Reflections on ISH and U.S. DOE

摘要

Attending the ISH trade show in Germany, as a U.S. mechanical contractor, engages more than just the five senses (sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch). ISH assaults you mentally while you grapple with new concepts and lands a visceral punch to the gut regarding where we are, by comparison, with respect to energy conservation and preservation of natural resources. So, why is it we are still lagging so far behind in these areas? Government regulations play a huge role. Our counterparts in Germany are not called contractors. As I discovered during conversations with German attendees at ISH, a contractor is, to them, what a general contractor is to us. We would be known by our spe- cific trade: plumbers, installers, etc.