The United States is entering 2026 with an increasingly familiar pattern: wildfire conditions are ramping up early, expanding across regions and challenging the idea of a neat start and end to “fire season.” …
From the Field: 12 Additional Things Code Inspectors Wish Homeowners…
From unpermitted disasters to ignored…
This is Part 3 of our series on things code inspectors wish homeowners knew. Don’t miss Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. When homeowners consider the cheaper route (ex: hire a contractor who doesn’t want to pull permits…
How United Association Training Centers Keep North America’s Skilled Labor Projects Moving Forward
United Association's state‑of‑the‑art facilities, standardized curriculum, and commitment to lifelong learning ensure that contractors, project owners and communities have access to licensed and certified skilled labor necessary to keep projects on schedule and within scope.
The demand for highly skilled tradespeople has never been greater. From large-scale infrastructure upgrades to advanced manufacturing facilities, data centers, energy projects, residential and commercial construction, North America’s economy depends on a workforce…
DOE Water Heater and Furnace Efficiency Rules Drive a Nationwide Shift to Condensing Technologies
While the efficiency gains of modern combustion equipment are substantial, the transition toward high‑efficiency condensing appliances introduces practical challenges that codes, standards and the industry continue to address.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized updated federal energy efficiency standards for commercial and consumer water heaters and consumer gas furnaces. These changes will increasingly turn routine replacements into retrofit…
Sustainable Wastewater Solutions: Constructed Wetlands Versus SBR Systems in Slovenia
As the built environment professions grapple with decarbonization imperatives and increasingly stretched municipal budgets, the question of which wastewater treatment technology best serves smaller communities deserves renewed attention. This article…
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