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The Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Bill would provide a rebate to homeowners who achieve a minimum of 20% energy reduction. The Better Buildings Bill would create a Tenant Star certification program

The Plastics Pipe Institute named San Francisco’s Pier 15 Exploratorium as its Project of the Year in the Building/Construction division. The 330,000-sq.-ft., LEED-Gold historic structure is projected to be 57% more efficient than the ASHRAE 90.1 energy standard requires.

A low-mass copper tube boiler is installed with six zone circuits controlled by zone valves. The installer got a great price on a “contractor pack” of 3/4-in. copper tees, so the supply and return headers are build with 3/4-in copper, as are all the zone circuits.

While Americans have burned less Btu to heat and cool their homes, the amount of energy used for appliances, electronics and lighting has grown.

The geothermal and water-source heat pumps manufacturer recently appointed a director of utility development for the company and a sales manager for its Hyper Engineering business unit.

The transition from Slant/Fin’s current factory-direct team to Davenport Associates is expected to be seamless.

The A. O. Smith Foundation made first-time donations to the Army Emergency Relief Fund and the Fisher House, two organizations providing support to soldiers and their families at Fort Campbell, Ky.

 KWT heat pumps are typically used to recover natural heat — such as solar energy stored in the ground or in groundwater — which is used for efficient domestic hot water and space heating. 

The federal law authorizing the National Oilheat Research Alliance program expired on Feb. 6, 2010.