The Orange County Convention Center seems to be in constant expansion mode. The latest Phase-V expansion project consisted of 2.8 million square feet of exhibit and meeting space. To make sure the new addition has a reliable supply of standby power, the general contractor turned to Cummins Southeastern Power for an "unconventional solution."
Temperature Service Company Inc., a member of Excellence Alliance Inc. in Elk Grove Village, Ill., has partnered with the Excellence Alliance Foundation (EAF) to award a $2,000 scholarship to William Rainey Harper College in Palatine, Ill.
The new residential energy code proposed by the Granholm administration will trap hundreds if not thousands of low and fixed income families in energy wasting older homes, according to the Michigan Association of Home Builders.
Members of the Bayshore and Monmouth County (N.J.) Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC) chapters coordinated the installation of a free boiler as a gift to a New Jersey group serving the blind.
"Grandma is starting a new business." That's what Marilyn Betty's grandchildren said about her decision to open her own Aire Serv Heating & Air Conditioning franchise in Murfreesboro, Tenn. But it is no surprise to them that this mother of five and grandmother of seven is tackling another business.
Pacific Heating and Sheet Metal of Chino, Calif., participated in "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," televised on ABC Television Jan. 23, 2005. "I am thankful for the wonderful, but exhausting experience," said Greg Scotto, owner of Pacific Heating and Sheet Metal.
Indianapolis has become one of the nation's fastest growing markets for nonresidential construction. This increased demand in construction is predicted to create a skilled craft labor shortage - 637 workers for 2005. And that figure looks to escalate to 6,185 by 2008.
Under a program sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Corning Inc. is implementing several energy-efficiency measures in its newly constructed diesel manufacturing facility in Erwin, N.Y.
Residents in Southern California now have another way to get relief from the high cost of utility bills. Northern Capital Inc. recently announced the selection of the Rinnai tankless water heater as the exclusive water heater systems provider for Southern California's first Zero Energy Home (ZEH) community.