Energy efficient buildings encouraged through free download of advanced energy design guide series
ATLANTA – To encourage energy efficient design in a range of building types, ASHRAE and its partnering organizations are making available for free the Advanced Energy Design Guide series. ...
United Association becomes first international union to endorse Barack Obama
WASHINGTON – The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada on Jan. 9 became the first international union to announce its endorsement of U.S. Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States....
Magazine names EMCOR among ‘best big companies’
NORWALK, CONN. -- EMCOR Group Inc. has been named one of “America’s 400 Best Big Companies” by Forbes magazine. This is the sixth time EMCOR has been included on the annual list, published in early January....
Santa Clara Valley Water wins EPA conservation award
SAN JOSE, CALIF. — Santa Clara Valley Water District, which helped county residents and businesses save more than 18 billion gallons of water a year, has received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 2007 Water Efficiency Leader Award. ...
Water Utility Reports 'Super Sewage'
AUGUSTA, GA. - Residents of this Georgia town have been saving a lot of water, and water utility executives said the result is concentrated sewage, according to a report in the Augusta Chronicle newspaper....
New York to Host 2008 AHR Expo This Month
NEW YORK | Following a 17-year hiatus, AHR Expo will return to the Jacob Javits Convention Center here for the 60th edition of the world¡¯s largest HVACR exclusive event on Jan. 22-24, 2008....
‘Super Boiler’ Technology Tested in Alabama
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - Results of the first field test of the new "super boiler" conducted here indicate the new boiler technology could revolutionize the energy efficiency of industrial steam generation leading to billions of dollars in energy savings for U.S. companies....
IAPMO Hires Green Technology Expert
ONTARIO, CALIF. - The International Association of Plumbing & Mechanical Officials announced the hiring of Pete DeMarco as its new director of special programs. After more than 32 years with American Standard, DeMarco joined IAPMO in November, bringing to the organization his expertise in green technologies....
Avoiding the Top Five Local Marketing Mistakes
The goal of small business owner is to drive new business. So how can plumbing contractors avoid the common local marketing pitfalls that claim so many...
American Standard Cos. Completes Sale of Bath and Kitchen Business to Bain Capital
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- American Standard Cos. Inc. announced Oct. 31 that it had completed the sale of its global Bath and Kitchen products business to funds...
Miami-Dade Does Green Attendees Tour LEED Certified House
MIAMI -- Attendees of the Miami-Dade Does Green Affordably Symposium toured a prototype green single-family home, a joint project of University of Miami...
Beazer Homes Reportedly to Pay Subs Late
The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer newspaper reported in early November that Beazer Homes USA is delaying payments to subcontractors in Nashville, Tenn., as...
U.S. Green Building Council Unveils New Web Site
WASHINGTON U.S. Green Building Council announced the re-launch of its Web site -- www.usgbc.org, just prior to the start of the Council's Greenbuild conference...
Emcor buys two large California contractors
NORWALK, CONN. Emcor Group Inc. announced further growth of its Mobile Service Solutions operations. Underscoring the growing strength and importance...
Go digital to find employees now
BY JEFF DICKEY-CHASINS Special to CONTRACTOR The specialty contracting sector, like many other parts of the economy, has a labor problem. Our workforce...
Grainger intros new showroom
MORTON GROVE, ILL. W.W. Grainger Inc. recently showcased one of its expanded facilities here with an open house that attracted area contractors who came...
A green star on the horizon
BY DAN BULLEY Special to CONTRACTOR Green building means a lot of things to different people. To those of us in the construction industry, it means healthy,...
In Brief
American Residential Services LLC, a privately held, nationwide provider of HVAC services, has purchased Jacksonville-based Florida Home Air Conditioning...
MCAA launches the first green wave
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff MILWAUKEE Approximately 250 mechanical contractors who see a green future ahead of them gathered here for the...
Schwartzenegger Makes High-Efficiency Toilets the Law in California
SACRAMENTO California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed AB 715, a bill that would require all new construction in California to use more high-efficiency...
Germans Win Solar Decathlon
WASHINGTON -- The Technische Universitat Darmstadt, Germany, sponsored by Bosch, won the U.S. Department of Energy's third Solar Decathlon held in Washington...
MCAA unveils green contractor Website
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff MILWAUKEE Dave Kruse, president of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, unveiled www.greencontractors.us,...
Contractor Installs HVAC for Woman in Need
GULFPORT, MS. AAA One Hour Heating & Cooling recently came to the aid of Sherry Troutman, a local woman who was in need of a cooling system in her home...
Mentoring high school students works
BY PAMELA MULLENDER Special to CONTRACTOR According to figures published by the U.S. Department of Labor, there will be as many as 1.3 million job openings...
Sloan Wins EPA's Green Power Leadership Award
FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. Sloan Valve Co. has won a 2007 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its purchase of renewable...
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