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The Kalahari water park resort in Wisconsin Dells has installed 104 water-heating solar panels for an estimated utility savings of 10% a year (about $400,000).

Fire officials say all signs point to the Mylar panels and radiant heating in the floor as the culprits in triggering the blaze.

Body heat from commuters passing through Sweden’s Stockholm Central Station will heat a new office building nearby.

The installer feels that a mix of primary/secondary piping along with some “alternative techniques” is appropriate.

Watts Radiant expects to train hundreds of plumbing and mechanical contractors at its facility as well as at several regional locations throughout 2008.

Uponor and its product line of PEX tubing has joined Builder Sourcing Corp.’s Whole House Program™.

Scientists estimate that within the continental United States there is a sizable resource of accessible geothermal energy – about 3,000 times the current annual U.S. consumption. However, tapping this energy has been difficult and expensive due to digging and drilling without a clear location.

In its largest acquisition to-date, The Grundfos Group announced it has acquired Peerless Pump Co., a U.S.-based manufacturer of pumps and fire protection systems.

Newly installed hydronic boilers, along with B&G circulator pumps and air separators, are working to keep visitors to the Statue of Liberty warm.

As part of an extensive renovation and insulation upgrade, the owner decides to upgrade the heat and convert the 2-pipe steam system to hot water.