Clean, safe groundwater is one of our most valuable and essential resources on this planet. It is the duty of groundwater professionals to protect this valuable resource for future generations.
Rod handling is one of those elusive innovations attempted and often, after several failures, abandoned for traditional methods. Layne succeeded where many had failed by capitalizing on its strong drilling knowledge to create a solution that would be practical in the field.
Every profession, especially a niche field like drilling, has tricks or jargon that everyone assumes everyone else knows. But, if you missed it during training, specialty knowledge veers quickly into "too embarrassed to ask" territory.
Looking at a water map of the U.S. recently, I noticed that most of the Great Lakes states — which include Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, plus the non-Great Lakes state of Iowa — all have groundwater that is classified as very hard.
All signs point to sustainability, safety and BIM technology when it comes to future success in the HVAC industry. But where do you begin? And most importantly, how do you keep building on what you’re already doing? Steve Jones — director of industry insights and research for Dodge Data & Analytics and keynote speaker at this year’s AEC BuildTech (April 30-May 2) — shows you the way forward to the future.
It’s important for associations to serve as a link between their members and government agencies, contractors, business owners and other industry organizations.