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When Hunter's Shop 'n Save grocery store in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, burned to the ground in January 2023, owner Dan Craffey vowed to rebuild. True to his word, on June [...]

For snow sports enthusiasts, the state of Maine offers a host of opportunities. And, with winter being Maine's longest season, there's plenty of time for thrill-seekers to enjoy those frigid [...]

From sentient supercomputers taking over space missions in '2001: A Space Odyssey' to a robot helping solve a murder and save the day in 'Big Hero 6,' artificial intelligence (AI) [...]

Many homeowners are opting to spend more time outside than inside. From lighting up backyard barbecues to enjoying time around a pool, homeowners are looking for the next best outdoor [...]

In the current economic climate, end users are becoming increasingly cost-conscious, prompting a shift in the way they approach their HVAC systems. Rather than opting to replace their systems, many [...]

All the evidence shows that the European rental market has suffered less than the general construction sector and wider economies, particularly to the north of the continent. That said there [...]

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is continually advancing with updates in scanning, data software, artificial intelligence (AI), cameras, and the emergence of digital twins. As time goes on, the reason for [...]

Europe is home to some of the most ambitious tunnel engineering feats. The continent is slowly breaking down the barriers to cross-country travel, with seemingly no challenge too great. At [...]

Excavator attachments - the dangers, the cost savings and the latest products on the market Earlier this year, the United Kingdom's safety regulator, the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), filed [...]

Highlighting the demand and interest in quarrying equipment is the UK-based construction, quarrying, and recycling trade show, Hillhead, which took place over three days in the last week of June [...]

When a couple in San Juan Capistrano wanted to transform their meager outdoor kitchen into a grand space to complement their indoor dining room and kitchen, they turned to the [...]

Lighting is an integral part of today's kitchen and bath projects, however, knowledge of residential lighting design is limited. In its recent report on lighting, NKBA | KBIS found that [...]

In the beginning, there was the deck. Then came the nascent outdoor kitchen: a portable grill and serving trolley. This evolved to a high-end set-up, with a full complement of [...]

Driven by spontaneity, your store's impulse category plays a crucial role in boosting overall sales. While a few dollars here and there may not seem like a lot, over time, [...]

The question is not will e-commerce and web-based businesses supplant brick-and-mortar retailing... but will it simply leave you behind if you don't adopt the technology and integrate e-commerce into the [...]

In its quest to centralize multiple locations into a unified banking headquarters, BancFirst turned its attention towards a prominent landmark in downtown Oklahoma City: the former Liberty Tower, a towering [...]

Tenant amenities are more important than ever in the effort to bring employees back to office spaces. Driven by requests from tenants, owners are looking for opportunities to strategically upgrade [...]

Georgetown University's Capitol Campus residential building at 55 H St. NW earned a LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council and is the first building at Georgetown to [...]

When it comes to selling indoor air quality (IAQ), an HVAC cont rac tor 's best friend is knowledge. And how is more knowledge achieved? Education. In the case of [...]

In what's looking like a rerun from last year, a trio of weather experts are predicting the coming months to be hot and dry for most of the country. 'Overall, [...]

For the last several years, the HVACR industry has been laser focused on the AIM Act, which gave the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to phase down the consumption [...]

In addition to the product grid on page 8, The ACHR NEWS is featuring the industry's latest commercial cooling products in the following photo feature. The manufacturers provided The ACHR [...]

Excavators are a common sight on modern construction sites due to their versatility. However, operators and users have specific requirements and expectations from their machines. We've all seen sustainability and [...]

The robots have arrived, and nor in the way that Isaac Asimov or H. G. Wells predicted in their science fiction novels. In fact, not (yet) in the sense that [...]

In recent years, Europe has seen a rise in airport construction projects designed to modernise old infrastructure and meet the growing demands of air travel. However, these efforts have faced [...]

A world-traveling couple with eclectic style and a love for entertaining wanted a kitchen suitable for large gatherings. While function was foremost on their wish list, the former space also [...]

The mainstreaming of practical and appealing sustainable design practices is an important shift happening slowly but steadily in the kitchen and bath industry, according to NKBA | KBIS'2024 Sustainability in [...]

With 91% of U.S. homeowners reporting that quality lighting is important to their home design and 75% noting that lighting is one of the most important design choices for their [...]

FAUCETS ARE SOMETIMES referred to as the jewelry of a project, while decorative sinks can take center stage as the highlight of a kitchen or bath. What we do know [...]

When Dave Thompson purchased Main Street Ace Hardware from its former owner, Floyd Craft, he didn't plan on making any changes to the Bowling Green, Ohio, store, which has been [...]

While Wendy Stine jokes that she was born into this business, it isn't far from the truth. As part of the third generation to lead Stine Home + Yard, Wendy [...]

If you think of sales as the engine that drives your business, then every employee is a moving part in that engine. But they're not merely 'cogs in a wheel,' [...]

Amid growing concerns regarding the environmental impact of refrigerant emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a significant step in reducing their impact with the enactment of the [...]

Every year, The ACHR NEWS introduces the latest cooling equipment available for the upcoming summer season in order to help contractors distinguish between brands. Like last year, this year's Cooling [...]

With something for home project enthusiasts to professional contractors, DIY newbies to renovation experts, the hand and power tool category has the potential to be a superstar department for your [...]

Breaking the stereotypes of what makes an independent home improvement retailer successful, Darren Tomasini has built a successful career and continued the legacy of his operation, Dazey's Supply, where he [...]

In the summer of 2023, Mead Lumber launched a rebranding initiative aimed at updating the company's look and creating consistency across its business units, both with employees and customers. The [...]

Time is already precious in the HVAC industry--whether it's responding to an emergency call or trying to find enough hours in the day to get everything done, time wasted is [...]

GOLD An accurate combustion analyzer is vital for diagnosing problems in fossil-fuel-burning heating appliances such as furnaces and boilers, and long waits for analyzers that are out for service or [...]

For many HVAC contractors, zoning is an untapped market. Many homeowners probably don't even know what zoning is, even if they already have zoned systems in their homes. (Hint: It's [...]

'It's not the heat, it's the humidity.' Most of us have heard that old adage, especially during summertime hot spells like the one that plagued much of the country in [...]

Recently, the state of Virginia passed a bill that will allow geothermal heat pump owners to sell Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) to utility companies. As a result, this will significantly [...]

The potential in the truck mount market has driven Palfinger to develop its access platform product line to run parrelel to its massive crane division, which forms the bassis of [...]

As with most European countries, Italy has a complex set of market dynamics. Unlike many of the others on the continent, however, the outlook is positive, with caveats. Speaking at [...]

1 From STONE FOREST, the Papillon Bathtub is now offered in vivid Verde Indio marble. Carved from a single block of stone, the 68- by 44- by 26-inch soaker is [...]

THE OWNERS OF THIS two-level Chapel Hill, N.C., home decided the early-2000s French country style of the interior was feeling dated and needed a major refresh. Designer Jennifer Hutton, creative [...]

A PREVIOUS REALTOR client approached designer Samia Verbist, owner of Newport Beach, Calif.-based Samia Verbist Interior Design, with a challenging project--transform an outdated townhome into a stylish, modern space in [...]

WHEN CALLED UPON by her neighbors to renovate their kitchen, designer Sharon L Sherman, founder and owner of Wyckoff, N.J.-based Thyme and Place Design, was excited by the prospect. She [...]

A FEW YEARS AGO, designer Ryan Austin Hagood and his partner bought one of the last lots in the Hedgewood Homes design-build community in Atlanta. With his background, Hagood, the [...]

AGING IN PLACE was top of mind when Deep River Partners in Milwaukee was contracted to design this new house in Waukesha County. The empty-nester clients were moving out of [...]