The system connects about 90 downtown buildings, supplying heating and cooling from one central source. Without the need for rooftop boilers, chillers and cooling towers, buildings gain valuable ...

Every year, gas customers across Massachusetts are charged nearly a billion dollars for construction work to put new gas ...

In this episode of My Dream Shop, the team installs Uponor PEX radiant heating tubes following a detailed engineered design. After completing the Heat Sheet Heavy installation, this step ensures ...

The report covers the 50-year history of PEX, from its European origins to its widespread use in North American plumbing and heating systems It highlights the evolution of ASTM standards F876 and F877 ...

An example of a multiport tee with PEX-B pipe. These preformed pieces can reduce a large number of fittings if used in a well-laid-out plumbing system. This article first appeared in the May/June 2025 ...

The construction sector faces a unique set of challenges, with aspects such as high prices, supply risk, skills shortages and sustainability. We are currently awaiting detailed government policy to ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Your home's plumbing system is an integral component of modern everyday life. Unfortunately, because much of it resides behind the wall's ...

Along with duct tape and nylon cable ties, heat shrink tubing is an essential element in the engineer’s toolkit as well as manufacturing, production, and repair. It’s used for covering and protecting ...

PEX piping (shorthand for cross-linked polyethylene) costs less than half the price of copper and installs much faster. And ...