$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....

Victaulic Releases Green Edition of Podcast Series  

CompressedSchedule.com, an industry portal sponsored by Victaulic Co., released its latest edition of the Radio Victaulic podcast series. Featuring industry experts who address many topics faced in the construction, building and maintenance sectors, the podcasts in this edition focus on green building and sustainable design. ...

U.S. Business Making Limited Green Progress, Says Report 

Despite an apparent flurry of activity by corporations to improve their environmental performance, U.S. companies aren’t yet making much of a difference in addressing major environmental problems, according to a new report....

Danfoss Adds to 2008 EnVisioneering Symposia  

HVACR manufacturer Danfoss has announced the dates for its 2008 EnVisioneering Symposia Series....

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....

Leak Doctor Offers ePIPE Pipe Restoration 

Leak Doctor Ph.D has begun offering the patented ePIPE process as an enhanced service to its customers. With ePIPE, Leak Doctor Ph.D can now offer its southern California customers a leak free plumbing system....

ARS Acquires HVAC Company 

LAS VEGAS - American Residential Services LLC, a privately held, nationwide provider of HVAC and plumbing services through the ARS and Rescue Rooter brands, has purchased the assets of several air conditioning and plumbing businesses operating in here and in Phoenix. ...

Reactions mixed over drugs in drinking water 

A Series of recent stories by the Associated Press revealing the presence of pharmaceuticals in portions of the nation's drinking water supplies has some observers warning the public to take precautions but not to overreact....

Town aims to be first green suburb 

Levittown, N.Y. In a town known for its pioneering history, residents, businesses and community leaders here are forging ahead with a plan to create the...

American Standard America, Crane and Eljer Merge 

The leaders of American Standard America, Crane Plumbing Holding Corp. and Eljer Holding Corp. have announced that the merger of their respective companies is complete. The new combined company will conduct business under the name of American Standard Brands....

Just about everybody asks Congress to extend renewable energy credits 

Washington A coalition of more than 100 business, trade, and advocacy groups called on the U.S. Senate in March to pass bipartisan legislation as soon...

Innovations seen at Builders Show 

Energy-saving products were prominent at the International Builders Show here in February as homebuilders look to green construction to give them an edge in a tough market. But perhaps the most significant product introduced at the show did not have anything to do with energy. It was a completely lead-free faucet introduced by Delta Faucet Co. under a banner reading, “No Lead, No Problem.”...

Hydronic products shine at AHR, Part 2 

The AHR Expo held here at the Jacobs Javits Convention Center in late January had a plethora of hydronic and radiant heating boiler, pumps, PEX tubing, tools, solar collectors and accessories, so much so that we've had to split our coverage of AHR products into two parts, starting in March and in this issue....

ICC calls for speakers on global sanitation 

With 40% of the world's population having no access to personal sanitation, the United Nations has declared 2008 the International Year of Sanitation. To aid the World Toilet Organization and to provide the best information available for attendees at the World Toilet Summit & Expo at the Venetian Macau-Resort-Hotel in Macau from Nov. 4-6, 2008, the International Code Council Plumbing, Mechanical Fuel Gas is hosting the Summit's educational track....

In Brief 

The International Code Council is developing a Green Building Professional Certification Exam to demonstrate a code official's ability to understand the application of green building technology and assess adherence with green building programs....

NTI continues boiler recall 

Washington Ny Thermal Inc. continues to recall select models of its Trinity gas-fired hot water boilers due to potential risk that a condensate fitting...

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