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The American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association has announced a schedule of spring workshops around the country.

WaterSense will soon celebrate its first “Fix a Leak Week,” March 16-20, 2009, in order to remind Americans to attack leaks in their household fixtures and irrigation systems.

The almost $800 billion economic recovery bill includes a bigger tax break for residential solar hot-water installations.

The famed Queens piano maker has installed solar-powered heating, cooling and dehumidifying systems in its Long Island City factory.

With the recent reintroduction of the residential tax credits for energy-efficient improvements, a number of A.O. Smith high-efficiency water heater models are eligible for a $300 tax credit.

The standard defines what green practices can be incorporated into residential development and construction on a national scale and how homeowners can operate and maintain their green homes.

NSF International announced it has certified the first geothermal pipes to Canadian Standards Association’s (CSA) standard C448: Design and Installation of Earth Energy Systems for Commercial and Institutional Buildings.

The High-Performance Commercial Green Building Partnership brings together leading organizations from all aspects of the building community to provide guidance and technical leadership on key sustainability issues to the Department of Energy’s Building Technologies Program.

Urinals are the first commercial product slated for WaterSense labeling.

The suppliers of NAHB now provide information about how their products’ point values contribute to the various categories that make up the rating system used in the National Green Building Certification process.