To better educate consumers about the importance of indoor air quality (IAQ), Lennox Industries has entered into an educational cooperative agreement with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) voiced its opposition to Executive Order 13202, which prohibits federal agencies from entering into and enforcing project labor agreements (PLAs).
The Construction Specifications Institute’s (CSI’s) Executive Committee recently adopted a concept for revising and expanding the organization’s flagship document, the 16-division Master-Format™ specifications system, based on a recommendation from CSI’s MasterFormat Expansion task team.
The National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA), the New England Fuel Institute (NEFI), the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA), and the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) are sponsoring the inaugural “Oilheat Visions” Conference, to be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence Aug. 19-21.
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) and FirstCorp. (Portland, OR), a direct lender specializing in equipment financing and leasing for the construction markets, have joined forces to develop and market a special equipment financing program for ASA members.
According to the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), combined U.S. factory shipments of 364,331 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for January 2002 were up 2% compared to shipments from the same month last year.
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has published Residential Sheet Metal Guidelines, a new reference manual on the proper fabrication and installation of exterior sheet metal in residential buildings.