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Leveraging group-buying power drawn from EGIA’s membership network of more than 25,000 installation contractors, regional distributors, and product manufacturers, the EGIA Contractor Marketplace enhances its member experience by offering deeply discounted prices on the tools, equipment, third-party business services, and training programs contractors need to effectively run their businesses. 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced nearly $16 million in funding to help businesses move promising energy technologies from the DOE’s National Laboratories to the marketplace. 

Due to outstanding performances by Ruud contractors, Ruud is rewarding 20 Top Contractors for 2015 instead of 10. These exceptional contracting businesses, and one utility company, stand out against hundreds across the nation for excelling in sales, customer support, and overall service to local homeowners. 

The CCI is calculated based on a survey of the association’s contractor members, who are asked how positive they feel about new business prospects, existing business activity, and expected staffing decisions in the short-term future. 

A new law that provides local governments with flexible financing plans to conserve energy is expected to make energy performance contracts more commonplace and affordable, according to Johnson Controls Inc.

The new Interim Final Rule, which was published in the Federal Register on July 1, will take effect on Aug. 1 for violations that occurred after Nov. 2, 2015. 

Available online, prospective apprentices can take the course at their convenience, using six thematically focused modules that offer an introduction to the trades plus other important aspects of working in the industry, such as basic math skills, tools, safety, and construction drawings.