CONT_CONTRACTOR_ A Penton Media Property June 11, 2010 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/contractormag/v/33 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------- --Viega gets ProPress approved in NYC NEW YORK -- Viega LLC is celebrating the approval of its ProPress press fitting system in one of the nation's last holdouts, New York City. New York finally abandoned its 1968 plumbing code, said Steve Fiedler, Viega's regional manager for New York City, and adopted the 2003 edition of the International Plumbing Code with revisions. The approval is for both copper and stainless steel piping. It is not approved for gas pipe. Viega will offer fittings from 1/2-in. to 4-in. To view the full article go to: http://contractormag.com/news/viega-propress-nyc-2345/ --PHCC-NA calls for 'urgent action' on DOE proposal to limit showerheads FALLS CHURCH, VA. -- Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors -- National Association is calling on its members to strongly protest a Department of Energy proposal that would ban multiple head showers. DOE proposes to interpret the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended, to mean that a showerhead is anything past the mixing valve. That would mean that all fittings could not spray more than 2.5-gpm combined To view the full article go to: http://contractormag.com/news/doe_showerhead_proposal/ --Conserving water through education BY CANDACE ROULO In April I went to the Kitchen Bath and Industry Show and IAPMO's Green Technical Committee meeting. At both events water was a key topic. At KBIS, 99% of the plumbing fixtures I saw at the trade show conserved water, from toilets and showers to kitchen and bath faucets (click here to read Contractor's KBIS coverage). It seems to me that most companies realize water conservation is not going away -- it's becoming a bigger and bigger trend. Also, during the show, I attended an industry luncheon that David Kohler, president and chief operating officer of Kohler Co., spoke at. To view the full article go to: http://blog.contractormag.com/roulo/2010/06/conserving-water-through-education/ --Home Star passes House, moves to Senate WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, H.R. 5019, sponsored by Representative Peter Welch (D-VT.), Thursday, May 6. The bill was sent to the Senate and referred to the Committee on Finance the following day. Its companion bill, S.B. 3177, sponsored by Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) was referred to the Committee on Finance March 25, 2010, and a revised version, S.B. 3434, was introduced in the Senate May 27, 2010, which is now being examined by the Administration, the Senate leadership and the Senate Finance Committee. If signed into law, the bill will provide incentives to consumers to make their homes more energy efficient. To view the full article go to: http://contractormag.com/news/Home-star-senate-2345/ --Energy Star program to increase water heater criteria this fall BOSTON -- This fall, the Energy Star program will increase the minimum Energy Factor (EF) for gas storage water heaters from 0.62 to 0.67. The increase in criteria, which will go into effect on Sept. 1, 2010, will bring additional 0.67 EF models to the marketplace, offering homeowners even greater water heating efficiency. To view the full article go to: http://contractormag.com/news/energy_star_program_to_increase_criteria/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT ---------------------------------------- Contact information: Robert P. Mader , Editor-in-Chief Thank you for reading CONTRACTOR eNews You've received this e-newsletter for one of two reasons: You are subscribed to this email as #email# 1) You received our CONTRACTOR eNews in the past. 2) You identified yourself as a reader of CONTRACTOR magazine. Click here to subscribe to Contractor eNews Click Here to unsubscribe from future issues of Contractor eNews http://email.contractormag.com/webforms/newsletter/unsub/?email=#email#&lid=#list_id#&mid=#message_id# (c)2010 Penton Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Statement