House bill requires IECC and ASHRAE 90.1 energy use reduction
A bill before the U.S. House of Representative requires the International Energy Conservation Code and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers 90.1 code to reduce energy use by 30 percent by 2010 and 50 percent by 2015, according to a July 5 announcement from American Architectural Manufacturers Association, Schaumburg, Ill… read more

Glazier tells personal story of deportation
A June 30 article in the Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News highlighted the stories of illegal immigrant workers across the United States and Mexico just days after the Senate voted down a bill that would have laid out a path for more than 12 million illegal immigrants to get their citizenship.

One worker interviewed was 36-year-old Miguel Romero who worked for a Brooklyn, N.Y., contract glazier until he was deported in May … read more

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