The Good and Bad of PEX Pipe

Cross-Linked Polyethylene (PEX or XLPE) is a flexible plastic (polymer) tubing pipe primarily used in both hot and cold-water distribution plumbing systems. During the past two decades in the United States, PEX has also become a common alternative to copper, polyvinyl...

When Bad Things Happen to Good Buildings

The presence of various historically-deficient building materials such as polybutylene piping, fire-retardant treated plywood, and aluminum branch wiring is considered a “red flag” by real estate investors, managers, and lenders. The identification of these...

An Industry of Small Businesses

I visited family living in Switzerland this past summer and I was struck by just how amazed our 14-year old nephew was when he found out we had started our own business.  Like most of us, he is a product of a typical educational system that trains children to be good...