ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society
of North America are working together to strengthen requirements of Standard 90.2,
Energy Efficient Design of Low-Rise Residential Buildings.
The results of the 2010 midterm elections is a
signal that voters want to stop of out of control federal spending, at least according
to James W. Elmer, ABC’s 2010 national chairman.
Construction employment declined in 236
out of 337 metropolitan areas between September 2009 and September 2010,
according to the Associated General Contractors of America.