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Green is the Water Heating Future
“Contractors who are on the forefront of technology on new water heating products will have a real opportunity to grow their businesses,” says Bruce Carnevale, vice president of sales and marketing for Bradford White Corp.
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Future Washington State legislation targets HETs
Legislation that was introduced by Senator Paull Shin in the Washington state Senate, Feb. 9, 2009, mandating that all toilets and urinals sold and installed in new residences in the state, except institutional and commercial toilets, toilets used by children in daycare facilities, and toilets used in bariatric applications and institutional urinals, be high efficiency by Jan. 1, 2014, died March, 12, 2009, the voting deadline for Senate bills....
Watts creates lead-free plumbing portal site
Watts Water Technologies Inc. and its associated brands have introduced a number of products that meet lead-free laws in California and Vermont. Recent legislation in California and Vermont mandates the reduction of lead in pipes, fittings and fixtures used to convey water for drinking or cooking, to take effect Jan. 1, 2010. ...
Builders Show products focus on conservation
About 60,000 homebuilders showed up here for the 2009 International Builders Show, about half of the show’s usual attendance at its peak. All of the exhibitors were happy, however, because they were talking to the 60,000 builders who will still be in business next year....
100 ways contractors can cut costs
Now more than ever contractors are searching for ways to cut costs. How you go about cutting costs is just as important as where you look for those cuts. For example, too often the immediate reaction to the need for cutting costs is to eliminate positions. ...
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American Standard Brands Announces New Personnel Appointments
American Standard Brands (ASB) has announced additions to its marketing and sales teams as it continues efforts to grow market share for its range of iconic plumbing brands that includes American Standard®, Crane®, Eljer®, Porcher®, Jado® and Fiat®....
BrassCraft’s 100% compliant plumbing products are now available
NOVI, MICH. — BrassCraft announced the availability of its line of plumbing products compliant with California’s and Vermont’s low-lead legislation. ...
WaterSense specs address plumbing systems, not plumbers
The Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense for Homes specifications for single-family new homes were revised this May, based on public comments and additional research, regarding the original draft’s specifications. ...
K/BIS products focus on design, conservation, efficiency
At the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show held at the Georgia World Congress Center here, April 30 - May 3, attendees previewed not only the latest high-end product designs and styles for kitchen and bath products, they also previewed the sustainable technologies that have been integrated into a variety of different products to ensure that energy efficiency and water conservation is a top priority. ...
Contractors turn excess inventory into cash
Plumbing and HVAC professionals can sell their excess inventory on OddballSupply.com, a Web site that recently became a Nexstar Strategic Partner, helping contractors, manufacturers and suppliers sell and purchase excess inventory at discounted prices. ...
Texas may be second state to mandate HET standards
Austin, Texas Texas may soon be the second state, after California, to require all toilets sold on and after Jan. 1, 2014, to be 1.28-gpf or less and...
Features
Electric utility leads by example: headquarters is Platinum LEED certified
Great River Energy’s headquarters is the first commercial building in the state to receive U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Platinum certification. ...
THE GLASS IS HALF FULL
Mechanical contracting giants find that niche markets, such as green, hospitals, labs or water and wastewater, are still doing ok ...
Luxury Condo is Going Green in Style
Manhattan's luxury Visionaire residential condominium is trying to set new standards in sustainability, energy efficiency and water conservation....
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