I hope everyone had a happy and safe holiday season and welcomed the new year with family and friends. I always love the blank slate a new year brings, and 2023 is chock-full of new opportunities in the plumbing and HVAC industry.

One of my more recent work trips provided the opportunity to stay the weekend and catch up with one of my college girlfriends in North Carolina. I rode the Amtrak from Charlotte to Durham, where my friend met me at the station.

A touchless design for clean, effortless use in commercial applications, Pfister encourages building managers to enjoy this sleek style that fits a variety of public spaces. The faucet provides dependable performance, and an eco-conscious design that has a 0.5-gpm flow rate for maximum efficiency, the manufacturer state. The faucet is compliant to most regulations and optional 0.35-, 1.0- and 1.5-gpm aerators also are available.