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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. ...

GTI’s New CHP & Renewable Energy Laboratory Increases Solar Thermal R&D Opportunities  

The Gas Technology Institute (GTI) recently announced the opening of its Combined Heat and Power (CHP) & Renewable Energy Laboratory. ...

EPA releases final specification for showerheads 

WASHINGTON — EPA released a final specification for showerheads on March 4, 2010. ...

Caleffi offers free online product training 

Caleffi is offering a new educational series, Coffee With Caleffi, an online product training Webinar....

Plumbing Commissioning Webinar offered 

The Building Commissioning Association will offer a Webinar on commissioning plumbing systems, Wednesday, March 31....

Grundfos Pumps CR Products Receive Annex G Certification 

Grundfos Pumps has announced that the CR, CRI and CRN products have received NSF/ANSI Standard 61 – Annex G certification....

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....

Bell & Gossett Announces New BIM Library Featuring Revit Drawings 

ITT Bell & Gossett announces a new extensive online library of 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) content files in Autodesk Revit 2010....

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....

Twins’ Target Field to reuse rainwater 

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins baseball club and Pentair, the Minneapolis-based worldwide water solutions provider, are partnering to spotlight the global issue of water by setting a new standard for water use in sports facilities. Pentair will donate......

Off-grid, solar home doesn’t scrimp on comfort 

WEBSTER, WIS. — Comfort was the only demand that Michael Sperry’s wife Judy made when he proposed building an off-grid, solar-powered home in northwest Wisconsin....

PVC maker sued for pipe failures 

LOS ANGELES — Nevada, Virginia, Delaware, Tennessee, San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and 39 other California municipalities and water districts have joined a whistleblower lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages from JM Eagle and its former parent company, Formosa Plastics Corp. (USA), for supplying PVC water and sewer pipes that the suit alleges the manufacturer knew were substandard....

CPSC recalls pumps, icemakers 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced voluntary recalls of submersible pump controls and ice machines....

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. ...

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...

Uponor holds training center grand opening 

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

Rinnai recognizes 2009 authorized service providers of the year 

Rinnai Corp. recently announced the winners of the company’s annual Authorized Service Provider of the Year Awards....

All Kohler residential faucets low-lead compliant 

Kohler Co. announced that all of its residential bathroom and kitchen faucets have been converted for compliance with California legislation AB1953 and Vermont’s bill number S.015. ...

Code Council ‘plunges’ into World Plumbing Day  

Everyone in the building industry knows that plumbers play a huge and critical role to protect public health and safety. But many consumers take for granted what the plumbing industry does to provide ever-better plumbing solutions while being mindful of conserving resources. The World Plumbing Council seeks to change that. ...

Fisher makes lead-free faucets 

Fisher Mfg. Co. has introduced a new line of stainless steel, lead-free faucets to comply with California legislation. ...

Clockwork announces Focus on Your Future seminars 

Clockwork Home Services has announced a new event called Focus on Your Future to help contractors compete, survive, grow and thrive in today’s economy. ...

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