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Building Radiant: And now for something completely different
BY ROBERT P. MADER
RENO, NEV. — When the Radiant Panel Association holds
its Building Radiant conference and exposition here in May, everything
will be different, from the seminars to the prizes.
“We’ve got three or four pretty action packed days,” said
Executive Director Ted Lowe of the event, which bears the new name of
Building Radiant.
The conference will take place May 5-8 at the Peppermill Resort Casino
here.
“There is a different energy this year and a lot of the educational
tracks will be first time ever, so we’ve really changed it up from
things we’ve done in the past,” Lowe said. “It’s not the same
old show."
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Target
energy, green work, says MCAA’s Armistead
BY ROBERT P. MADER
WALDWICK, N.J. — Energy efficiency and green
contracting can be bright spots for mechanical contractors in this
difficult economy, but the market could use a little nudge in that
direction, said Robert T. Armistead, PE, president of Armistead
Mechanical Inc. here.
Armistead took the reins as president of the Mechanical Contractors
Association of America convention in San Francisco in late March. He is
the fourth generation of his family to run the firm that was started as
a residential plumbing and heating business by Robert A. Armistead in
his garage in Jersey City, N.J., right after the First World War.
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Battelle
finds water softeners aid energy efficiency, appliance life
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Water softeners extend the service
life and maintain the energy efficiency of water heating equipment,
showerheads and dishwashers, according to a study performed by Battelle
Memorial Institute here. The study was performed for the Water Quality
Association, Lisle, Ill.
Battelle reported that for gas storage and instantaneous water heaters,
the use of a water softener to eliminate or minimize the scale forming
compounds in water would result in the efficiency of the water heater
remaining constant over the life of the unit.
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ICC,
ASHRAE, USGBC, IES announce nation’s first set of model codes,
standards for green building
WASHINGTON – The American Society of Heating,
Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, Illuminating Engineering
Society of North America and the U.S. Green Building Council joined the
International Code Council at its headquarters here March 15, as they
and their co-authors (the American Institute of Architects and the
American Society for Testing Materials) launch the International Green
Construction Code (IGCC).
Standard 189.1 and the IGCC will be available for wide distribution,
providing content, code language and vision for a more safe and
sustainable future.
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PHCC Vice
President George Raburn passes away
STOCKBRIDGE, GA. — George Raburn, vice president of
the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association,
passed away on Saturday, March 20, after a recurrence of cancer.
“We are extremely sad to lose such a wonderful man and supporter of
our industry,” said PHCC - National Association President Skip
Pfeffer.
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