Plumbing foundation announces new chairman
NEW YORK — The Board of Directors of the Plumbing Foundation, the public affairs and educational arm of the plumbing industry here, has announced that Robert Greenberg of Evergreen Mechanical Corp. has become its new chairman....
Group announces Hall of Leaders
The Hall of Leaders recently was launched to profile notable leaders from the plumbing and air conditioning industry who have been recognized as “Servant Leaders” by the Service Roundtable. ...
Technical college receives boiler donation
Cleaver-Brooks has donated two Clearfire Series boilers to Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Center for Energy Conservation and Advanced Manufacturing....
Green mechanical training manual available
HVAC Excellence and Ferris State University recently agreed to work together to address a gap in “green mechanical” education. ...
Program assists veterans in starting businesses
Mr. Rooter and The Dwyer Group Inc. have initiated a new program to assist transitioning military personnel and current veterans in building their own businesses....
Women in HVACR announces 2008 officers, board
Women in HVACR, the organization committed to educating, networking and mentoring women in all facets of the HVACR industry, has announced its 2008 board of directors....
MEP Jobs, OnTarget Jobs announce partnership
– MEP Jobs and OnTarget Jobs announced a marketing and content partnership that will target thousands of employers and p-h-c- professionals throughout the OnTarget Jobs network of niche sites. ...
RIDGID roadshow unveils schedule
The RIDGID Reputation Roadshow 2008 will visit cities across the country this summer to showcase and demonstrate the newest technology RIDGID has to offer. ...
State lifts ban on waterless urinals
ST. PAUL, MINN. – Lawmakers here have lifted a statewide ban on waterless urinals initially supported by a trade group that wanted amendments to the state’s plumbing code addressing the water-saving devices....
Groups produce code reference series
Ga. Tech Buys Ultrapure Wastewater System
Atlanta — The Georgia Institute of Technology has selected Siemens Water Technologies to provide multi-million dollar wastewater and ultrapure water treatment systems for a new, $80 million nanotechnology research center, located here....
MSI Builds UCF Biomedical Sciences Facility
Orlando, Fla. — Mechanical Services Inc. is underway on University of Central Florida's new five-story, 198,000-square-foot Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences building here under its design/build contract with The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co., HOK and Newcomb & Boyd....
A.O. Smith Recalls Gas Water Heaters
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with A.O. Smith Water Products Co., has announced a voluntary recall of the company's 75-gal. natural and propane gas water heaters....
EMCOR Subsidiaries Win Transit, Chrysler Jobs
EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its subsidiary Design Air Ltd. has been awarded a contract to upgrade the mechanical and electrical systems for Seattle Metro Transit's Central Base Facility and Revenue Processing Center, a 22-acre complex that maintains and houses a fleet of nearly 400 buses....
Court Settlement Puts Licensing Group on Guard
A master plumbers license enforcement committee here is keeping a vigilant eye out for those violating New Jersey's plumbing licensing law after settling a case earlier this year against Home Depot....
Green Building Products Gets Update
BuildingGreen, the publisher of Environmental Building News, has released the third edition of Green Building Products, a product directory for homebuilders, remodelers and homeowners....
S.I. Goldman Secures Six Mechanical Jobs
S.I. Goldman Co. Inc., a mechanical contractor and services company, has announced its work on six jobs that span from Kissimmee to Gainesville, Fla., and range from underground utility installation to equipment fabrication....
CDA Hails EPA Decision on Antimicrobial Copper Alloys
Proponents of antimicrobial copper alloys are hailing a recent decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to approve the alloys' registration....
State Water Heaters Awards Scholarship
State Water Heaters recently awarded Angel Espericueta, a South Texas College student, with an academic scholarship to continue studies in the HVAC and plumbing associate degree program....
MSCA Adds 2 Contractors to STAR Program
The Mechanical Service Contractors of America has announced that GHS Mechanical Inc., Elk Grove, Ill., and Ruthrauff Service LLC, Pittsburgh, recently achieved MSCA STAR status, bringing the total number of STAR contractors nationally to 89....
Giants Cautiously Optimistic
So, are we entering a recession? Yes and no. For the nation's largest mechanical contractors, the answer is probably no. Contractors who are in the residential market or building strip malls will feel differently....
Studies Confirm Energy Savings of LEED Buildings
Two recently released studies, one by the New Buildings Institute and one by CoStar Group, have validated that third party certified buildings outperform their conventional counterparts across a wide variety of metrics, including energy savings, occupancy rates, sale price and rental rates....
Plumbing Industry Week Recognized
The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a resolution recognizing the plumbing industry and supporting the goals and ideals of National Plumbing Industry Week, which was celebrated April 27-May 3....
PEOPLE NEWS
Two new members have been elected to the Nexstar board of directors, John Hucker of Hucker Electric, Waukegan, Ill., and Tommy Newton of Rapidan Plumbing, Fredericksbug, Va. ...
Raleigh Reverses Disposal Ban
Raleigh, N.C. — The city council here recently reversed its decision to ban garbage disposal installations, nearly a month after the ban took effect in mid-March....
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