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Plumbing
Foundation Announces New Chairman
NEW YORK — The Board of Directors of the Plumbing
Foundation, the public affairs and educational arm of the plumbing
industry here, has announced that Robert Greenberg of Evergreen
Mechanical Corp. has become its new chairman.
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UBS
Tower at One North Wacker Earns Green Certification
CHICAGO -- The UBS Tower at One North Wacker Drive here
has earned a LEED-Existing Building certification from the U.S. Green
Building Council.
One North Wacker is a 1.3 million square foot building at the corner of
Wacker Dr. and Madison St. in Chicago’s West Loop submarket. Developed
in 2001 by The John Buck Co., the tower predated the LEED-EB program.
However, the forethought in building the Class A tower’s advanced
systems made achieving certification possible.
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Book
Offers Energy Efficiency Tips For Schools
ATLANTA ⎯ A new publication written specifically for
K-12 school buildings will aid design teams in building energy-smart
schools using off-the-shelf technology that can cut energy use by 30% or
more annually.
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Groups
Produce Code Reference Series
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. – Cengage Learning, the
International Code Council and DEWALT have announced the release of the
DEWALT Code Reference Series.
The series is a line of reference books based on each topic's
complementary codebook. Each pocket-sized manual in the series is made
with durable metal binding and tear-resistant pages and contains
full-color illustrations to help plumbers, builders and HVAC contractors
in the field easily access information on the job.
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Green
Mechanical Training Manual Available
MOUNT PROSPECT, ILL. -- HVAC Excellence and Ferris State
University recently agreed to work together to address a gap in “green
mechanical” education.
The partnership resulted in the development of a new training manual,
“Green Mechanical Systems - Awareness of Fundamental and Emerging
Green Technologies.” The manual, printed by ESCO Press, is designed
to provide a basic understanding of green concepts, terminologies,
systems, and the latest in green mechanical technology. Ferris State
University and HVAC Excellence are developing additional technical
training manuals covering an array of green mechanical issues.
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Calendar of Events
The 2008 Forum on Water Heating and Use, American
Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Radisson Hotel Sacramento,
Sacramento, Calif., June 1–3
American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exposition
(ACE08). Atlanta, June 8-12
Quality Service Contractors Power Meeting, Milwaukee, July 30 – August
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