January 1, 2010
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Green pipe helps miners remove the black
UNION COUNTY, KY. Lyons Co., Mechanical Contractors and Engineers, Glasgow, Ky., designed and installed a unique piping system for the River View Coal...
Niche markets, green will be ok in 2010
CHICAGO LET'S MAKE LEMONADE. The overall residential and commercial markets will range from bad to horrible in 2010. Service work and certain niche markets,...
IAPMO GTC finalizes green supplement
ROSEMONT, ILL. The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials' Green Technical Committee finalized the Green Plumbing & Mechanical...
DOE proposes new water heater efficiency standards
The U.S. Department of Energy has proposed higher efficiency standards for gas and electric water heaters. The increases are nominal and won't take effect until 2015, if they are finalized and promulgated. ...
Plumbing, heating products shine at Greenbuild
Greenbuild is turning into a top venue for plumbing-heating-cooling manufacturers and practitioners alike. Many plumbing and heating manufacturers, who likely would not have been here just three years ago, exhibited at Greenbuild 2009....
Pre-certified LEED hotel prototype reduces energy use, conserves water
Marriott Intl. Inc. will soon have a LEED pre-certified hotel prototype, available in April 2010, for its Courtyard brand hotels. The prototype, which will guarantee the basic U.S. Green Building Council LEED certification level (owners can achieve a higher certification, depending on the site) will reduce a hotel's energy and water consumption by up to 25%, and save owners approximately $100,000 and six months in design time....
Yates turns log home green
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PA. In the fall of 2007, Travis and Rachel Wenger bought a 2,400-sq.ft., three bedroom log home on mountainside property here and decided...
RPA preps for Building Radiant conference, show
The Radiant Panel Association is accepting registrations for both attendees and exhibitors at its Building Radiant 2010 Conference and Trade Show, May 5-8, 2010, in Reno, Nev., at the Peppermill Hotel and Casino....
In Brief
GHC Mechanical Inc., a full-service design build HVAC contractor for the Chicago market, has joined the international group, Linc Service Network. GHC...
Charlotte Pipe launches satirical campaign
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Pipe-sniffing dogs? A pipe whisperer who communicates with cast iron pipe and fittings? It sounds far-fetched, but they're the fictional...
Wolverine notes low lead
CONWAY, S.C. Effective Jan. 1, 2010, California and Vermont have passed new laws requiring a reduction in lead content in potable water systems. Russell...
Volkswagen awards contract to W.J. O'Neil Co.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN. John O'Neil Sr., president of W.J. O'Neil Co., announced that Volkswagen of America awarded the company a contract to fabricate and...
San Diego museum receives LEED certification
SAN DIEGO The San Diego Natural History Museum recently announced that it received LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance certification...
NAOHSM sponsors workshop
DES PLAINES, ILL. The HVACR & Plumbing Instructor Workshop, which will focus on advancing green mechanical concepts, recently welcomed the National Association...
It's new or improved, but does it work?
Doesn't it seem that there is some new product being advertised every day that you just can't live without? Whether it's a new type of computer, cellular...
Expect action on health care and the economy
The early legislative agenda for Congress in early 2010 is going to look a lot like the legislative agenda for 2009 because of much unfinished business....
ACING THE TEST
When Brian Wagner, president of CCG Energy Solutions in Richfield, Ohio, got the green light to retrofit the Mt. Vernon (Ohio) Middle School, the building had an EPA Energy Star rating of 1. This month Wagner will deliver the new Energy Star plaque to the school, showing an Energy Star rating of 94 out of 100. Because of the outstanding work performed by Wagner and his team, CCG Energy Solutions won First Prize in the Commercial Building Category in CONTRACTOR's Green Mechanical Contractor magazine Green Mechanical Awards....
One on one with SEIA's president, CEO
During SPI (Solar Power Intl.) in Anaheim, Calif., last October, I had an opportunity to interview Rhone Resch, president and CEO of Solar Energy Industries...
Major advances in heat pump technology
With ground-source heat pump technology being a central focus of the U.S. Congress, allowing a 30% tax credit for residential ground-source heat pump...
ASTM issues new standard
ASTM issued a new standard, F2618, detailing the performance requirements of CPVC pipe, fittings and solvent cements used in chemical waste drainage systems....
Design programs for HVAC sizing solutions
Rhvac 8 by Elite Software, www.elitesoft.com, is an HVAC design program that calculates peak heating and cooling load requirements for rooms, zones, systems...
BIM and you: know its benefits and risks
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is coming, and as Lee Iaccoca (and many others, probably) put it, you'd better be prepared to lead, follow or get...
Eliminating all of your estate tax burden
I'll bet the farm that this article will save many business owners, who want to transfer the family business to their kids, a ton of taxes. Let's set...
New project management definitions
The job description of what makes a project manager has gradually changed over time. The paper-pushing duties of a working foreman or superintendent used...
Tips to improve your direct mail results
With a gazillion cable channels and the ability to record and fast forward through the ads, satellite radio and personal music players, the increasing...
BIM and LPS improve project management
There is some discussion in construction today about which is better to use Building Information Modeling (BIM) or Lean Construction. You need to consider...
WQA develops certification program
The Water Quality Association announced a new certification program for companies facing low-lead laws that went into effect January 1 in California....
New hydronic heating technologies work
There are lots of words buzzing around about hydronic heating technologies radiant, water to air, solar thermal, geothermal and modcon boilers. Do you...
IAPMO joins green conference
ONTARIO, CALIF. The International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials will participate in the upcoming National Green Mechanical Educators...
Green Products
editor's choice THE FLO-ECO HIGH-EFFICIENCY WATER HEATER is a compact, condensing, storage-type heater that is able to deliver up to 95% thermal efficiency...
NEW PRODUCTS
New products available to mechanical contractors...
EPA finalizes WaterSense for Homes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its version of the WaterSense for Homes standard in mid-December, although in the world of water conservation...
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