At Chicago’s Buckingham Fountain

Buckingham Fountain is flowing again after a $12 million renovation ...


April 2, 2009 ― More ‘Poop On Poop’

Watch Part 2 of FlushTV.com’s investigative report on poop with discussions on EPS (Emergency Poop Situations) and more …


April 2, 2009 ― ‘Card Check’ Legislation Will Cause ‘Chaos’ For Union Construction Work, Says AGC

A study by the Associated General Contractors of America concludes that the proposal would disrupt collective bargaining, put single-craft union pensions at risk ...


April 2, 2009 ― Study Shows Drinking Water Contaminated With Potent Estrogen

Plastic mineral water bottles could contaminate drinking water with estrogenic chemicals ...


April 1, 2009 ― Recapture Heat, Energy From Shower Drain

Wasted water from hot showers usually ends up in the drain. But the Canadian manufacturer of the EcoDrain recaptures the heat and this previously wasted energy to help take the load of your water heater, reducing use by 40% ...


April 1, 2009 ― AHRI Reveals Unified Certification Mark

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute announced it will begin using a new unified mark to identify heating, ventilation, air conditioning and commercial refrigeration products that have achieved third-party certification of their performance ratings ...


March 30, 2009 ― Sink-to-Yard Greywater Retrofit Could Make Desert Bloom

Researchers at New Mexico State University are testing a relatively inexpensive plumbing retrofit that could help buildings capture relatively clean greywater from plumbing before it hits the sewers, and reuse it onsite for outdoor watering ...


March 27, 2009 ― New Lead Legislation Watch-Site Launched By Watts Water Technologies

WeAreLeadFree.net will provide frequent updates on what is happening around the country with lead free legislation and requirements ...


March 26, 2009 ― REHAU’s 2009 Skill Builders Training Includes Radiant, Geothermal Seminars

The schedule includes traditional three-day comprehensive Skill Builders Complete training courses, as well as three types of Skill Builders Focus Sessions tailored to the specific needs of experienced radiant contractors and heating professionals ...


March 25, 2009 ― A Tour Of ISH Frankfurt

PM sent senior editor Katie Rotella overseas to attend the world’s largest plumbing and heating show. Read her review at PM’s blog The Pipeline …


March 23, 2009 ― Roger The Plumber Saves Woman From Burning Home

Roger Peugeot, owner of the Roger The Plumber company (Overland Park, KS), strayed from his typical early-morning routine of stopping for coffee and ended up a hero, saving a woman whose house was on fire ...


March 19, 2009 ― Australia: Plumbers Vs. Handymen

A council convened concerning a 20-year-old plumbing ordinance that outlines who needed a license, the requirements of the licenses, and what plumbing projects required a permit ...


March 19, 2009 ― Bob Dylan’s Toilet Smell Blows In The Wind

A family living near the 67-year-old folk and rock icon's house in the posh California beachside community of Malibu have complained to city officials about an outdoor portable toilet …


March 18, 2009 ― Citi Field Is Flush With Excitement

One of the final steps in preparing Citi Field for its March 29 debut is making sure the plumbing works. On Saturday, a group of people set up by the plumbing contractor will run around the stadium flushing toilets to simulate gameday …


March 17, 2009 ― Bill Designed To Improve Restroom Access Fails

Oklahoma House Bill 1675 would have required an establishment that does not offer a public restroom to allow people suffering from certain medical conditions to use the employee-only restroom ...


March 17, 2009 ― O’Dowd Plumbing Unveils Hands-On Hydronic Heating Showroom

The hydronic showroom features working models of heating systems including various radiant in-floor and under-floor options …


March 16, 2009 ― What’s In A Sign? Sound Barrier’s Impact Plumbing Business Billboard Visibility

The Secco plumbing sign in Pennsylvania has been a unique fixture along Rt. 15 in Upper Allen Township. It is now being obstructed by sound board barriers for a Penn Dot project ...


March 13, 2009 ― New Web Site Features Risk Management Information For Construction Industry

Travelers is offering customers and agents Construction TravSources, a collection of safety and risk management resources dedicated to help contractors meet today’s risk management and safety challenges ...


March 6, 2009 ― Woman, 91, Gets Purse Back ― With Money In It

A plumber’s apprentice discovered the purse near his truck, where the thief had stashed it before hiding from police …


March 5, 2009 ― Edible Excretions: Taiwan's Toilet Restaurant

Customers sit on stylish acrylic toilets (lid down) and dine at glass tables with sinks underneath. The servers bring your meal atop a mini toilet bowl …


March 4, 2009 ― 6th Annual Pennsylvania PHCC & New Jersey PHCC Trade Show and Convention, May 14-16

The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Associations of Pennsylvania and New Jersey will hold their 2009 Annual Trade Show & Convention at the Split Rock Resort and Expo Center in the Poconos on Lake Harmony ...


March 3, 2009 ― Vo-Techs Are a New Elite, Local Districts Complain

The changes at the vo-tech schools, many of which have been recast as “academies,” have angered some local superintendents, who say they have strayed from their original mission and are poaching many of New Jersey’s best and brightest ...


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