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....
Q2 Industrial Spending Off 65% From Last Year
Last year at this time, the U.S. industrial manufacturing industry was booming, noted research firm Industrial Info Resources here....
RPA Sets Annual Conference
Schaumburg, Ill. — The 2008 REX (Radiant EXPO) will be held at the new Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center here from Aug. 13-15, 2008....
Symposium Addresses Energy Efficiency Goals
Washington — More than 30 representatives from the federal government, energy utilities, foreign embassies and the HVACR industry gathered here in early April to answer the question, “Is the tide turning with regard to the future of energy and energy efficiency strategy?”...
County Enacts Plumbing Retrofit Law
Dekalb County, Ga. — Plumbing industry experts are cautiously optimistic about a new ordinance here that calls for any home built prior to 1993 to have low-flow toilets and plumbing fixtures installed before a homeowner can obtain water from the county. The ordinance, which becomes effective June 1, 2008, requires sellers to disclose the Inefficient Plumbing Fixtures Replacement ordinance when selling a home....
Standard 189.1P: The Future of Green Buildings
There is no question that high-performance green buildings are quickly becoming the norm of the building industry — as they should. Such buildings represent an enormous potential for saving energy and reducing carbon emissions worldwide....
Homeowners May Qualify for Entran Settlement Funds
Owners of property where Goodyear's Entran II radiant heating hose was installed may receive cash payments under a class action settlement, according to David Black and William Maywhort, who are among the class counsel that negotiated the settlement....
Contractors Encouraged to Take LEED Role
Las Vegas — The co-founder of the U.S. Green Building Council's regional chapter here encouraged union contractors to take advantage of the opportunities available under the USGBC's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design rating system....
RPA Moving REX to Spring in 2010
The Radiant Panel Association is moving its Radiant Expo (REX) back to the spring in 2010....
EMCOR Acquires Florida-based MSI
EMCOR Group Inc. recently announced it has acquired Mechanical Services of Central Florida Inc., a mechanical mobile services company headquartered in Orlando....
Nonres construction drops in some segments: FMI
RALEIGH, N.C. – FMI, management consultants and investment bankers to the building and construction industry, announced that the Construction Outlook, a quarterly construction market forecast developed by FMI’s Research Services Group, notes that FMI’s outlook for construction for 2008 and 2009 has been revised downward since the fourth quarter of 2007....
Calif. state building gets green designation
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- The California Department of General Services announced at the end of February that the California Department of Rehabilitation’s headquarters in Sacramento has become the first state building to be awarded green building certification after undergoing a major renovation....
GreenPlumbers partners with American Standard
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. -- American Standard Americas has become the first founding partner of the innovative GreenPlumbers USA training and accreditation program....
Dwyer Group sets franchise sales record
WACO, TEXAS – The Dwyer Group, a holding company for six home improvement and repair franchise brands, sold a record 235 new franchises in the United States and Canada in 2007....
Comunale Wins Detroit Airport Fire Protection Contract
EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its subsidiary S.A. Comunale Co. Inc. has been awarded a contract for the fire protection systems for expansions to Wayne County Airport in Detroit....
Groups Produce Code Reference Series
Cengage Learning, the International Code Council and DEWALT have announced the release of the DEWALT Code Reference Series. ...
Clockwork Reports Franchise Growth
Clockwork Home Services has announced its fourth quarter and full-year franchise growth for 2007....
Clockwork Franchises Make Top 500 List
Clockwork Home Services Inc. has announced that both of its One Hour Air Conditioning and Heating and Benjamin Franklin Plumbing units are ranked among the nation’s top 500 franchises for 2008, according to Entrepreneur magazine’s 29th annual “Franchise 500” list....
Technical College Receives Boiler Donation
OAK CREEK, WIS. -- Cleaver-Brooks has donated two Clearfire Series boilers to Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Center for Energy Conservation and Advanced Manufacturing at the college’s campus here....
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