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The ICC, ASHRAE, USGBC and IES announce the nation’s first set of model codes and standards for green building in the U.S.

The Green Mechanical Council launched the GreenMech Career Center, which offers its members and the industry at-large a targeted resource for online employment connections.

Noritz America Corp. has partnered with Energy Star to create the The Energy Star Appliance Rebate - a program that offers homeowners the ability to earn $150 to $400.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promoting its second annual WaterSense "Fix a Leak Week," March 15 to 21, 2010.

Geberit, a provider of water-saving plumbing systems, has been named one of the Top 10 in a new study that ranks the world's most sustainable companies.

The 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Bill of 2010 proposes to authorize rebates which, along with other incentives, would cover up to half the cost of the 10 million solar power systems and 200,000 water heating systems.

Massachusetts may join the rising number of governmental jurisdictions offering a popular way to finance solar photovoltaic installations: with loans repaid through tax assessments. In addition to solar PV systems, solar water-heating equipment and other energy-efficiency measures are often eligible for funding.

IAPMO is calling for nominations for the George Kauffman Lifetime Achievement Award and the newly renamed Joseph Kneidinger Green Contractor of the Year Award.

IAPMO announced the launch of its Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code Supplement, which standardizes sustainable residential and commercial plumbing and mechanical systems for the industry.

Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is the first code-intended commercial green building standard in the United States.