ARLINGTON, VA — The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has been elected to the 2002 “Associations Advance America” Honor Roll, a national awards competition sponsored by the American Society

WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Department of Commerce has reported that U.S. retail sales dropped 0.9% to $297 billion in May, the third decline of the year. The May report

PARSIPPANY, NJ — The Hydraulic Institute (HI) recently renewed its commitment to the Department of Energy (DOE) to raise awareness of new methods for increasing energy efficiency among manufacturers, purchasers,

WASHINGTON, DC — Both the European Union (EU) and Japan have ratified the Kyoto Protocol, the international global warming agreement. Ratification took place on May 31 for the member nations

ATLANTA, GA — The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is continuing to promote the widespread use of its energy standard.ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2001, Energy Standard for Buildings Except

WASHINGTON, DC — In remarks before the board of directors of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Vice President Dick Cheney praised the housing industry for its contribution to

ARLINGTON, VA — The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced a new educational program that the association says will help contractors get answers to their questions on a

LANSING, MI — Michigan Attorney General Jennifer M. Granholm has announced that the Macomb County Circuit Court has ruled in favor of the state in an illegal dumping case, assessing

WASHINGTON, DC — Vice President Dick Cheney will address members of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), who have traveled to the nation’s capital to meet with their members

WILMINGTON, DE — DuPont Fluoroproducts has announced that the company has reached an out-of-court settlement with a major European fluorochemcials manufacturer over alleged infringement of DuPont patents for certain hydrofluorocarbon