Comfort Systems acquires Riddleberger
Houston Comfort Systems USA Inc., a provider of commercial, industrial and institutional HVAC services, announced in late February that it has agreed...
Standard 189.1P up for second review
Atlanta - A proposed standard that essentially will define high-performing buildings in code-intended language is one step closer to completion. Proposed...
Contractor acquires fire protection company
Monona, Wis. The Apex Group has announced the sale of Main Fire Protection to Dave Jones, owner and president of Dave Jones Plumbing and Heating Inc....
Signature Sales joins with Laars
Corona, Calif. Laars Heating Systems Co. announced that Signature Sales has been selected as its manufacturer's representative for both commercial and...
Peerless acquires Flometrico
Indianapolis Peerless Pump Co. has announced that it has acquired Flometrico of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Peerless' relationship with Flometrico dates...
Feds raise fines for employing illegal immigrant workers
Washington Two construction trade groups are reacting to stiffer penalties against employers who violate federal immigration laws recently announced by...
Women in HVACR announces 2008 officers, board
CLEVELAND -- 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. The 10 women bring a combined experience from all facets of the HVACR industry. ...
Study examines pipes' effect on water quality
Blacksburg, Va. A recent study conducted by the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Virginia Tech University found that various types of...
Minn. house remodel could hardly get much greener
Minnetonka, Minn. Environmental organization Live Green, Live Smart has retrofitted a 1948 house here into one of the greenest houses in the country....
Sprinkler call renewed on 5th anniversary of nightclub fire
Bethesda, Md. Shortly after 11 p.m., on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2003, a fire at The Station Nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., left 100 dead and many more injured....
Hydronic products shine at AHR
The recent 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 have to split our coverage of AHR products into this issue and the April issue....
Green building education key to survival in the marketplace
Chicago According to the 2008 FMI U.S. Construction Overview, this year a projected $21.2 billion of new nonresidential construction will use green-building...
In Brief
Longwood based, Comprehensive Energy Services Inc., along with Scott Stahley and Ed Price of Lincoln Property Co. of Florida, recently donated mechanical...
Union plumbers urged to win service sector
Las Vegas Union plumbing contractors must improve their image and better educate themselves to recapture a majority market share of the service industry...
LEED for Homes Reference Guide available for pre-order online
Washington The LEED for Homes Reference Guide, a comprehensive tool for residential builders using the LEED for Homes Green Building Rating System, is...
The Linc Group Acquires Fla.-based Sey Culhan
Tlg, the parent company of Linc Network LLC, has acquired Sey Culhan, a commercial HVAC and refrigeration contractor with offices in Boca Raton and Fort Pierce, Fla....
Center named after contractor
Minneapolis Dunwoody College of Technology here recently held a naming ceremony for the Anthony L. Ferrara Career Services Center. The name was chosen...
School installs solar pool heating
Palatine, Ill. An Illinois state grant has helped officials of a high school here to initiate a pilot project to heat an indoor swimming pool using solar...
The future of plumbing is green Green
Sacramento, Calif. The amount of water on planet Earth has not changed in the last two billion years but in the last century, water use increased at twice...
Less water going down the drain
Products are on the market that allow rainwater and graywater to be reused to flush toilets and irrigate landscaping. Unfortunately, while water recycling...
In Brief
The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada became the first International...
AHR roars into New York
New York It's been 17 years since the AHR Expo has come to the Jacob Javits Convention Center here and for good reason. The last show was one that seemed...
Mechanical, lightning groups at odds over CSST
Reported incidents of fires resulting from lightning strikes near structures containing corrugated stainless steel gas piping have resulted in a debate...
People still key, says MCAA's Wilhelmi
John B. Wilhelmi will take over as president of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America as the group's annual convention in March in Palm Springs,...
New campaign plugs sprinkler use
As part of the U.S. Fire Administration's new Smoking and Home Fires Campaign to put an end to preventable home fire deaths, the USFA and longtime partner,...
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