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What Exactly is a Mechanical Contractor?

There are times when many of the building trades seem like modern equivalents of the guild system of the Middle Ages. Which is to say that each individual trade is actually a highly-specialized field of endeavor with its own secret knowledge and ways of doing things. This is particularly so in the case of the

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What Is a Design Build Contractor?

Do you have a building project? If yes, you should consider hiring a design-build contractor. In design-build, rather than the owner contracting with two separate individuals or teams, that is contractor and architect, he or she ties the architect contractually to the contractor. The owner then deals with one entity, that is, the Design-Build team.

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Are You Paying Too Much for Industrial Plumbing?

Industrial plumbing is complicated and requires the expertise of personnel who are highly experienced in this area of the trade. Strict regulations regarding this type of plumbing have been put into place for the safety of both employees and customers. This is especially true in the San Francisco – San Jose area where there is

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Should You Be Using a Smart Thermostat in Your Office?

Proper heating is essential for the indoor environment of your office. However, many challenges are associated with installing heating systems in an office such as cost and control of the systems. Smart thermostats have come to eliminate these concerns as well as improve the efficiency of heating systems in the office place. A smart thermostat

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Does Your Facility Need a Preventative Maintenance Checklist?

Are you in charge of a new building project? Or are you perhaps in charge of maintaining a facility, such as a college campus or a business park? If any of these descriptions fit you, then you probably know all about checklists. Maintaining almost any facility requires some sort of checklist, whether it be general

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