ASHRAE Technology awards highlight outstanding building projects

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Designers of systems for a community center, a school, an office building and a governmental building are recognized by ASHRAE for incorporating elements of innovative building design. Recipients of the ASHRAE Technology Awards were recognized at the Society's 2009 Winter Conference being held this week in Chicago. The recipients have applied ASHRAE standards for effective energy management and indoor air quality. “ASHRAE Technology Awards are awarded for innovative HVAC&R designs that provide superior energy, economic, air quality and environmental performance through application of new technologies, new design concepts or by applying existing technologies in unusual ways,” Bert Phillips, chair of … Read more

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ABC Says Stimulus Should Focus On Investment in Construction, Not Wasteful Spending

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Washington, D.C — Feb. 6 — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today expressed overall support for the construction infrastructure spending in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R.1), but noted that the bill should have a sharper focus on long-term economic benefits and that the Davis-Bacon Act requirements should be eliminated.  The stimulus package contains more than $160 billion in infrastructure funding for the construction of federal buildings, schools, highways, bridges, workforce development and additional programs. “This package represents a great opportunity to improve our nation’s infrastructure and to gain back some of the one million jobs the … Read more

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Georgia-Pacific Gypsum's New Impact-Resistant Interior Panels Rounds out a Family of Dens Brand Gypsum Panels

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ATLANTA, December 18, 2008 — In response to the increased demand for building materials with surface durability, Georgia-Pacific Gypsum introduces the newest addition to the Dens Brand of fiberglass mat, moisture- and mold-resistant gypsum panels—DensArmor Plus Impact-Resistant interior panels, which contain an additional embedded fiberglass mesh for superior impact and abuse resistance. It is ideal for construction of high-occupancy buildings, such as offices, hospitals, dormitories and other public buildings. “Georgia-Pacific Gypsum is an industry leader when it comes to offering builders and architects durable gypsum panels that resist damage to wall surfaces, and potentially decrease maintenance costs for repairing scuffs … Read more

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Proposed Infrastructure Investments Will Help Create or Support Over 1.85M Jobs in Less Than Two Years, University Economist Stephen Fuller Tells Congress

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New proposed infrastructure and public building investments will create or support almost two million jobs throughout the entire economy in part because of the economic slowdown and massive construction layoffs that have occurred, George Mason University economist Stephen Fuller testified today. Professor Fuller, who made the arguments during Congressional testimony today on behalf of the Associated General Contractors of America, noted that the current stimulus plan’s proposed infrastructure investments would create or support more than 1.85 million new jobs between now and the end of 2010. He said that would include over 620,000 construction jobs, 300,000 jobs in supplying industries … Read more

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ABC Urges President Obama To Preserve Open Competition On Federal Construction Contracts

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Jan 21 —Washington, D.C. — Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today issued the following statement by 2009 ABC National Chairman Jerry Gorski, president of Gorski Engineering, Inc., Collegeville, Pa., urging President Barack Obama to preserve Executive Order 13202 barring federal agencies from requiring union-only project labor agreements on federal and federally funded construction projects:     “We need to heed President Obama's remarks in yesterday's historic inaugural address calling for investment in our nation's infrastructure that will help rebuild America's roads, bridges and schools. President Obama tempered those same remarks with his warning that those "who manage the public’s dollars" … Read more

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