Bob Mader

Journalist focused on water and energy conservation. Editor of Plumbing Engineer magazine. #Contractors #Engineers #Plumbing #HVAC. Tweets/opinions are mine

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

If our customers decide they would rather buy residential home services from a referral service or through an app, we will lose control of our customers and our markets. Locking in your customers will become a matter of survival. M…https://t.co/fRcauvYE1v https://t.co/hhOOEYwmJk

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

How cool is this?

[Anonymous @YourAnonOne]

Mars, fascinating.

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

Something I hadn’t heard before — there are so many new strains that epidemiologists are naming them after birds, like Robin or Pelican. Poop Could Be Our New Secret Weapon Against Mutant COVID Strains https://t.co/VPQKGTsTXh via @vicenews

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

Immersive Van Gogh Chicago

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

This is one of the best summations of a spectacular sci-fi show. ⁦@ExpanseOnPrime⁩ ⁦@TheExpanseWR⁩
“The Expanse" shows the dangers of treating extremism as a joke | https://t.co/7S62JSqF7K https://t.co/QW9L5YWbWN

[Nicole Perlroth @nicoleperlroth]

The attack Friday upped the level of sodium hydroxide — the main ingredient in drain cleaner — from 100 parts per million to 11,100 parts per million, dangerous levels that could have badly sickened residents had reached their homes. https://t.co/bTEaKkcCB2 w/ @FrancesRobles

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

His answer is mostly yes. One of the many reasons why this is my favorite show. ⁦@TheExpanseGeeks⁩ We asked a Bay Area astrophysicist if Amazon's sci-fi hit 'The Expanse' is realistic https://t.co/KKuAi12jvP

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

"Initial findings showed that 73% of mechanical, electrical and plumbing components observed failed to conform with the developers’ drawings.”
The Downside to Life in a Supertall Tower: Leaks, Creaks, Breaks https://t.co/EF7DybOCGQ

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

This can be a really restorative 20 minutes for everybody. Check out the level of detail. Zoom in on these pictures to find the wooden matches next to the fireplace, the box of Mr. Bubble in the bathroom, glasses on a table on the deck. Amazing

[Scott Miller @byscottmiller]

My mom and step-dad have spent the better part of quarantine building what they call their "Mini Modern House."

It is, quite literally, a miniature marvel, and the world needs to see it.

Fully built and designed from scratch, the MMH comes with...

+Functioning electricity

[PHCPPros @phcppros]

In our January #PlumbingEngineer issue, Columnist Ron George continues his discussion of significant IPC code changes. Here's what you should know about #plumbing fixture traps, roof #drain performance, manholes and more: https://t.co/LsG2Gwg8xw

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

Shenanigans by the National Association of Home Builders threaten to weaken energy provisions in ICC's residential code.
What Will Happen to Your Next Home if Builders Get Their Way? https://t.co/1GoSjzTZEL

[Andrew Whelton 🔥💧❄️🌪 @TheWheltonGroup]

Who is this guy? He’s all over the place doing good things. @LohrThoughts @IAPMO

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

There are many things that make @ExpanseOnPrime special and @SAghdashloo is definitely one of them.

[Shohreh Aghdashloo @SAghdashloo]

@brianscully

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

Kohler once again confirms my belief that you can spend any amount of money you want on plumbing. #CES #plumbing @Kohler
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[Bob Mader @bobmader]

No, it can’t. 20th Amendment, Section 1, “The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January ...”

[Acyn @Acyn]

Peter Navarro says Pence has the authority to give them a ten day window and also says the inauguration date can be rescheduled

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A call for an international working group to create net zero HVAC. What the Biden administration can learn about fighting climate change from the global effort to protect the ozone layer. https://t.co/WDSnRszuvL

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

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[PHCPPros @phcppros]

Thank you to the #PHCP community for continuing to push our essential industry forward throughout 2020. Before heading into 2021, we'd like to give one final round of applause for our Contractor, Engineer, and Person of the Year honorees. #HappyNewYear! https://t.co/xxpPedEX5n

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

I guess they had to jack up the price to account for the cocaine and diamonds embedded in these lobster tails. Not surprisingly, nobody was buying them.

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

“It was a regulatory solution in search of a problem — a problem that doesn’t really exist,” says PMI's Kerry Stackpole.
Trump’s big policy win: Stronger showers, faster dishwashers. It’s something almost no one asked for. https://t.co/hYPJByXlTJ

[Bob Mader @bobmader]

Killer dance moves? Boston Dynamics robots take over the dance floor in latest video https://t.co/Jfi50tdSrZ via @Verge