Grundfos Upgrade Program Offers Unprecedented Savings for Converting to Higher Efficiency Pumps  

Grundfos Pumps has launched an initiative to replace old, low-efficiency pumps with new, higher-efficiency pumps, providing optimized performance as well as energy and operating cost savings....

Lincoln Electric Develops New Virtual Reality Welding Simulator 

To help improve the training of the nation's future welders, Lincoln Electric has developed a new way to teach welding techniques through a new virtual welding system called VRTEX 360. ...

Interview with Vincent M. Kent, Water Quality Association president  

Vincent M. Kent, president of the Water Quality Association and Abendroth Water Conditioning, recently spoke at the association’s Mid-Year Leadership Conference in Bloomingdale, Ill. ...

Lexus dealership earns LEED Gold certification 

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The 5,600-sq.ft. Sewell Lexus dealership building, which houses pre-owned sales and the service team here, received U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold certification this June, becoming the first Lexus sales facility nationwide to earn LEED certification....

Illingworth-Kilgust is named MSCA GreenStar Contractor  

MILWAUKEE — Illingworth-Kilgust Mechanical Inc., a subsidiary of EMCOR Group Inc., has been named an MSCA GreenStar Contractor by the Mechanical Services Contractors of America, an exclusive designation available only to MSCA Star contractors who have demonstrated a superior record of environmental responsibility. Only 26 MSCA contractors across the country have achieved GreenStar status to date, including two EMCOR companies, The Fagan Company and EMCOR Services Mesa Energy....

Landmark green standard nears completion 

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers is almost finished with its landmark green building standard, Proposed Standard 189.1....

GeoComfort Announces New North American Training Program 

Enertech Manufacturing has announced a new factory training program designed to serve its GeoComfort distributor and dealer networks. ...

EnerWorks Experiences Record-breaking Quarter 

EnerWorks today announced third quarter bookings that more than triple the value of orders for the same period in 2008. ...

Dormont Manufactures their 100,000,000th Gas Connector 

On September 15th, 2009, 180 employees at Dormont Manufacturing celebrated the manufacture of their 100,000,000th gas connector....

BDR Offers Free Profitability Seminar in Houston, Nov. 19 

Leading HVAC training organization, Business Development Resources (BDR), is conducting a free business sales and strategy seminar for owners and general managers of HVAC and mechanical contracting firms in Houston, TX on Thursday, Nov. 19. ...

H1N1 flu: Employers need to be proactive this flu season  

BRISTOL, TENN. — Plumbing and HVAC contractors need to be proactive and prepare for the possibility of labor shortages the H1N1 Flu, also called the Swine Flu, could cause during this flu season. SESCO Management Consultants is offering businesses proactive steps to follow, decreasing employee exposure to the H1N1 flu, and suggesting steps to take if employees do have the H1N1 flu. ...

Carbon monoxide alarms proposed for ASHRAE residential ventilation standard 

In a change that would bring its residential ventilation and indoor air quality standard closer in line with that of the 2009 International Residential Code, ASHRAE is proposing that carbon monoxide alarms be required in homes....

A.O. Smith donates water heaters to low-income homeowners 

A. O. Smith Water Products Company will be donating high-efficiency water heaters to the newest Habitat for Humanity International Initiative, a weatherization program intended to improve low-income households....

SpacePak launches fall heating promotion 

SpacePak invites HVAC professionals to warm up with our Fall/Winter Heating Promotion. ...

Wilkins Becomes First Backflow Preventer Manufacturer Certified by NSF to New Lead Requirements 

Schebler Chimney Systems Acquires Draft Induction Fan Line 

Schebler Chimney Systems has acquired the Wing Draft Induction Fan line from Tutco Inc. of Cookeville, TN. ...

The Unified Group Welcomes J.W. Danforth 

The Unified Group has named J.W. Danforth based out of Tonawanda, New York, as its newest member. ...

Uponor Offers Free Factory Training For October 2009 Only  

As a special thank you to customers for their continued support, Uponor is offering free classes at the factory training center in Apple Valley, Minn., in October 2009....

Rotobrush announces release of RotoConnect 

Rotobrush has announced the launch of RotoConnectTM, a private virtual community within Rotobrush-owned www.RotoVantage.com. ...

Yudelson challenges San Antonio groups to welcome ‘New Green Era’ 

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — Jerry Yudelson, a green building consultant and author of 10 green building books, including “Green Building Trends: Europe” and “Greening Existing Buildings,” told the Central Texas Green Building Council and the Leadership San Antonio that European examples hold promise for adoption in diverse environments, when he presented his ideas about sustainable principles and actions here, Sept. 2, 2009....

Study finds employees in green buildings are more productive 

Researchers at the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate and CB Richard Ellis have found that employees who work in green buildings are more productive than their counterparts who work in non-green buildings....

2009 ASPE/PCA Technical Symposium registration now open 

The American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)—this year in conjunction with the Plumbing Contractors of America (PCA)—is holding its biennial Technical Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 22–25, 2009. ...

Mueller Brass Co. introduces new Web site 

Mueller Industries, Inc. Industrial Products Division announces a new website (www.muellerindustriesipd.com). ...

ECR’s freewatt system is now eligible for net metering in New York 

UTICA, N.Y. — The state of New York recently passed legislation that expands its current net-metering law to include residential micro-combined heat and power (micro-CHP) technologies like ECR’s freewatt system. The freewatt system combines an Energy Star-rated, high-efficiency natural gas furnace or boiler with a Honda co-generator to produce heat and electricity for homes. ...

ASSE invites industry professionals to participate in working group 

WESTLAKE, OHIO — The American Society of Sanitary Engineering is forming a working group for the new ASSE Series 10000, a professional qualifications standard for installers and inspectors of sustainable mechanical systems. ...

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