Celebrate Pi Day!

Celebrate Pi Day – March 14th Mmmm. Pi Day! The nerdy holiday celebrated by math geeks worldwide. This is the day we gather around to celebrate that amazing little (long) number, pi. Pi, approximately 3.14159, is the mysterious mathematical constant (number) that represents the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter. Pi has its […]

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Happy Leap Day!

Once every four years Leap Year comes…but why? It turns out ancient Egyptians discovered it takes the Earth a little longer than a year to travel around the Sun—365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds to be exact. So, what will you do with the extra day?

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Good news on U.S. housing and employment is positive for Canada as well

Alex Carrick, Canadian Chief Economist U.S. home starts in January climbed to 699,000 units seasonally adjusted and annualized, according to a joint press release from the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The nearly 700,000 figure was a relatively modest 1.5% gain month to month, but a more impressive 9.9% increase […]

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2012 NAHB International Builders Show

Are you heading to the NAHB International Builders Show this week? If so, make sure to stop by the BASF Booth W3443 to learn more about Creatherm™ radiant floor panels, manufactured out of BASF Styropor® and Neopor® EPS. Creatherm floor panels offer contractors an innovative foam installation process that saves time and money. Creatherm™ radiant […]

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Creatherm Kicks off 2012 with the AHR EXPO!

Creatherm is always excited to share updates while we’re on the road. In 2012, we will kick off the trade show season by exhibiting at the AHR Expo in Chicago. AHR Expo is the one event where leading manufacturers and innovative suppliers showcase their latest products: from the most energy efficient systems and more sustainable […]

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RPA to Join the IAPMO Group

The Radiant Panel Association (RPA) has reached an agreement with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) to work together to expand a burgeoning market, furthering the goals and objectives of an important facet of the heating and cooling industry. The manufacturers, distributors, designers, dealers, and installers of radiant panel heating and cooling […]

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Merit Plumbing installs Creatherm radiant heating for new TARPS facility

Dec 5, 2011 3:04 PM, BY STEVE SPAULDING of CONTRACTOR’s STAFF TOLEDO, OHIO – If one metric for the economic health of a city is to be found in its public transportation system, consider this: in 2010, the Toledo Area Regional Transport Authority (TARTA) completed 219,757 passenger trips, servicing a metro population of 651,409. TARTA […]

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Hydronic Heating – A Basic Understanding of How It Works

By Adam P Lancaster So you’ve heard of hydronic heating but not sure what the fuss is about. And you might still be trying to get your head around how hydronic heating is the most efficient & affordable way of heating your home. Read on but be careful, you could learn something ‘Hydronic’ is a […]

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Radiant Heating

Radiant heating systems involve supplying heat directly to the floor or to panels in the wall or ceiling of a house. The systems depend largely on radiant heat transfer: the delivery of heat directly from the hot surface to the people and objects in the room via the radiation of heat, which is also called […]

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