Industry News NFPA Conference & Expo slated for Boston
BoSTon — The national Fire Protection association’s (nFPa) 2011 Conference & expo, presented by roC- nFPa llC will be held from Sunday, June 12 to Wednesday, June 15, at the Boston Convention & exhibition Center (BCeC). More than 5,000 fire and life safety professionals are expected to attend. The annual Conference & expo is the most signifi-
cant event for fire, security, electrical, and life safety professionals in the nation. While it provides for an exchange of ideas between experts in these fields, it also furthers nFPa’s mission to reduce the worldwide bur- den of fire and other hazards. Many of the meetings that take place there will result in new safety and building codes to be voted on at the nFPa’s technical meeting on June 14 and 15. over 130 education sessions, as well as pre-confer- ence seminars on June 10 and 11 and post-conference
Grundfos ‘Pumps on Tour’ kicks off its 55-city expedition
olaThe, Kan. — The 2011 Grundfos “Pumps on Tour” will be traveling to more than 55 locations in the United States and Canada. The fully equipped, mobile education center, designed for the residential, commercial and indus- trial pumping industry, offers contractors and engineers the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on training using interactive pump displays. The 1,200-square-foot vehicle includes a mini-theater
for viewing training videos and presentations, as well as a series of interactive, working displays of a wide selection of residential and commercial pump solutions from Grundfos.
For more information on the tour, as well as an updated
list of tour events and how to register, please visit
www.pumpsontour.com.
Team Mechanical completes installation of solar wall
BUFFalo GroVe, Ill. — eMCor Services Team Mechanical has completed the design, installation and commissioning of an innovative, energy saving solar wall for a new distribution center in Minooka, Illinois, for Grainger, a leading supplier of facilities maintenance products to businesses and institutions. a leading mechan- ical contractor in the Chicago area and throughout the Midwest, eMCor Services Team Mechanical is a sub- sidiary of eMCor Group Inc. Team Mechanical is the first to design and install a solar wall for use at a commercial facility in Illinois. Installed
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seminars on June 16, will be featured this year. Twelve conference tracks will help attendees gain experience in their particular field: Building and life Safety; Codes and Standards; detection and notification; electrical; emergency Preparedness/Business Continuity; Fire and emergency Services; Fire Protection engineering; Fire Suppression; Green; loss Control/Prevention; Public education and research. harvard psychology professor and author of the new
York Times bestseller, Stumbling on Happiness, daniel Gilbert, will be the keynote speaker this year. In addition to the many educational opportunities, more than 300 exhibitors from the fire and life safety industries will be present. For the latest information on the conference, to see the complete exhibitor list or to register in advance, visit
www.nfpa.org/conference.
on the exterior south side exposure of Grainger’s new one million- square-foot distrib- ution center, the 2,700-square-foot solar wall preheats outside air before it is introduced into a roof-mounted air unit serving two storage rooms. The solar wall's preheated air is regulated through dampers integrated into the building automation system, resulting in automatic switchover from preheated solar wall air to outside ambient air, based on current outdoor air temperatures. This cuts down considerably on the energy used to power the mechanical unit serving these areas.
Precision Plumbing Products goes green
PorTland, ore.— Jack Vilendre, president of Precision Plumbing Products, a division of J.l. Industries Inc., announced another achievement for his company in the “green” global certification of his manufacturing facili- ties in Portland, oregon. Jack said, “as an oregonian, taking a green approach
to nearly every facet of our life is a pretty natural process. I have been applying green principles to our manufactur- ing processes for more than two decades, and I find it gratifying that, by documenting our process, we are now
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