I’m feeling pretty somber as I sit here writing this month’s column. Latest reports indicate 152 people remain unaccounted for following the partial collapse of a 12-story residential building in Surfside, Florida, on June 24. 

Nearly all systems using cordwood gasification or pellet-fueled boilers perform best when the system includes a thermal storage tank. 

Michael Copp, executive vice president of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association (PHCC), has formally announced that he will retire from PHCC in December.

School may be out for the summer, but for the facilities themselves, the work is just beginning. 

ICC held its very first virtual code change hearings in April and May. Let us hope it is the last time they hold them virtually. While technology has advanced, I think everyone got tired of the statement, “Can you hear me now?”

The United States has an infrastructure problem. We have crumbling roads and railways, neglected public transit, and ports and airports in dire need of upgrades, not to mention the critical repairs needed for water and wastewater systems. 

Climate change. Global warming. These continue to be “controversial” terms in today’s world. 

Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced Larry L. Melton, Jr., PMP, has been named vice chair of the Dewberry Board of Directors. 

Though I don’t claim this often, I am, in fact, part of the millennial generation. 

In the United States, we are very goal oriented. We have annual goals.