The worst housing slump since 1980 will reduce sales
of copper pipes and wires in the U.S., while shipments to China will slow as officials
raise interest rates and finish construction for the summer Olympics.
Johnson
Controls launched its "Future Hires Program," a workforce
development strategy that guarantees jobs for select students enrolled in their
first year of the HVACR associate degree programs at CareerConnect partner
schools.
Construction put in place for the coming year is expected to see a 5.8 percent
growth, although it was down 3.7 percent in 2007, according to FMI’s 2008 U.S.
Construction Overview.
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.
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