HomeServe Establishes May 20th as “Residential Infrastructure Day” Focused on Last Mile Infrastructure
May 16 2024 - 8:45AM
Business Wire
Shines Spotlight on the Importance of
Maintaining Pipes, Wires and Major Systems Serving a Home
HomeServe North America, a leading provider of home emergency
repair solutions with nearly 5 million customers across the U.S.
and Canada, is establishing May 20 as “Residential Infrastructure
Day.” The company, its partners and customers are excited to
recognize Residential Infrastructure Day for the first time in 2024
and every year on May 20 going forward.
Following the 2021 passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,
considerable and well-deserved attention is being paid to
rebuilding our national infrastructure. The mission of HomeServe’s
Residential Infrastructure Day is to highlight the importance of
“last mile infrastructure.” This is the infrastructure right
outside the home, including electric, sewer, water, cable and
communication lines that connect homes to utility systems, and
inside the home like electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling and
water heating systems. All these pipes, wires, cables and important
household systems play a crucial role in the safety and comfort of
a home.
“Residential infrastructure refers to the essential lines,
systems and assets on a homeowner’s property that are necessary for
safe, comfortable and productive living in today’s home,” said Tom
Rusin, HomeServe North America CEO. “Homeowners are often unaware
or have a misconception about who is responsible for what when it
comes to maintenance or repairs to these parts of a home’s
infrastructure, especially those lines that connect the home to
utility systems. And unexpected repair costs can pose a significant
financial hardship for many families. Residential Infrastructure
Day will serve as a vehicle for educating the public and raising
awareness among elected officials and utility providers about the
importance of maintaining this ‘last mile’ of infrastructure.”
Why is Residential Infrastructure Day so important? There
are more than 95 million single family homes in the U.S., with more
than half (51.3%) being 45 years of age or older. That means there
are as many service lines and systems and millions of miles of
wiring that are working overtime to make every house a home. Just
like the nation’s public infrastructure is aging, so too is the
last mile infrastructure serving homes from coast to coast.
What is Residential Infrastructure? It includes all the
following and more:
- Exterior water service pipe that brings fresh water into
your home from the municipal system or well.
- Exterior sewer service pipe that carries wastewater from
your home to the municipal or septic system.
- Hot and cold water and drainage piping inside your
home.
- Exterior electrical equipment that connects homes to the
utility distribution system.
- Natural gas lines that run from utility meters to each
appliance inside or outside your home.
- In-home electrical wiring, outlets, switches and circuit
breakers.
- Heating and cooling systems.
- Water heaters.
- High-speed Internet access and other communication
wiring systems.
“As a company that arranges hundreds of thousands of repairs for
families every year, HomeServe understands firsthand the
significance of last mile infrastructure,” said Rusin. “We at
HomeServe hope that Residential Infrastructure Day empowers
homeowners to take control of their home’s infrastructure,
educating them about basic repairs that they can do and when a
repair requires a call to a professional.”
To observe Residential Infrastructure Day, cities, utility
companies and service providers can raise awareness about the
importance of residential infrastructure by providing education to
homeowners on their websites, social media, and other channels with
#ResidentialInfrastructureDay.
For more information, visit
ResidentialInfrastructureDay.com.
About HomeServe USA
HomeServe USA Corp. (HomeServe), a leading residential
infrastructure home repair solutions company with nearly 5 million
customers across North America, offers protection plans that help
protect homeowners against the expense and inconvenience of
plumbing, electrical, HVAC and other home repair emergencies.
HomeServe empowers its over 1,300 leading municipal and utility
partners to educate and advocate for their customers who are faced
with home repair emergencies.
HomeServe has an exceptional customer satisfaction rating, is
accredited by the Better Business Bureau and is endorsed by the
National League of Cities. For more information about HomeServe and
to get the latest home repair advice and customer stories, please
go to www.homeserve.com. Connect with HomeServe on Facebook and
Twitter @HomeServeUSA, Instagram @HomeServe_USA and on LinkedIn
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@HomeServeUSNews.
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Myles Meehan HomeServe Phone: 203-356-4546 Email:
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