RPA preps for Building Radiant conference, show 

LIVERPOOL, N.Y. — 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. ...

Hansgrohe announces low-lead products 

ALPHARETTA, GA. — Hansgrohe is pleased to announce that all relevant products under the Axor and Hansgrohe brands are compliant with California’s and Vermont’s low-lead legislation, which limits the lead content of pipes, pipe fittings or plumbing fittings, and fixtures intended to convey or dispense water for human consumption through drinking or cooking. The checkmark on each packaging is the confirmation that the product is 100% compliant with the California and Vermont legislation. ...

DOE proposes new water heater 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. Environmentalists criticized the proposals for being too meek; they would prefer more gas condensing and electric heat pump water heaters...

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...

Niche markets, green will be ok in 2010 

LET’S MAKE LEMONADE. The overall residential and commercial markets will range from bad to horrible in 2010. Service work and certain niche markets, especially in green work, will be ok...

Pre-certified LEED hotel prototype conserves energy, water 

Marriott Intl. Inc. will soon have a LEED pre-certified hotel prototype, available in April 2010, for its Courtyard brand hotels...

GeOasis launches new Web site 

PHOENIX — GeOasis has recently launched its new Web site www.geoasis.com. The improved and updated Web site was necessary as the demand for geothermal technology and renewable energy grows, and consumers want to have direct access to the company’s information and experience the various application options....

Organizations offer sustainable educational sessions at 2010 AHR Expo 

WESTPORT, CONN. — The latest innovations in the HVAC/R industry will not only be displayed on the show floor at the 2010 AHR Expo, Jan. 25-27, they will also be a hot topic at many of the nearly 50 free educational sessions being offered to contractors, engineers, wholesalers and other HVAC/R professionals during the three-day event at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Florida....

Washington, D.C., begins measuring building energy use under new law 

WASHINGTON — A new law requiring commercial building owners to measure – and eventually make public — energy use in their largest buildings took effect Jan. 1, 2010, here, ushering in what proponents say will be an era of greater energy efficiency and transparency in the district’s building marketplace, reducing energy costs for all....

Ferguson gives three lucky customers a $20,000 holiday gift 

Plumbing and heating wholesaler recognizes customers through Ferguson Rewards Trade Show Program....

Walker County to save energy dollars with Linc Mechanical project  

WALKER COUNTY, GA. — Walker County has teamed up with Linc Mechanical on an energy-efficient project for nearly 20 buildings here. The project is estimated to save the county more than $2.7 million in energy and operational costs over the course of fifteen years. ...

Marelich wins contract at Western Digital Corp.  

EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its Marelich Mechanical subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of mechanical systems for Western Digital Corp....

Patterson Pump Company Achieves ISO 14001:2004 Certification 

Patterson Pump Company has been found to be in conformance with the requirements of ISO 14001:2004. ...

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...

Calculate Facility Water Usage, Savings with New iPhone App 

Calculate facility water usage and potential savings on the go with the new Save H2O water savings calculator from Sloan Valve Company, a free business application for the iPhone platform. ...

Gene Burch Receives “Servant Leader Award” From The Service Roundtable  

Gene Burch (G B & Associates) was presented with the Service Roundtable’s “Servant Leader Award” in recognition for a lifetime’s service to others in the plumbing industry....

AHR competition provides funding for HVAC system 

WESTPORT, CONN. — Nearly $11,000 in entry fees from the 2010 AHR Expo Innovation Awards competition will be given to the Jacksonville Police Athletic League (JAXPAL), Jacksonville, Fla., to help install a new HVAC control system valued at $84,000. The commissioning will be in January 2010 at the Jacksonville Monument Road facility, the largest in the city....

San Diego Natural History Museum receives LEED certification 

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Natural History Museum recently announced that it received LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. ...

ASSE calls for scald awareness committee participants  

WESTLAKE, OHIO — The American Society of Sanitary Engineering, along with industry partners, are in the process of forming a committee with the purpose of raising awareness about the disfiguring and painful problem of scalding. ...

WQA Aquatech USA 2010 offers educational, technical sessions 

LISLE, ILL. — WQA Aquatech USA 2010 will be held at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fla., March 9-12, 2010, and will offer attendees more than 60 educational sessions, some of them highlighting how to make advertising dollars work and tips on exhibiting. The show will also offer many hands-on presentations, including pipe joining and valve teardown, as well as data on the latest research on water treatment technologies and contaminant detection....

American Air Distributing Inc. becomes newest Johnson Controls distributor  

CHESTER, PA. — American Air Distributing Inc. recently announced that it is has signed an agreement with Johnson Controls Inc. to become a distributor of its Coleman and Luxaire brand products effective Jan. 1, 2010....

WQA develops program for low lead laws in California, Vermont 

LISLE, ILL. — The Water Quality Association recently announced a new certification program for companies facing low lead laws that will go into effect Jan. 1, 2010, in California....

Kohler Seminars to Help Contractors Profit in 2010  

Kohler Co. has announced that a $25,000 contribution has been made in support of the 2010 Kohler/Foundation Seminar Series. ...

SLCCC Presents Murphy with Best Practice Award 

The St. Louis Council of Construction Consumers presented a Best Practice Award to Murphy Company for pre-project planning in an expansion of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters, Mo. ...

2010 AFSA Fire Sprinkler System Planning Schools Announced 

The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) announces the 2010 schedule for both its traditional Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School as well as its new System Layout School for Residential One- & Two-Family Dwellings....

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