WASHINGTON - The International Code Council (ICC) announced that the 2009 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC), available in March, includes new requirements for sprinklers, carbon monoxide (CO) detectors,
WASHINGTON - Ten organizations have formed a consortium in response to a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) request for advice on high-performance building issues. The High Performance Commercial Green Building
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. - Wales-Darby Inc., one of A.O. Smith Water Product Co.’s leading representatives in the Metro New York/Long Island/New Jersey area, has opened an energy-efficiency showroom at its
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) will hold its 41st annual ACCA Conference & Indoor Air Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 24-26, 2009. The association
ATLANTA - National disaster recovery and reconstruction experts headline the first National Disaster Reconstruction Expo’s (NDRExpo) conference program. The NDRExpo was developed to unite the numerous vertical markets associated with
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Energy Commission (CEC) has delayed to Aug. 1, 2009, the effective date for compliance with the 2008 Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential
MIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Corning Corp. announced that it will invest several billion dollars in industrial facilities to produce monosilane and polysilicon, materials that are used in many of today’s
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - GE announced that the company has requested approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use isobutane as a refrigerant in household refrigerators. The petition was
INDIANAPOLIS - ICOR International Inc. has launched its new Virtual Training Center, at http://icorinternational.com/training, to provide refrigerant users with Web-based access to the company’s training programs. “For most technicians making
WASHINGTON - A week after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a hearing on two newly proposed R-22 rules - “Adjustments to the Allowance System for Controlling HCFC Production,