Noritz America Corp. has partnered with Energy Star to create the The Energy Star Appliance Rebate - a program that offers homeowners the ability to earn $150 to $400.
NCFI Polyurethanes, a manufacturer of foam
products including spray foam insulation, and Lubrizol,
supplier of CPVC resins for the manufacture of plumbing pipe and fire sprinkler
systems, have created a Suggested Application Test Protocol
Guideline.
The U.S. Department of
Defense awarded MADCAD.com a one-year subscription contract for online access
to more than 800 building codes and standards from ASHRAE, ASME, BHMA, ICC and
NFPA.
The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Franklin Electric
Co. and GE Infrastructure Sensing Inc., announced a voluntary recall of
electric motor controllers for submersible pump systems (Franklin), and single
beam carbon dioxide and temperature sensors (GE).
On March 15, ASHRAE is offering an updated
online seminar reviewing the ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1, Standard for
the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential
Buildings.
An analysis by the Associated General
Contractors of America of federal data found that more contractors are
likely to perform stimulus-funded work this year as work starts on many of the
nontransportation projects funded in the initial package.
Geberit, a provider of water-saving
plumbing systems, has been named one of the Top 10 in a new study
that ranks the world's most sustainable companies.