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Emily Rogers, ACCA’s director of energy policy, will discuss incentives still available from state, federal and local governments.

Foreclosures, difficulty in securing builder financing and uneasiness among consumers contributed to the drop, the National Association of Home Builders said.

The order encompasses corporate political spending as well as personal contributions by company officers and directors.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers sent a letter to Congress urging it not to cease funding the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

The Associated General Contractors of America is reporting that the producer price index for construction materials increased by 1.4 percent in April.

The International Copper Association is sponsoring two webinars next month on new condenser and coil technology.

Ninety trades workers specializing in fields such as mill work and carpentry also took part in the contest, which was held April 12-15 in San Antonio as part of the association’s EdCon and Expo.

Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 11.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 300,000 units in March, the U.S. Commerce Department reported. 

The free app is available through Apple’s iTunes Store and works on iPhones, the iPad and the iPod Touch.

Cengage Learning’s Delmar division has released the 2012 Significant Changes series, a collection of four publications on the major updates to the building and life safety code changes from the International Code Council.