Uponor joins Green Mechanical Council.
Uponor, formerly Wirsbo, a leading international supplier of PEX-a plumbing radiant heating and cooling and fire safety systems for residential and commercial buildings, joins several other organizations as a leading member of Green Mechanical, including Carrier, NIBCO, International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), Ferris State University, Legend...

HVAC improvements in manufactured housing crawlspace-assisted heat pumps.
INTRODUCTION Over 6500 energy-efficient manufactured homes were built and sited in the Pacific Northwest in 2005, with roughly 60% built to energy-efficiency program specifications (NEEM 2004). Roughly 30% of these homes have air-source split-system heat pumps.(1) Pacific Northwest electric utility incentive programs encouraged the use of high-efficiency...

Hands-on plumbing training will return for students in fall.
Byline: Debbie LaPlaca CHARLTON - On-the-job training for plumbing students at Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School is expected to return this fall, settling a 15-month dispute between educators and the state Board of Examiners of Plumbers and Gasfitters. Hands-on field work is a...

New Workshops Help Plumbers Go Green.
ENERGY RESOURCE-17 January 2008-New Workshops Help Plumbers Go Green(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com Plumbers in California are learning how to make a positive impact on the environment through a new series of GreenPlumbers workshops. The program, which originated in Australia in 2001, is giving plumbers a...

New HVACR technician career brochure available from MSCA.
A new brochure illustrating the benefits of a career as a Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) technician is now available from the Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA). The "A 5 STAR Career in the HVACR Service Industry" brochure provides guidance counselors and school administrators...

Career technical training equals employment for HVACR service technicians.
Here's the problem: * ... and the DOL Occupational Outlook Handbook predicts that the Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration service technician industry is set to grow by 18 to 26 percent between 2004 and 2014. * 2006 ... 22,000 positions for heating, ventilating and...

Your warm welcome is much appreciated.
Welcome. Welcome to Pest Management Professional magazine. "But wait," you're probably thinking, "You're the new guy ... we should be welcoming you." And to that I say: You have. You've welcomed me into your industry, and now I'm welcoming you to Pest Management Professional, because this is...

Brian J. Cristo, 41.
CHARLTON Brian J. Cristo, 41, of 179 Brookfield Rd., passed away recently in Worcester. He leaves behind his wife of 18 years and companion for 26 years, Kelly J. (LaFleche) Cristo; 3 children, Layne N. Cristo, Lacey K. Cristo, and Brian J. Cristo, Jr. all of Charlton;...

Willis Gomez, 80.
WORCESTER Willis Gomez, 80, of Worcester, passed away, Saturday, April 19, 2008, in Saint Vincent Hospital. His wife of sixty-two years, Mary J. (Corvino) Gomez, passed away in June 2007. He is survived by a son, Gary Gomez; and a daughter, Susan Hughes both of Worcester; six grandchildren, Sharyn...

School board OKs summer school.
Byline: Debbie LaPlaca CHARLTON - The Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School Committee last night established a new summer school program for Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School students who fail to make the grade. "We're trying to bring our students back here during...