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Taco Inc.’s new FloPro Team was unveiled today at the NAOHSM annual business meeting. It will help hydronics contractors grow their businesses by way of training, field and technical support, and a range of consumer marketing and promotion materials.

The American Institute of Architects and its Committee on the Environment announced the 2007 Top Ten Green Projects at its national convention May 3 in San Antonio.

Americans will spend nearly $233 billion on home remodeling this year, according to the National Association of Home Builders' 2007 industry forecast.

 The DOE's Solar Decathlon will consist of 20 university teams competing on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and promoting solar energy.

ANSI has announced that the 2006 editions of the Uniform Plumbing Code and Uniform Mechanical Code have been designated as American National Standards.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched a program to test solar power at some of its operations in California and Hawaii.

Dan Holohan has added a new Green page at his website HeatingHelp.com.

The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association will celebrate “Professional P-H-C Contractor Awareness Week” June 24-30, 2007.

The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show has returned, and the booths are heating up in Las Vegas in 2007 with radiant offerings. Such as this showstopper from Easy Heat (right). The company displayed a ceramic-tiled, heated bench to demonstrate the capabilities of its electric radiant system. (See more K/BIS highlights in our online blog.)

But you don't need to travel cross-country to display your talents. From local home shows and parade of homes, to wow-ing new customers with past projects on your wall of fame, you, too, can showcase your expertise as a radiant professional.

August 3rd has been set as the date that a Study Group looking into the possibility of a merger between GAMA and ARI will make its recommendation to each trade association's general membership.