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AHR Expo features sustainable products, technologies

More than 28,000 contractors attended the 62nd 2010 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition in January to learn about green products and technologies....

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Uponor holds training center grand opening

APPLE VALLEY, MINN. — Uponor hosted a grand opening for its newly remodeled Factory Training Center here. ...

Kennedy Associates receives LEED volume pre-certification

SEATTLE — This January, Seattle-based Kennedy Associates, an institutional investment advisor, completed sustainable enhancements, including upgrades to HVAC and plumbing systems...

Commercial water heater has unique features

MONTGOMERY, ALA. — Rheem Water Heaters has released a new commercial water heater under the Rheem-Ruud name with some interesting features in terms of the heat exchanger design and controls. ...

Builders' Show contains a few gems

LAS VEGAS — Approximately 55,000 builders, remodelers and other members of the home building industry crowded the aisles of the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show....

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ARC’s General Manager Appointed to Apprenticeship Council

ARC has announced the appointment of its general manager, Wayne Vanesse, to the State of Vermont’s Apprenticeship Council....

Governor Rendell Says Federal Recovery Act-Funded Rebates Will Make Energy-Efficient Home Heating Equipment More Affordable

Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will make it possible for Pennsylvanians to reduce their energy consumption a through a new rebate program for home heating equipment....

ITT Employee Receives Award For Community Service

Rony Mejia at the ITT factory in Morton Grove, Illinois, has received the prestigious Harold S. Geneen award....

Three Union Pipefitters Killed in Explosion

Six Connecticut construction workers, including three pipefitter affiliates of United Association Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 777, were killed on Feb. 7 by a massive explosion. ...

EMCOR Group named most admired construction co.

EMCOR Group has been named the 2009 World’s Most Admired Company in the Engineering and Construction Industry by FORTUNE magazine. ...

Caroma Helps Raise Awareness at “Greener Cities for a Cooler Planet” Pre-Oscar Party

Caroma partied for a great cause as a key sponsor at Global Green’s successful pre-Oscar party on Wednesday March 3, 2010. ...

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West Coast Solar

This month let’s venture out to Southern California for the Solar Power International Conference, put on by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)....

East Coast Solar

Over the next two months I’m going to recount my experiences with solar energy on both coasts of the U.S., beginning with the biennial Solar Decathlon in Washington. Next month we’ll travel to California for the Solar Power International Show....

Do the Right Thing - 2009 CONTRACTOR of the YEAR

John Ward was broke in 1992, and then he met Frank Blau. Ward took Blau's flat rate gospel to heart and he has turned Applewood Plumbing, Heating & Electric into one of the most profitable and philanthropically minded contractors in the country. ...

Tracking Your Fleet Can Increase Bottom Line

If you're not yet using a GPS fleet-management system, and you're looking for a way to increase your company's bottom line, it's time to consider what a GPS fleet-management system can do for you. ...

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