Legislation repealing the 3 percent withholding tax on government contracts has been signed into law by President Obama. The legislation, H.R. 674 - 3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act, also includes a provision providing tax credits to companies hiring military veterans.
Autodesk Inc. announced that it has acquired Micro Application Packages Limited (MAP Software), a United Kingdom-based provider of CAD, CAM, and estimating software that supports fabrication and construction for the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) industry.
A variety of market conditions will continue to drive growth in the worldwide distributed solar energy market, which Pike Research forecasts will increase from approximately $66 billion in 2010 to more than $154 billion annually by 2015.
MechanicalXchange is an exclusive, invitation-only executive summit co-sponsored by The NEWS. The 2011 event was attended by more than 100 hand-selected people representing 23 mechanical contracting firms and 24 vendors. The purpose of the event is to bring buyers and sellers together.
Engineers at the University of Washington in Seattle and Kettering University in Flint, Mich., are working to cut the amount of energy used by refrigerated display cases. Results published in the journal Applied Thermal Engineering show that tweaking the physics can reduce the energy used for refrigeration by as much as 15 percent.
Carrier has formed a joint venture with Midea Group of China for the manufacture and distribution of HVAC products in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Midea will own 51 percent of the joint venture and Carrier 49 percent.
The NEWS is accepting nominations for the 2011 Best Contractor to Work For contest through Monday, Nov. 28. The goal of the competition is to recognize contractors who attract and retain qualified employees.
North American Technician Excellence (NATE) has selected the third winner in the “Showcase Your NATE” Sweepstakes, which rewards contractors for promoting their NATE-certified technicians.
Guidance is available to help design teams constructing K-12 school buildings cut annual energy use by 50 percent or more using off-the-shelf technology.
Metro, one of the New York metropolitan area’s independent fuel suppliers, celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art biodiesel/bioheat clean fuel blending and distribution center.
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