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The cost of construction materials continued to rise in 2010, closing up 0.9 percent in December, according to the Jan. 13 producer price index (PPI) report by the U.S. Labor Department.

Automation Components Inc. (ACI) has purchased Advanced Control Technologies’ (ACT’s) Interface Control Components (ICC) line.

WaterFurnace International is offering up to $2,000 in rebates to homeowners who upgrade existing geothermal heating and cooling equipment.

Emerson Climate Technologies Inc. acknowledged its top-performing wholesalers for outstanding sales performance in 2010.

According to the Building Performance Institute (BPI), a home performance credentialing, quality assurance, and standards-setting organization, it experienced tremendous growth in 2010.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that 24 projects are receiving a total of $21 million in technical assistance to dramatically reduce the energy used in their commercial buildings.

Two technicians won Harley Davidson motorcycles in a grand-prize drawing at CMS Mechanical’s recent Holiday Incentive Festival at the Ritz Carlton in Sarasota, Fla.

At the Peabody Orlando Convention Center, the objective was to overhaul the hot water system and plumbing to support the center’s expansion and renovation.

Brady Inc., a Trane franchise, announced a $25,000 donation to the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University.

Employees of Emcor Group’s Poole & Kent Corp. subsidiary donned pink hard hats and formed a giant human pink ribbon to support of breast cancer screening and awareness.