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Single-family home sales were on pace for a 511,000 annual rate, the National Association of Home Builders said. 

Construction spending in February increased on a year-over-year basis, another indication the industry is returning to health. 

The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers said the bill contains several code provisions that it supported. 

The new suite features an open floor plan, with meeting rooms designed to accommodate visitors as well as staff.

The new version of Standard 62.1, which covers ventilation and air quality in commercial and institutional buildings, adds the vapor from e-cigarettes and the secondhand smoke from marijuana to its scope.

The commission’s decades-old lawsuit alleged that Sheet Metal Workers Local 25 and its apprentice school favored white workers in hiring and HVAC construction assignments over African American and Hispanic union members from April 1991 through 2002. 

The committee will work on revising its standard No. 220, which deals with the testing of air curtains for aerodynamic performance. 

Despite the increase, on a year-to-year basis, prices are still down 3.4 percent, ABC said.

The money will be used to fund independent studies of HVAC construction industry issues.