The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reports that nearly 17 percent
of all single-family homes built nationally in 2008 earned the Energy Star
label, up from 12 percent in 2007.
Associated General Contractors of America CEO Stephen Sandherr urges Congress to continue investing and
move on with its infrastructure stimulus plan before it’s too late.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) held a live
demonstration of the need for home fire sprinklers as part of its 2009
Conference & Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago.
In an effort to provide an educational program
for the thousands of building professionals looking to pass the new LEED Green
Associate (GA) exam, PPI, the leading provider of LEED exam prep materials, has
released the schedule of its new LEED Green Associate Exam Prep Classes.
The
American Society of Sanitary Engineering has announced that International
President Richard J. Prospal has been elected to the World Plumbing Council’s
Executive Board for the term ending September 2011.
As group publisher, he assumes the administrative,
staffing and strategic responsibilities for PM, Supply House Times, PM Engineer and
related e-media.