WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has named Siemens Building Technologies Inc. a Premier Business Partner for 2003 in the DOE's Rebuild America program. According to the DOE,
WASHINGTON - New home sales posted an all-time record in March. The pace of new single-family homes sales increased 8.9 percent over a strong February to a seasonally adjusted annual
CHANTILLY, Va. - Despite last minute efforts by the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) to secure significant relief provisions for multiemployer plans in the Pension Funding
WASHINGTON - Filtration systems play a strong role in combating release of biological agents, particularly anthrax and smallpox, according to speakers at the recent American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and
WASHINGTON - Housing analysts at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Construction Forecast Conference last week said that even if the Federal Reserve Board begins raising interest rates, the
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), working with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has launched a bipartisan voting resource with the introduction of a new Web site
WASHINGTON - Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) applauded the release of a national survey showing that 93 percent of Americans support legislation allowing small businesses to join together to purchase
ATLANTA - At a minimum, direct digital control (DDC) systems control comfort in buildings. But a networked, programmable control system can do much more, according to Jim Coogan, P.E., Siemens
OCOEE, Fla. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has joined with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Orange County Public Schools, and Walt Disney World Co. to launch a
WASHINGTON - The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced that it has joined the U.S. Department of Labor and other construction industry organizations to introduce "Skills to Build America's