The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE) have joined the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform.
Guidance aiming to ensure that homes are energy efficient and have good indoor environmental quality will be featured in several Technical Program sessions at the 2015 ASHRAE Winter Conference, Jan. 24-28, in Chicago.
According to a recent ASHRAE and AHR Expo survey sent to more than 1,000 HVACR manufacturers worldwide, there is growing optimism for improving economic prospects in 2015.
Construction spending increased in October amid growing public-sector demand for construction and continued modest growth in residential, according to the AGC.
Construction firms added jobs in 37 states and the District of Columbia between October 2013 and October 2014, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.