Contracting for new construction in January 2002 increased 2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $491.4 billion, according to the Dodge division of The McGraw-Hill Companies' Construction Information Group.
Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik will deliver the keynote address at the opening general session of the National Fire Protection Association's World Safety Conference.
A.O. Smith Water Products Co. has published the "Genesis Engineering and Design Manual," written to assist those who design and specify A.O. Smith Genesis hydronic heating boilers.
The International Code Council (ICC) has announced that its Code Development Hearings in Pittsburgh in April will also be broadcast on the ICC Web site at www.intlcode.org/springinfo.htm.
Russ Chaney, executive director of IAPMO R&T, and Zhang Wei, secretary general of CQM, have signed what is believed to be the first mutual recognition agreement for product certification since China's entry into the World Trade Organization.