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.

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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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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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peelable layers of paper plates break down without additional waste as single-use dishware
aimed to reduce waste from normal disposable dishware, there are tabs on the side of the square-shaped, multi-use plates that users lift for peeling.
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NBBJ clads University of Oxford science building in rippling stone panels
Rippling stone panels based on the shape of a brainwave clad the Life and Mind Building at the University of Oxford, completed by architecture studio NBBJ. Bringing together departments of biology and experimental psychology, the Life and Mind Building combines teaching spaces and lecture halls with research laboratories and offices. NBBJ designed the 25,000-square-metre building
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https://www.dezeen.com/2025/11..../21/nbbj-oxford-life

Turner-Walsh team tops out “most intimate stadium in America”
A joint venture between Turner Construction and Walsh Construction has topped out construction of Ryan Field, a privately funded, 35,000-seat, $850m stadium in Evanston, Illinois. Taking the place of the
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Haelo carpet tiles by Modulyss
Dezeen Showroom: Belgian flooring brand Modulyss has released carpet tiles decorated with a dappled motif that recalls the effect of light on water. The Haelo carpet tile range contains two sub-styles: dynamic and shifting Lume, and gentle, streaked Ray. Both were created by in-house designer Joris Peutz, who aimed to create soothing, continuous patterns across floors.
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