WASHINGTON - This time last year, a tropical storm was developing near the Bahamas that eventually formed Hurricane Katrina, the 11th named storm and the fifth hurricane of the 2005
ATLANTA - A new technical research group focusing on sustainable building guidance has been created by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).The group will develop design
DALLAS - The Service Roundtable has announced the acquisition of rights to Trinity Learning's digital training for HVAC and plumbing.With more than 21,000 multimedia training titles and over 1,000,000 end
ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Mechanical Contracting Education and Research Foundation (MCERF) has partnered with McGraw-Hill Construction Division to distribute a limited number of complimentary copies of that organization's Green Building
ST. LOUIS - Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson, has announced the 2006-07 schedules for its Copeland Scrollâ„¢ Air Conditioning Training Seminar and Compressor Operation and Service Seminar. Both
WASHINGTON - Registration is now open for Advancing Renewable Energy: An American Rural Renaissance, a national renewable energy conference that will be hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
PALO ALTO, Calif. - Frost & Sullivan has selected TAC, a Schneider Electric company, North Andover, Mass., for its 2006 Excellence in Technology Award in the field of integrated building
CHANTILLY, Va. - The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) has announced the winners of its 2006 SMACNA Safety Excellence Award Program (SSEAP). Winning companies are awarded
ATLANTA - The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has updated its standard on energy conservation in existing buildings, designed to help owners maximize efficiency by improving
WASHINGTON - "Construction materials costs heated up in July, even as other producers eased up on price increases," noted Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America
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