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Construction spending during October 2003 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $922 billion, 0.9 percent above the revised September estimate of $913.5 billion, according to the U.S. Commerce Department's Census Bureau.

American Standard Companies Inc. has named two executives to key global positions.

ABB will merge its six automation business areas into three globally-focused businesses effective Jan. 1, 2004.

Practical applications and case studies related to building safety will be featured at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers' (ASHRAE) 2004 Winter Meeting.

The New Horizons Foundation, a sheet metal industry initiative, has selected three research projects that will focus on the ways sheet metal and HVAC contractors can improve their business operations.

Issues surrounding the ventilation of smoking spaces will be addressed in a seminar at the ASHRAE 2004 Winter Meeting, Jan. 24-28, in Anaheim, Calif.

The Department of Energy's minimum efficiency standards for water-source, water-cooled, and evaporatively cooled commercial air conditioning and heating equipment went into effect on Oct. 29.

CHANTILLY, Va. - The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association's (SMACNA's) "Round Industrial Duct Construction Standards," second edition, as an

The Construction Specification Institute (CSI) recently changed a decision it made over divisions within the MasterFormat.

The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association (PHCC) has introduced a link to its Web site that allows PHCC members to e-mail members of Congress.