Technology One-Stop
Solutions simplify boiler checks, protect PCs
A new software program, Versentia for Boiler Inspection, enables efficient and accurate gathering and managing of documentation required of contractors...
Online solutions save time and then some
Adobe Acrobat Professional (www.adobe.com) provides an effective way to create, manage and share PDF documents over the Internet. This latest edition, Version 8, has a host of new features and enhancements, many of which would be helpful to contractors and subcontractors who want to communicate and collaborate with all team members during design and review cycles. ...
Online resource finds, compares software
With a database of nearly 10,000 software vendors, Capterra's interactive marketplace, at www.capterra.com, is an easy-to-use online resource that can...
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,...
Solution makes time tracking easy
The JobClock System (www.jobclock.com, 888-788-8463) i s a method of attendance and time tracking for any number of jobsites and workers. The system is...
Eatery gets innovative interceptor
SEATTLE, WA. Last year saw the opening of the Boka Restaurant as part of a multi-use complex including two other restaurants and a hotel/condominium....
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...
UL to certify high-efficiency faucets for EPA
NORTHBROOK, ILL. Underwriters Laboratories announced in mid- September that it will provide testing and certification services for high-efficiency lavatory...
Solar world looks to Washington this month
BY BRIAN WASAG Of CONTRACTORs staff WASHINGTON Twenty teams from colleges and universities worldwide will compete here this month to determine who can...
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...
Chicago MCA promotes green education
CHICAGO Once considered a passing fad, green building has driven its roots deep into the American landscape. City Halls in Chicago and Atlanta have green...
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,...
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...
Solutions can be used in or out of the office
Here are two solutions that can benefit end-users outside the office and jobsite, as well. Hearing management Contractors have long had to cope with a...
Contractor plays key role in biodiesel plant
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff SENECA, ILL. Biodiesel, the fastest growing alternative fuel in the world, will soon be produced at the site of...
Solar thermal can cost less
DORCHESTER, ONTARIO I enjoyed reading Dave Yates article on his solar installation in Contractor magazine (May, p. 40). The solar thermal industry, as...
Showing contractors how to make some green
One of my hot button issues is mechanical contracting. Its good for the earth and contractors can make money at it. Im delighted that Dave Kruse, president...
Global survey shows green construction costs less than thought
NEW YORK Key players in real estate and construction misjudge the costs and benefits of buildings by as much as 300%, creating a major barrier to more...
Run multiple print jobs on all network printers
If you find juggling the printing of multiple project plans and change orders for bidding and RFPs and other distribution a hassle, here is a program...
Green Hills, green house
By Steve Spaulding, CONTRACTOR Staff NASHVILLE, TENN. The Green Hills are a borough of Nashville, Tenn., near the I-440 loop. The eastern edge of the...
A. O. Smith signs license deal with Ed Begley Jr.
ASHLAND CITY, TENN. A. O. Smith Water Products Co. has signed a long-term exclusive brand license and endorsement agreement with the producers of the...
UA/MCAA partnership to focus on green initiatives
ROCKVILLE , M D. United Association General President William Hite and Mechanical Contractors Association of America President David Kruse announce plans...
Concept Home Gives Blueprint For Green Houses
OMAHA, NEB. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in early June completed America's first PATH Concept Home here featuring more than 60...
MCAA Offers Help For Contractors Going Green
By John R. Gentille Special to CONTRACTOR We have reachedan exciting juncture in the mechanical construction and service industry: Each of us has the...
Engineered Green Building Conference Shows How to Attack the Green Market
According to the U.S. Green Building Council, the products and services market for green building is expected to exceed $12 billion in 2007. Virtually...
