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Fix a Leak Week is sponsored by the EPA’s WaterSense program as an annual reminder to Americans to check household plumbing fixtures and irrigation systems for leaks.

The event included a tour of the Manheim Township High School, the first school in the country to install a geothermal heating and cooling system.

Even without the delegates agreeing on a replacement of the Kyoto Protocol at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) Dec. 7 – 18 in Copenhagen, President of Danfoss NA Robert Wilkins believes that modern-day technological advances do improve energy efficiency.

With the release of the WaterSense Single-Family New Home Specification, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is making it easier for builders and home buyers to support water efficiency across the country.

Gas appliance manufacturer Grand Hall USA announced that its Eternal Condensing Hybrid water heater has qualified for Energy Star program as the most water and gas efficient water heater on the market.

The global market for residential and commercial solar-thermal technologies is worth an estimated $8 billion in 2009 but is expected to increase to nearly $20 billion in 2014.

Danfoss promises to reduce its industrial energy intensity by 25% over the next decade.

There is a critical shortage of solar thermal installers and plumbing/hydronic heating contractors are positioned well to fill that void.

Lubrizol's FlowGuard MultiPort CPVC Manifold System has qualified as a “Green Approved” product of the NAHB.

The U.S. EPA’s new Green Homes website will help homeowners, renters and buyers make their homes greener with tips on reducing energy consumption, carbon footprints, waste generation and water usage.