DOE Releases GATEWAY Report on Chicago Field Museum Accent Lighting
Dec 15, 2010,
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has published the final report from a demonstration conducted at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, to evaluate the feasibility of replacing halogen accent lighting with LED accent lighting...
Improvement Seen in Both Current and Expected North American Business Conditions in November
Dec 15, 2010,
The Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American business conditions climbed 14.5 points in November, rising to 62.5 from 48 a month ago...
Manufacturing Technology Consumption up 83.2% Year-to-Date
Dec 15, 2010,
October U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $387.13 million, according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT) and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTD)...
November 2010 National Employment Report
Dec 15, 2010,
Private-sector employment increased by 93,000 from October to November on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report...
LEED Revision Includes Energy-Efficiency Standards With New Credits and Categories
Nov 23, 2010,
The first of two public comment sessions recently opened on changes proposed for the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) will build upon a 2009 revision...
Green Building Market Grows Despite Construction Slowdown
Nov 23, 2010,
Despite a deep economic recession, the U.S. green building market has expanded dramatically since 2008 and is projected to double its size by 2015...
Investment in EV IT Systems to Total $5.1 Billion by 2015
Nov 23, 2010,
The second comeback of the electric vehicle (EV) in little more than a decade has a much greater likelihood of success and will have a transformative effect on driving habits...
ABI Retreats in October
Nov 23, 2010,
Following the first positive reading since January 2008, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dropped nearly two points in October...
NEMA Publishes RV 3-2010, "Application and Installation Guidelines for Flexible and Liquidtight Flexible Metal and Nonmetallic Conduits"
Nov 9, 2010,
Rosslyn, Va.-based National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published RV 3-2010, "Application and Installation Guidelines for Flexible and Liquidtight Flexible Metal and Nonmetallic Conduits." The standard was last published in 2006...
Judge Announces Settlement in Chinese Drywall Litigation
Nov 9, 2010,
The Plaintiffs' Steering Committee (PSC) in the Chinese drywall multi-district litigation and Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT) recently announced a settlement to remediate homes impacted by KPT's drywall...
Intertek Ramps Up 18 Energy-Efficiency Labs for New Energy Star Procedures
Nov 9, 2010,
Intertek a London-based testing, inspection, and certification services company, announced recently that it is deploying 18 energy-efficiency testing labs...
Construction Market to Increase 8% in 2011, Says McGraw-Hill Construction Outlook Report
Nov 9, 2010,
McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Cos., recently released its 2011 Construction Outlook, which predicts an increase in overall U.S. construction starts for next year...
Smart Technology Overlooked in Residential Appraisals
Oct 22, 2010,
National Green Building Conference builders seemed especially frustrated by the inability to get their green technologies recognized by lenders and appraisers...
City in California Sues to Protect Energy-Efficiency Program
Oct 22, 2010,
The City of Palm Desert, Calif., recently filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco to protect a wide-ranging city energy-efficiency program...
ICC Provides IECC as Free Download
Oct 22, 2010,
The International Code Council (ICC) has been awarded federal funding to provide the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) as a free download...
Architecture Billings Index is Positive for First Time in Over Two Years
Oct 22, 2010,
For the first time since January 2008, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) indicated a growth in design activity in September, increasing for the fourth straight month...
NEMA Publishes Standard for Electricity Meters
Oct 12, 2010,
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) has published ANSI C12.20-2010...
Federal Report Shows Neglect of Infrastructure Is Hurting Construction Firms and Costing Jobs, Construction Official Says
Oct 12, 2010,
A new federal report detailing underinvestment in transportation is a sobering reminder of the tremendous economic costs of years of underinvestment in the nation's transportation infrastructure...
Modest Improvement in Architecture Billings Index
Oct 12, 2010,
Still not entering into the positive phase, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) increased for the third straight month in August...
Construction Industry Unemployment at Highest September Rate Ever Recorded
Oct 12, 2010,
The number of people working in construction is approaching a 14-year low now that the industry lost 21,000 jobs in September, while construction unemployment is at a September high of 17.2% percent...
