The
U.S. Department of Transportations recent rule restricting the use of handheld
cell phones while operating a commercial motor vehicle applies to all drivers
operating a cargo tank or transport vehicle and to a subgroup of CMVs that may
include service technician vehicles.
PHCC
and WaterSense are promoting ways to identify and repair dripping faucets,
running toilets and leaky showerheads. In most cases, fixture replacement parts
pay for themselves quickly.
The
PPI for inputs to construction industries rose 0.4% for the month and 4.5% over 12
months. Although higher than the finished goods PPI, the 12-month increase was
the mildest for construction materials since the year ending in September 2010.
The
school’s Large Chilled Water Design Seminar and Modern Hydronic System Design
Basic Seminar are the pump industry’s first courses to be approved by GBCI to
provide credit toward the credential maintenance requirements of the LEED Green
Associate and LEED AP certifications.
While
overall housing market conditions continue to create a drag on remodeling
growth, the growing trend among home owners to remain in their homes and
remodel has provided a boost to the remodeling market.
Green
homes comprised 17% of the overall residential construction market in 2011 and
are expected to grow to between 29% and 38% of the market by 2016, according to
a Green Home Builders and Remodelers Study by McGraw-Hill Construction.
The
recall involves Coleman, Coleman Evcon and Red T brand furnaces sold nationwide
between 1995 and 2000 as original equipment in manufactured homes and as
replacement furnaces in manufactured homes (originally recalled November 2004).
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