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Greenbuild packs 'em in.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; Mader, Robert P. ... CHICAGO--The U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild conference and exposition opened with huge crowds to see and hear former President Bill Clinton give the keynote address. Total attendance topped 22,000, with the aisles of the exposition packed the first day. [ILLUSTRATION ...
DOE sets 82% as new AFUE level for boilers.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Energy has announced moderately higher efficiency standards for gas and oil furnaces and boilers under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The new standards, which will take effect in 2015, call for Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency levels of 82% for ...
Global labor shortage requires new hiring tactics.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(workforce shortage in construction industry)
Dec 01, 2007; Wasag, Brian ... ANAHEIM--Contractors are facing a global competition for workers that will only exacerbate a growing workforce shortage in the U.S., Purdue University Associate Professor Kirk Alter told contractors meeting here in late October. Alter cited statistics from the U.S. Department of ...
Urban water uses.(CONTRACTOR INFOCUS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [CHART OMITTED] <Pre> Urban Water Uses All CustomersIndustrial(10%) Multi Family (10%) Single Family (55%) Public(10%) Commercial(15%) Single FamilyToilets....
Editors' choice.
Dec 01, 2007 ... Following are those products from the past year that generated the greatest number of reader inquiries. THIS SOLAR-POWERED ATTIC FAN helps remove heat and moisture, reducing energy consumption and extending the life of HVAC equipment and shingles. It runs continuously without ...
'Green' school goes for Gold.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; Wasag, Brian ... WAYNE, PA.--Armed with the knowledge from building its first "green' elementary school, Radnor Township School District officials here decided to embark on an even more ambitious sustainable school project. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In some ways, the district was ahead ...
Well-crafted bonus plans pay dividends.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; Wasag, Brian ... ANAHEIM--Developing a well-thought-out bonus program can go a long way to increase employee productivity and retain qualified workers, business coach John O'Connor said Oct. 25 at the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Network '07 conference here. "We can't come up with a ...
Md. Decathlon students conquer adversity.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; Yates, Dave ... COLLEGE PARK, MD.--I was in the middle of planning and building a solar exhibit for a Boy Scout Jamboree just a few weeks prior to the Solar Decathlon in Washington when I received this e-mail from Tyler Sines, the Mechanical Team Leader from the University of Maryland: Hello ...
PMI helps cut water use 45% in drought-ravaged town.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... ORME, TENN.--While the City of Atlanta has been in the news for having less than a three month supply of water available, this tiny town in southwest Tennessee has virtually run out of water. The town shut off its water pumps and was only making water available from the town's water tower ...
'Green' insurance sprouts from sustainable building demand.(INDUSTRY NEWS)
Dec 01, 2007; Wasag, Brian ... NOVATO, CALIF.--The growing momentum to bring sustainable building practices into the mainstream prompted an insurance company here to offer what it claims to be the only coverage for green-certified commercial buildings. The company, Fireman's Fund Insurance, began researching ...
Cast iron boiler shipments.(CONTRACTOR INFOCUS)
Dec 01, 2007 ... [GRAPHIC OMITTED] <Pre> Cast iron boiler shipments (First three quarters 2007) 2007 Gas-fired Hot water 98,539 2006 Gas-fired Hot water108,218 Percent change -8.9% 2007 Gas-fired Steam 22,349 2006 Gas-fired Steam 20,075 Percent change 11.3% ...
The Capital Group.(In Brief)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Johnson Controls has announced the acquisition of The Capital Group, a mechanical services company headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario. Specific terms ...
Mr. Rooter Corporation.(In Brief)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2007 ... Franchise Times magazine named the Mr. Rooter Corporation to its 2007 Top 200 list. This list ranks the top 200 franchises based on worldwide sales. The magazine ranked the ...
U.S. Green Building Council.(In Brief)
Dec 01, 2007 ... * A new Web site launched by the U.S. Green Building Council gives students, parents, teachers, school administrators, elected officials and community members a new resource in the effort to ensure a future of green schools for every child within a ...
The international sssociation of plumbing and mechanical officials.(In Brief)
Dec 01, 2007 ... * The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials has joined the Green Mechanical Council as a Charter Member. IAPMO joins several other organizations as a leading member of GreenMech, including Carrier, NIBCO, Ferris State University, Legend Valve, ...
PHCC, InSinkErator.(In Brief)
Dec 01, 2007 ... * After two decades of active partnership with the PHCC, InSinkErator has renewed its commitment to industry education by donating $25,000 to the 2007 PHCC Educational Foundation's ...
Make your business work for you.(EDUCATION)(business management)
Dec 01, 2007 ... As a business manager or owner, do you know how to assess your business and your plan to determine if you are progressing toward success--or even traveling down the right road? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Selecting the road and staying steady on its path requires regular ...
Company donates water heaters.(EDUCATION)
Dec 01, 2007 ... MIDDLEVILLE, MICH. - Bradford White Corp. has pledged 100 water heaters to Habitat for Humanity. Over the past 20 years, Habitat for Humanity of Kent County, Mich., has built 158 homes for families in need. Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit organization that focuses its ...
Looking for the green in green: because of its dedication to being on the forefront of the green building movement, C.J. Erickson Plumbing Co., Alsip, Ill., is our Mechanical Contractor of the Year.(CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR)
Dec 01, 2007; Mader, Robert P. ... Bill Erickson started thinking about water conservation and the green building movement a long time before it became The Next Big Thing, before sustainable construction really blew up into the juggernaut that it has become. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In 1996, his local ...
The long journey to conservation.(YATES ON PLUMBING)(Viewpoint essay)
Dec 01, 2007; Yates, Dave ... High efficiency furnaces and boilers that can hit 96% or better, inverter heat pumps and A/C units with 11-HSPF and 21-SEER, ground source heat pumps peaking at 31-EER and gas-fired water heaters achieving 99% efficiency! All of which exceed the requirements for an Energy Star rating. The ...