Inside Famous Supply’s New J-TEC Facility: A Midwest Hub for Contractor Training
With 12 labs, CEU courses and industry partnerships, the Jay Blaushild Training and Education Center expands technical development for HVAC, plumbing and hydronics professionals.

https://www.contractormag.com/....training/news/553328

One Dead in NC House Fire
A house fire in Winston-Salem on Friday night resulted in one death and one rescue. Investigators found the fire was caused by an electrical short circuit in a concealed wall.

https://www.fireengineering.co....m/firefighting/one-d

natura futura restores floating neighborhood of seven ‘raft’ houses in ecuador
natura futura works with locals in ecuador to complete a floating neighborhood of 'las balsas', alongside a broader riverfront restoration.
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https://www.designboom.com/arc....hitecture/natura-fut

wes anderson retrospective at london’s design museum features over 700 archival objects
opening on november 21st, 2025, and running until July 26th, 2026, the show marks the first time wes anderson’s archives have been publicly displayed in the UK.
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https://www.designboom.com/des....ign/wes-anderson-ret

PHCC Honors Cody Schroeder as 2025 Plumbing Instructor of the Year
Midwestern Mechanical’s Cody Schroeder recognized for advancing apprenticeship training, modernizing instruction, and inspiring the next generation of plumbing professionals.

https://www.contractormag.com/....industry-event-news/

A. O. Smith to Acquire Leonard Valve for $470 Million
Acquisition expands A. O. Smith’s presence in the mechanical room with leading mixing valve and control technologies.

https://www.contractormag.com/....hydronics/news/55329

US lends $1bn to get Three Mile Island going again for Microsoft
In a vivid sign of how demand for computing is driving a resurgence of US nuclear power, the Trump administration yesterday agreed a $1bn loan to help reboot the mothballed
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https://www.globalconstruction....review.com/us-lends-

LuneUp freestanding H2O basin by Emanuel Gargano for Terzofoco
Dezeen Showroom: this basin created by Italian artist and designer Emanuel Gargano and ceramics brand Terzofoco turns the bathroom sink into a sculptural focal point. The LuneUp Freestanding H2O basin, like all of the products in the LuneUp collection, starts with a hand-thrown ceramic pedestal, which forms the piece's base. Round-bottomed, smooth and statuesque, it
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https://www.dezeen.com/2025/11..../26/luneup-freestand

Five ways that architecture education needs to change
In order to save architecture the prevailing approach to architecture education must be allowed to die, writes Harriet Harriss as part of our Performance Review series. It's a familiar refrain that architecture school doesn't prepare students for real life, but the truth may be more damning: it prepares them perfectly – for overwork, self-erasure, and
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https://www.dezeen.com/2025/11..../27/architecture-edu

astronaut’s amulet: a pocket-sized capsule for keepsakes and memories in zero gravity
unlocking only when spun in microgravity, the astronaut’s amulet merges technical mechanism with intimate storage to connect astronauts to personal memory.
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https://www.designboom.com/tec....hnology/astronaut-am