ACCA announced that its Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) has reached 81 for April, the highest the CCI has ever been in the four years the association has tracked contractors’ opinions on short-term economic growth. The CCI is up from 73 in March.
The Alliance to Save Energy and a wide-ranging coalition of over 80 companies, organizations, and trade associations sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) today, calling for them to bring the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill to the floor for a vote.
Looking specifically at the economic costs and benefits of three different roof types — white, black, and green (or vegetated) roofs — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) researchers have found in a new study that white roofs are the most cost-effective over a 50-year time span.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Claiborne Elementary School, Baton Rouge, La., has won the annual Energy Star National Building Competition. EPA said teams from more than 3,000 buildings competed. Claiborne Elementary School won by cutting its energy use nearly in half.
A growing economy, pent-up demand, competitive mortgage rates, and affordable home prices will keep housing on an upward trajectory through 2015. However, several obstacles exist, according to economists who participated in the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 2014 Spring Construction Forecast Webinar.
Aquila Investment Group announced that it has completed the acquisition of Success Group International (SGI) from Direct Energy. SGI is a ‘best practices’ organization for independent, residential services contractors that includes AirTime 500 for HVAC contractors.
The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation has announced its second annual HVAC Apprentice Contest, scheduled for Oct. 8-9 in New Orleans.
Energy efficiency targets implemented in half of U.S. states in 2012 saved enough electricity to power 2 million homes for a year, reports the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).
ecobee announced it has received OpenADR 2.0b certification for its smart thermostat from the OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation that fosters the development, adoption, and compliance of the OpenADR smart grid standard.
Triatek’s newest line of isolation room controllers and fume hood controllers have been awarded the BACnet Testing Laboratories (BTL) Mark from BACnet International, and are now registered in the online BTL Product Listing.