According to a NY Times
analysis of federal data, 49 million Americans have been consuming unsafe levels
of chemicals and bacteria in their drinking water over the last five years.
A new nationwide poll* found that most Americans
are not “tinkerers,” and manufacturing leaders say the “hands-off” policy
around the house is a leading cause of disinterest among American youth to fill
much-needed, future industrial skilled labor jobs.
With the release of the WaterSense
Single-Family New Home Specification, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
is making it easier for builders and home buyers to support water
efficiency across the country.
The
global market for residential and commercial solar-thermal technologies is
worth an estimated $8 billion in 2009 but is expected to increase to nearly $20
billion in 2014.
On Dec. 14 at 12 noon (ET), HARDI will
be hosting a FREE "lunch and learn" teleseminar for all HARDI members
to review the recently finalized HCFC Phaseout Rules.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and
Goodman Co. announced a voluntary recall
of its Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner/Heat Pump (PTACs) Units.
Despite
assertions from manufacturers that they will need a new breed of highly skilled
workers in the years ahead and job opportunities will abound for today’s youth,
U.S. teenagers in large numbers don’t want to work with their hands when launching
their careers.
ASHRAE plans to host its 2010 conference
virtually, extending access to advances in the HVACR industry to professionals
across the country and around the world.
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