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....
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....
$7 Billion in Industrial Construction Planned in Arkansas
Last year, several big industrial projects commenced construction in Arkansas, reported Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas. That trend is expected to continue in 2008 and beyond as nearly $7 billion in planned industrial projects are being evaluated in the state....
Taco Offers Hydronics Training
Taco Inc. has announced a series of advanced training courses for professional hydronics installers and designers....
Taco Launches FloPro Podcast Training Program
Taco Inc.’s contractor training and support program, FloPro, has launched a biweekly audio roundtable podcast discussion program on the Internet aimed at hydronic heating contractors. ...
A.O. Smith Dedicates Engineering Design Center
A.O. Smith Water Products Co. recently dedicated a new engineering design center that will serve as the focal point for its residential water heating development efforts....
Uponor Announces Factory Training Schedule
Dates for Uponor's 2008 Factory Training Program are now available and ready for reservations. ...
EMCOR Subsidiary Wins Transit Center Contract
EMCOR Group Inc. has 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....
USGBC Adds $1 Million to Research Pledge
The U.S. Green Building Council has doubled its funding commitment for green building research grants to be awarded in 2008 to a total of $2 million. ...
Waterless Co. Sponsors New Green Web Site
Waterless Co LLC, a manufacturer of waterless no-flush urinal systems, joins Johnson Controls, Massachusetts plumbing wholesaler Newton Distributing Co., and a select group of other companies by sponsoring a new online green building community and resource....
UBS Tower at One North Wacker Earns Green Certification
CHICAGO -- The UBS Tower at One North Wacker Drive here has earned a LEED-Existing Building certification from the U.S. Green Building Council....
TOTO USA Becomes Green Energy Customer
Georgia Power recently signed an agreement with TOTO USA Inc. to begin providing the company with Green Energy. Under the terms of the agreement, TOTO USA has agreed to purchase 480,000 kilowatt-hours of Green Energy....
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