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The episode discusses the 140-year history of PHCC and features an interview with Dan Quinonez about the plumbing trade and energy solutions for modern homes.

Send us Fan Mail What is PHCC, you ask? It's a 140-year organization—one of the oldest plumbing associations in the US. We talk with Dan Quinonez, chief operating officer of PHCC and executive director of the PHCC Educational Foundation about his role. Today’s homes need more than a single energy source. Power key home systems like home heating, water heating, cooking, and backup power with propane to build high-performance homes ready for today’s grid constraints and future demand. Propane d...

People in this episode

Hosts: John Mesenbrink, Tim Ward

Guest: Dan Quinonez

Topics covered

• plumbing trade
• PHCC
• energy sources
• high-performance homes
• educational foundation

Keywords

• PHCC
• plumbing
• Dan Quinonez
• energy sources
• high-performance homes
• educational foundation
• propane

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PHCC

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