David
Gottfried, founder of the U.S. Green Building Council and World Green
Building Council, introduced the U.S. Regenerative
Network at a forum held April 28-29, in Berkeley, CA.
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In an effort to address urgent safety and health problems facing
American workers, OSHA is implementing a new Severe
Violator Enforcement Program (SVEP) and increasing penalties for unsafe
workplaces.
Keith Bienvenu of Bienvenu Brothers
Enterprises, was elected vice president of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling
Contractors-National Association (PHCC) after a special election was held on
April 30.
With A. O. Smith temporarily shifting
residential water heater production to its other plants in North America, the
company has begun clean-up work at its Ashland City, Tenn., plant.
Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Knaack LLC is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a yearlong roster of events involving end users, distributors and the local community.
According to a recent report from the Joint
Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, annual spending on remodeling
is expected to accelerate this year, with nearly 5% growth over 2009.
It seems as though scientists have discovered
the earliest known example of plumbing with pressurized water in the New World,
located in the ancient Mayan city of Palenque.