Lochinvar Corp. announced that Josh and Nathan Lodder of Lodder Brothers Limited in Guelph, ON, have been named the grand prize winner in the 2009-2010 VIP Contractor Showcase.
A luxury apartment complex built with energy-
and water-efficient features and within walking distance of the Johnson Space
Center in Houston has become the largest project certified by the NAHB Research
Center to the National
Green Building Standard.
A coalition of 13 trade and interest
organizations has endorsed the following letter in opposition to a DOE
interpretive ruling that would effectively limit the use of multiple showerhead
systems.
The EPA has announced it will delay enforcement of the new Lead: Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule until Oct. 1 in order to provide much-needed time to get more remodelers and other contractors trained.
The National
Apartment Association (NAA) and sponsor HD Supply Facilities Maintenance present the 2010 Maintenance Mania® National Championship in New Orleans.
The
size of new single-family homes completed declined last year, dropping to a
nationwide average of 2,438 square feet, according to detailed information
about the characteristics of new homes completed in 2009 that was released
recently by the Census Bureau.
The
U.S. Department of Energy issued a Request for Information June 8, 2010,
inviting interested parties to submit comments regarding the proposal to create
a National Energy Rating Program for Homes.