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Three new books focused on the green building industry have been released from Delmar.

Although a decline, the figures were good news, said Barry Rutenberg, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders.

AirRite Air-Conditioning Co. in Fort Worth, Texas, and K & M Shillingford in Tulsa, Okla., have been named 2012 Contractors of the Year by the ACCA.

Production of new single-family homes and apartments increased 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of nearly 700,000 units in January, according to figures from the U.S. Commerce Department.

Attendees of this week’s International Roofing Expo will have the chance to drive a NASCAR racecar – or the next-best thing.

Heating and cooling manufacturer Nordyne will be featured in an upcoming episode of Lifetime Television’s “Designing Spaces.”

In a press release, the company said several firms had expressed “a large amount of interest” in purchasing the maker of KlassicKolors and Terne II metal roofing products.

The Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International’s “2012 HVACR Market Forecast Webinar” will take place at 2 p.m. Feb. 29.

Timothy P. Stanley, in addition to being a licensed professional engineer and holding several other honors, is now a health care facility manager.

NASCAR driver Kyle Petty is replacing Rusty Wallace as keynote speaker for the International Roofing Expo.