The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) had again issued trade tariffs on many items in the NIBCO product portfolio, including finished goods and component parts. This round of tariffs escalated from 10% to 25% on Friday, May 10, 2019. NIBCO is announcing a multi-tiered price increase between 3% and 12% (divide by Read more
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Carrier’s headquarters, the UTC Center for Intelligent Buildings, is the first commercial building in Florida to earn LEED Platinum v4 certification. The Platinum rating—the highest designation—was awarded under the stringent version 4 LEED green building program for building design and construction from the U.S. Green Building Council. Carrier, a leading global provider of HVAC, refrigeration Read more
UMC and IMC Committees Vote to Disallow Flammable Refrigerants in Direct Systems and Maintain Current Safety Restrictions. One of the hottest topics in the mechanical code world is that of flammable refrigerants and their applications. The issue is currently playing out in the model code arena. In the United States, jurisdictions have a choice of Read more
Peachtree City, Ga. — Rinnai Corporation will be celebrating its 100-year anniversary in 2020. In preparation for this significant milestone, Rinnai Corporation’s President, Hiroyasu Naito, announced a repositioning of the brand and the organization for the next 100 years. Along with this repositioning, the logo has been redesigned to express the brand’s new worldview and promise Read more
To raise awareness of skilled trade careers and to help close the U.S. skills gap, SkillsUSA and Klein Tools today are hosting the inaugural SkillsUSA National Signing Day. The event celebrates nearly 3,000 high school seniors dedicated to pursuing a career in residential wiring, building trades and renovations, HVAC or plumbing, at hundreds of schools across the nation. Local communities Read more