The High-Performance Commercial Green Building
Partnership brings together leading organizations from all aspects of the
building community to provide guidance and technical leadership on key
sustainability issues to the Department of Energy’s Building Technologies
Program.
The California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) certified the Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) on crosslinked polyethylene, or PEX, tubing, and unanimously
adopted regulations approving PEX water distribution systems into the California
Plumbing Code.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the Air Conditioning Division of Rheem Manufacturing Co., announced a voluntary recall of Rheem, Ruud and United Refrigeration oil-fired furnaces.
The new logo pays tribute to ECR’s history, reflects the heating
and cooling sides of the business and speaks to its growing commitment to providing high efficiency, environmentally
friendly products.
Noritz America Corp. has partnered with Energy Star,
where a total of 20 of its water heating models have earned an Energy Star
rating from the Department of Energy and the EPA.
The
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and various home heating furnace,
boiler and high-temperature plastic vent (HTPV) manufacturers are urging home
owners who have not yet responded to the previously announced 1998 recall, to
do so immediately.
EnerWorks solar water heating appliances have
been named the first to qualify for the Department of Energy’s new Energy Star®
residential water heater program.
Six of Rinnai Corp.'s tankless water heater models have earned the U.S. Department of Energy’s and
EPA's exclusive EnergyStar®
rating for energy efficiency, including flagship models the R94LS
and R75LS.
The National Association of Oil Heating Service
Managers will host its 56th Annual Convention & Trade Show, May 17-21,
2009, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center in Hershey, PA.