In early June, the U.S.
Department of Energy, without advance notice to stakeholders, proposed to
re-define showerheads as shower valves, which would allow only a single
showerhead using no more than 2.5 gallons of water per minute per showering
compartment.
Roth Industries recently
announced a series of summer training seminars at its Syracuse, N.Y., facility,
which includes a separate schedule for training in Roth radiant.
High-efficiency commercial
dishwashers, with estimated potential annual potable water savings of 21
billion gallons, ranked in the Top 5 of the “Top New and Innovative
Water-Efficient Products of 2010” list.
The University of
Wisconsin-Madison’s Department of Engineering Professional Development will
offer a Design of Geothermal Systems course Oct. 4-7 at the school.
The 2010 Rep Locator, created in collaboration by pme, Plumbing & Mechanical and Supply House Times magazines and AIM/R, provides a comprehensive, user-friendly database of manufacturers reps in the plumbing market that will be available in print, online and in digital format.
Plastic pipe, tubing and
fittings play an integral role in the proper function, safety and environmental
performance of 11 key green building technologies, according to a new study,
“Green Building Technologies that Use Plastic Pipe and Tubing to Function.”
A. O. Smith Corp. and Takagi Industrial Co. of
Fuji-city, Shizuoka,
Japan, announced the
establishment of a joint venture to market and manufacture tankless water
heaters in North America.