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SMACNA members will benefit from the latest research and educational programs on lean construction thanks in part to the sharing of resources by LCI.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) increased its energy efficiency and reduced pollution according to a recently released sustainability and energy performance scorecard for fiscal year 2012.

The public review period for BSR/ACCA 12 QH -201x, “Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement,” as a revised industry standard has a comment deadline of Sept. 30.

The paper, available free on Carrier.com, explores the induction beam system as a viable solution when selecting the correct HVAC components for a building, and evaluates its benefits for modern buildings compared to the traditional variable-air volume (VAV) system and the European-style chilled beam system, a relative newcomer to the U.S. market.

The research will directly address longstanding questions for distributors and manufacturers on making new markets and the demand-creation role of the distributor.

The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) announced its BPI-2100-S-2013: “Standard for Home Performance-Related Data Transfer” and BPI-2200-S-2013: “Standard for Home Performance-Related Data Collection” have been published as BPI standards.