The acquisition will
enhance Honeywell’s existing building management control systems offerings and
broadens its customer base into the high-growth global lodging industry.
The deadline to submit a completed application -
including typewritten description, photos and schematics/drawings for
consideration in any of six categories - is July 15.
The date change is in response to USGBC
members’ requests for more time to absorb the changes in the next version of the
rating system, said USGBC President and CEO Rick Fedrizzi.
Over
the past two years, construction employment was virtually unchanged but the number
of unemployed hardhats fell by 605,000, suggesting workers are quitting
construction, either to take jobs elsewhere, return to school, retire or
otherwise leave the workforce.
The purpose of the foundation
is to raise awareness of the industry, attract new members to the workforce and
enhance the quality of the available workforce in the industry.