The House Education and
Labor Committee passed H.R. 2187, the 21st
Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, which would
authorize $6.4 billion in 2010 for school construction projects that meet
certain environmental standards.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
recently reported that shipments of a/c and heat pumps are down, as well as
furnaces and water heaters for the year-to-date.
Watsco Inc. and Carrier
Corp. have agreed to form a joint venture
in the distribution of HVAC/R products throughout the U.S. Sunbelt, Latin
America and the Caribbean.
The American Supply Association is urging its members to contact their Congressmen
in Washington, D.C., about the H.R. 1908 Bill, the Water Accountability Tax Efficiency
Reinvestment Act of 2009 - W.A.T.E.R. Act for short - that was introduced in
the U.S. House of Representatives on April 2, 2009.