Mike Drake,
owner of Ram Mechanical of Burlington, WA, recently completed a whole-house
radiant job, based primarily on solar heat generation, on a new 4,000-sq.-ft.
home. His crew installed two Taco
Radiant Mixing Blocks as the centerpieces of the heating system.
During the second phase of a long-term Hispanic
marketing initiative, State
Water Heaters will focus on community-based efforts to raise brand awareness
in targeted markets.
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).
Watts Radiant expects to train hundreds
of plumbing and mechanical contractors at its facility as well as at several
regional locations throughout 2008.