Fluke Corp., manufacturer of portable electronic test and
measurement and thermal imaging technology, has published guidelines and tips
for facility managers under pressure to cut energy costs in the current economic
downturn.
Construction spending during
February 2009 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $967.5
billion, 0.9 percent below the revised January estimate of $976.2 billion,
according to the Commerce Department. January construction spending fell 3.5
percent.
Wolseley, Reading, UK, parent of Newport News,
VA-based Ferguson, announced it is in the process of disposing of or exiting
its U.S. Materials Building business, Stock Building Supply, by August 1, 2009.