New Mexico town tries toilet to tap 

Cloudcroft, N.M. The small New Mexico village of Cloudcroft holds more than one important distinction. At an elevation of 9,000 feet, it is home to the...

EMCOR helps UNH get greener 

Norwalk, Conn. EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its EMCOR Energy Services subsidiary has been awarded a series of contracts for work at the University...

Baldor acquires Poulies Maska 

Fort Smith, Ark. - Baldor Electric Co. acquired Poulies Maska Inc., a designer and manufacturer of sheaves, bushings, couplings and related mechanical...

A. O. Smith awards 2008 PCA scholarship 

Ashland City, Tenn. - A. O. Smith Water Products Co. has announced the recipients of the 2008 A. O. Smith Professional Contractor Association Scholarship...

Stanford Business School breaks ground on LEED Platinum campus 

Stanford, Calif. The Stanford Graduate School of Business formally broke ground on its new business school campus Sept. 10 that will seek LEED Platinum...

Viega launches new www.viega.com 

Viega has unveiled a new look for its North American Web site at www.viega.com. The new site offers visitors improved access to product information including literature downloads and press releases for its main product lines, including ProPress solderless copper connections, gas fittings, and stainless fittings, PureFlow manifolds and PEX plumbing, and radiant products. ...

Comfort president chairs ABC green committee 

Houston - Comfort Systems USA Inc. announced that W. Brewster Earle, president of Comfort Systems USA Energy Services, was appointed the first chairman...

Gowan provides infrastructure 

Houston EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its Gowan Inc. subsidiary will design and install the mechanical infrastructure for The Westin Convention Center...

Caroma becomes GreenPlumbers' partner 

Sacramento, Calif. - GreenPlumbers has announced Caroma as a premier partner in the United States. Caroma was founded in Australia in 1941 and specializes...

WHVACR focuses on education, inspiration 

Atlanta - The 5th Women in HVACR Conference was held Sept. 9-10, in Atlanta. Both men and women attendees participated in educational seminars about women...

Senate committee moves on energy tax incentive package 

Washington On Sept. 11, Senate Finance Committee leaders unveiled a sweeping package of energy tax incentives worth roughly $40 billion over 10 years...

Grundfos is in K.C. Top 10 

Olathe, Kan. Grundfos Pumps Corp. was selected as one of the Top 10 Best Places to Work by the Kansas City Business Journal in the category of medium-sized...

Nexstar hosts Money Masters 

Nexstar is hosting Money Masters, a two-day seminar presented for plumbing, HVAC and electrical contracting business owners Nov. 7- 8, at the Marriott Hartford Downtown in Hartford, Conn. ...

Water system resells methane from sewage 

San Antonio, Texas San Antonio Water System's Board of Trustees has approved an innovative contract that makes the utility the first in the nation to...

Sloan is eco-effective cradle-to-cradle certified 

Franklin Park, Ill. Sloan Valve Co. has become the first plumbing company in the world to receive the prestigious Cradle to Cradle Design certification...

Bathroom habits survey shows multitasking 

Piscataway, N.J. Today's consumers have extended multitasking into their bathrooms, making optimum use of every possible moment whether it's checking...

ICC mandates home sprinklers 

Minneapolis The International Code Council has mandated installation of residential fire sprinklers as part of the International Residential Code. The...

Giant plant nears completion 

Since when do you use a helicopter instead of a crane in building construction? When you have a building with a roof that is 11 acres wide. In one hour,...

Palm Desert passes energy saving act 

Palm Desert, Calif. - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 811 into law this July, allowing city governments throughout California to provide...

In Brief 

Speedway Plumbing, in Concord, N.C., is North Carolina's first licensed GreenPlumber. Licensed GreenPlumbers commit to training every employee in the...

PCA 2008 revives plumbing education 

Rockville, MD. - Plumbing Contractors Association, a subgroup of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, is planning a big splash in its bid...

Recruiting is top task, says PHCC's Schmitt 

Englewood, Ohio Joe Schmitt, the new president of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association, combines two of the nation's noble professions,...

Homebuilders accused of $750 M in wage fraud 

Los Angeles A report released in late September by the Laborers' International Union of North America claims systemic underpayment of wages in the residential...

People News 

Each year, the Center for Life Safety Education awards $7,000 in scholarships to two exemplary fire protection engineering students at the...

UMEC wins Hospital job 

Phoenix - Emcor Group Inc. announced that its University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors Inc. subsidiary has been awarded the mechanical systems...

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