Fire service organizations warn against legislative efforts
QUINCY, MASS. — Fire service organizations are warning against state-by-state legislative efforts, orchestrated by homebuilders, which are designed to prohibit communities from requiring residential fire sprinklers in new home construction. Fire service groups are reiterating their support for sprinklers in the wake of several legislative attempts across the country....
Contractors become GreenPlumbers
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The Green Plumber, Long Beach, Calif., Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air, San Diego, and Delpo Plumbing & Heating Corp., Tappan, N.Y., recently became certified GreenPlumbers. ...
Energy efficiency retrofit market receives funding
BOULDER, COLO. — The energy efficiency retrofit market received a boost from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which will provide substantial funding for renovations to federal buildings. ...
Web site forewarns contractors of problem customers
Contractors can now warn fellow industry professionals about potential problem customers on www.businessbeware.biz, a Web site forum created in the spring of 2008 by Robert Bodi, an independent contractor and owner of Rainmaster LLC, an irrigation company here, and his daughter, Ashley Bodi. ...
Green Mechanical Council welcomes Stiebel Eltron
Washington — The Green Mechanical Council recently announced Stiebel Eltron, a German manufacturer of tankless electric water heaters and solar hot water heating equipment, as a new member....
PMI honors two members with President’s Award
ROLLING MEADOWS, ILL. — Walter Strader, president of The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute, recently presented PMI’s inaugural President’s Award to member-volunteers Sally Remedios of Delta Faucet Co. and Shabbir Rawalpindiwala of the Kohler Co. during the group’s 2009 Spring Meeting, April 5-8, Asheville, N.C....
Heliodyne introduces online solar program
RICHMOND, CALIF. — Heliodyne is offering interactive, web-based solar installation courses for trade professionals interested in installing solar thermal systems. ...
Charlotte’s Quiet House uses cast iron and PVC
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte Pipe’s Quiet House is a plumbing system created of cast iron wastewater piping and PVC vents, which eliminates the sound of water in fixtures under floors and behind walls....
Propell Energy presents biomass conference
NASHUA, N.H. — Propell Energy, a provider of commercial and municipal wood pellet boiler systems, and a group of 20 biomass fuels industry representatives, retail leaders and interested parties, presented and hosted the Heating the Northeast with Renewable Biomass Conference, April 29-30, here....
PMI Inc. receives safety awards
PITTSBURG, CALIF. — Performance Mechanical Inc., a subsidiary of EMCOR Group Inc., has been named the recipient of two awards — the President’s Safety Award and Excellence in Safety Award — by the Construction Employers’ Association, an organization in Northern California, representing union commercial building contractors. ...
RIDGID goes on the road
ELYRIA, OHIO — RIDGID’s Reputation Roadshow will visit 20 cities throughout the U.S., Canada and Latin America in May, providing tradesmen a chance to experience the latest RIDGID innovations by giving them the opportunity to demo new tools and see upcoming product lines. ...
EPA honors GreenPlumbers
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — The Environmental Protection Agency presented its annual Environmental Awards to GreenPlumbers, an environmental training program for plumbers, and other groups and individuals for environmental awareness at an awards ceremony in San Francisco. ...
Grainger hosts green seminars, launches product catalog
LAKE FOREST, ILL. – In celebration of Earth Day, Grainger will host green educational events, in 25 markets across the country, to help businesses and institutions garner the knowledge and tools needed to maintain and operate more sustainable and energy-efficient facilities. ...
MSCA STAR Summit focuses on marketing and branding
ROCKVILLE, MD. — The Mechanical Service Contractors of America hosted its annual MSCA STAR Summit, focusing on marketing and branding, this April at the LEED Silver-rated Palazzo Resort Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas. ...
Anvil relocates sales and distribution operations
Anvil Intl., a subsidiary of Mueller Water Products Inc., announced two facility relocations: one of its four regional service centers will relocate from Grand Prairie, Texas, to Irving, Texas, and a distribution facility located in Santa Fe Springs, Calif., will relocate to Ontario, Calif. ...
EnerWorks identifies funding for solar thermal projects
DORCHESTER, ONTARIO — EnerWorks recently appointed Robert Bender as executive vice president. ...
PEX Web site educates consumers and builders
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. — In response to the approval of PEX in the California Plumbing Code, Uponor launched the CaliforniaPEX.com Web site to educate consumers and builders about PEX as a plumbing alternative to copper and CPVC....
Builders Show products focus on conservation
About 60,000 homebuilders showed up here for the 2009 International Builders Show, about half of the show’s usual attendance at its peak. All of the exhibitors were happy, however, because they were talking to the 60,000 builders who will still be in business next year....
Watts creates lead-free plumbing portal site
Watts Water Technologies Inc. and its associated brands have introduced a number of products that meet lead-free laws in California and Vermont. Recent legislation in California and Vermont mandates the reduction of lead in pipes, fittings and fixtures used to convey water for drinking or cooking, to take effect Jan. 1, 2010. ...
Association Web site wins APEX award
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — The Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Authority of northern Illinois, a non-profit trade association, recently won a national APEX Award for its Web site, created and maintained by Copresco, a technology firm, Carol Stream, Ill....
Caroma donates products to Make It Right foundation
HILLSBORO, ORE. — Caroma donated $157,000 to Brad Pitt’s Make It Right foundation, which was launched December 2007, to build 150 affordable, sustainable homes in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward for residents impacted by Hurricane Katrina. ...
EMCOR subsidiary receives Best Company award
VERNON, CONN. — For the third consecutive year, EMCOR Services New England Mechanical was named one of the Best Places to Work in Connecticut, which is an annual program sponsored by the Hartford Business Journal and Best Companies Group, recognizing the state’s top employers. ...
Care facility chooses Caroma for water conservation
HILLSBORO, ORE. – Caroma was chosen by EGA Architects and the Sisters of Providence to supply water-conserving toilets to Mary’s Meadow, a “small house” long-term care facility in Holyoke, Mass. ...
Moss & Associates receives safety awards
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Moss & Associates recently received Florida Sunshine State Safety Recognition awards for two projects: the Soho Beach House Resort, Miami, and the new U.S. Customs and Immigration Service field office, West Palm Beach, Fla....
Future Washington State legislation targets HETs
Legislation that was introduced by Senator Paull Shin in the Washington state Senate, Feb. 9, 2009, mandating that all toilets and urinals sold and installed in new residences in the state, except institutional and commercial toilets, toilets used by children in daycare facilities, and toilets used in bariatric applications and institutional urinals, be high efficiency by Jan. 1, 2014, died March, 12, 2009, the voting deadline for Senate bills....
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