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GreenStar
contractor W.E. Bowers wins MSCA’s 2009 Shooting Star award
ROCKVILLE, MD. — The Mechanical Service Contractors of
America announced that W.E. Bowers Inc., a full service mechanical
construction, service and plumbing company, Beltsville, Md., was awarded
the association’s Shooting Star award. The award is given to MSCA
STAR contractors who have used the standards-based qualification to
promote business success. MSCA STAR contractors complete a rigorous
qualification program in order to be designated as MSCA STAR qualified.
The company was also the first in the nation to earn MSCA GreenSTAR
status, receiving the distinction last July for demonstrating commitment
to environmental stewardship throughout the organization.
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GreenPlumbers,
GreenMech partner for efficiency advocacy
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. and WASHINGTON — GreenPlumbers USA
and the Green Mechanical Council have announced a collaborative
partnership to speed up the installation of green educational programs
to the construction industry and more effectively communicate the
plumbing and mechanical contracting industry's efficiency programs to
utilities, businesses and consumers.
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MSCA STAR
Summit focuses on marketing and branding
ROCKVILLE, MD. — The Mechanical Service Contractors of
America hosted its annual MSCA STAR Summit, focusing on marketing and
branding, this April at the LEED Silver-rated Palazzo Resort Hotel and
Casino, Las Vegas.
At the summit, attendees participated in educational sessions, focusing
on developing marketing expertise and branding in a challenging economy,
and toured the heating and cooling command center for the facility,
which is one of the largest LEED certified buildings in the world.
According the U.S. Green Building Council, the Palazzo is four times the
size of the second-largest LEED certified building.
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GBCI
begins testing for new LEED credentials
WASHINGTON — The Green Building Certification
Institute (GBCI) this week began testing candidates who wish to pursue
the new LEED Green Associate credential or the new LEED Accredited
Professional Operations and Maintenance credential.
The LEED Green Associate credential is intended for individuals seeking
to propel their professional journey into the green building industry.
It represents the demonstrable knowledge and skills needed in the allied
professions and non-technical fields of practice related to green
design, construction and operations. It is also the first step for
professionals if they later choose to become a LEED AP.
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CES
launches Energy Solution Services line
ORLANDO, FLA. — Comprehensive Energy Services Inc.
recently launched its new line of Energy Solutions Services aimed at
helping building owners and managers lower operating costs, particularly
in the area of energy.
With its recent acquisition of the BuildingAdvice and Vykon/Tridium
building automation system technologies, CES has enhanced its detailed
energy assessments of buildings as well as estimated financial impact of
proposed improvements.
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EMCOR
expands missing children program
NORWALK, CONN. — EMCOR Group Inc. announced that as a
result of employee support for the company’s program “Taking
KidSafety to the Street and the fact that it has helped recover more
than 138 missing children to-date, EMCOR is now launching another
program first — an employee vehicle poster program. Company employees
— the “EMCOR Street Gang” — will carry the same poster of a
missing kid on their personal vehicles as the company fleet of 6,000
services vehicles carries each month. The posters rotate each month and
are tailored by area of the country. The program began on May 1.
(National Missing Children’s Day is May 25.)
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Central
Mechanical wins Leavenworth job
MANHATTAN, KAN. — Central Mechanical Construction, an
EMCOR Group unit based here, has received a contract for the
design/assist and installation of complete mechanical systems for two
new projects at the Fort Leavenworth United States Army facility located
in Ft. Leavenworth, Kan.
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