Preliminary analysis from the U.S. Department of Energy shows that the ASHRAE/IES’s 2013 energy efficiency standard contains energy savings over the 2010 standard of 8.5% source energy and 7.6% site energy.
Construction firms added jobs in 39 states and the District of Columbia over the past 12 months, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.
WaterFurnace Renewable Energy, Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase the assets and technology of Chillit Chillers, a manufacturer of heating and cooling products located in Goshen, IN.
The unemployment rate in construction dropped to the lowest April level in seven years as contractors added 32,000 workers to payrolls last month, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.