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According to the December Contractor Comfort Index (CCI), contractors are continuing to have a cautious outlook when it comes to short-term growth. The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) began measuring contractor attitudes toward short-term economic growth with the CCI in February 2010. For December 2011, the CCI is 53. These results also show that contractors are feeling less confident than they were 12 months earlier when the CCI was 61. The CCI is calculated based on a survey of the association's contractor members, who are asked how positive they feel about new business prospects, existing business activity, and expected staffing decisions in the short-term future. Weighted and averaged into one number, a CCI of 50 or above reflects anticipated growth. The CCI is released prior to the start of each month; the next index number will be released during the last week of January. ...
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Fulton Companies (www.fulton.com), the global manufacturer of steam, hydronic and thermal fluid heat transfer products and provider of innovative energy management solutions, has been identified as the recipient of $349,000 in New York State’s strategic plans to stimulate the economy and spur job growth. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo held a competitive funding round for Regional Economic Development Councils (REDC) across the Empire State. The Fulton award was one of several announced in the state’s funding initiatives. The Fulton award will fund projects that are tied to growing the workforce in Pulaski, N.Y., a geographic region with a chronically high unemployment rate. In contrast to the troubled economy of the region, Fulton has expanded in recent years and has its highest employment level since it opened its doors in 1949 – 260 staff members. Fulton’s five-year plan is to add approximately 50 new jobs in Pulaski, according to Fulton CFO ...
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The U.S. Senate's Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved S.1108, the 10 Million Solar Roofs Act, according to an email alert released by the committee.First introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in February 2010, the bill calls for rebates that, along with other incentives, would cover up to half the cost of the 10 million solar power systems and 200,000 water heating systems. Nonprofit groups and state and local governments also would be eligible. (more)
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Wilo has announced that it has launched the Wilo-Stratos GIGA in the UK. Wilo says that it is the company’s first high-efficiency glanded pump – and it is targeted specifically at the building services and industry sectors. The Wilo-Stratos GIGA offers building designers, specifiers and architects the chance to easily optimize the energy costs and environmental balance of a building or industrial complex, says the company. With its hydraulic output and specification, the new Wilo-Stratos GIGA is ideal for commercial, industrial and residential buildings. It’s the first pump from Wilo’s new high-efficiency series for heating, cold-water and cooling applications, and it’s targeted at projects where energy saving pumps will pay significant dividends over a typically 15-year lifecycle. (more)
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Webstone is pleased to announce that Josh Netz has joined its management team as the Director of Engineering. Mr. Netz is a graduate of Northeastern University with a BS in Mechanical Engineering and is included amongst the credits for the designs of several patented products. He comes to Webstone from TOTO where he held a variety of positions over the last decade. Founded in 1954, Webstone is recognized as an industry leader for innovative design of residential and commercial valves used in plumbing, hydronic, radiant, solar and geothermal applications. These designs focus on time and space saving concepts that simplify future maintenance and upkeep of all piping systems. Some of Webstone's trademarked and patented items include; Hydro-Core™, The Isolator®, Isolator EXP™, Pro-Connect™, and Pro-Pal® step saving valves.
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The three leading trade associations in the indoor environmental industry have announced they will collaborate closely on educational initiatives to benefit the industry’s hydronics and radiant panel sectors. The three associations are Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), which represents contracting businesses; the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), which represents manufacturers; and, the Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), which represents wholesalers and distributors. These three organizations have a longstanding history of collaboration and partnering for the betterment of the air conditioning and heating industry. The hydronics partnership was developed in a series of meetings at ACCA, which recently launched a Radiant & Hydronics Council (RHC) to provide specific support to member companies who work in the hydronics field. “Hydronics is of growing importance to our industry, as contractors are now being expected to understand a wide variety of different technologies in order to ...
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