Construction put in place for the coming year is expected to see a 5.8 percent
growth, although it was down 3.7 percent in 2007, according to FMI’s 2008 U.S.
Construction Overview.
Mike Drake,
owner of Ram Mechanical of Burlington, WA, recently completed a whole-house
radiant job, based primarily on solar heat generation, on a new 4,000-sq.-ft.
home. His crew installed two Taco
Radiant Mixing Blocks as the centerpieces of the heating system.
During the second phase of a long-term Hispanic
marketing initiative, State
Water Heaters will focus on community-based efforts to raise brand awareness
in targeted markets.
The Kalahari water park resort in Wisconsin Dells has
installed 104 water-heating solar panels for an estimated utility savings of 10%
a year (about $400,000).