TO ALL EXHIBITORS AND ATTENDEES:
ON BEHALF OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING INDUSTRIES, INC. (IHACI), PLEASE ACCEPT OUR THANKS AND APPRECIATION FOR MAKING IHACI’S 32nd ANNUAL HVAC/R/SM PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING PRODUCT & EQUIPMENT TRADE SHOW AN ABSOLUTE SUCCESS.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION AT OUR 33RD ANNUAL TRADE SHOW CONFIRMED FOR WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012 AT THE PASADENA CONVENTION CENTER.
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EPA LAUNCHES NEW LEAD CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
By Peter Landau, Editor, Indoor Comfort News
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that renovation, repair and painting of pre-1978 housing and child-occupied facilities for compensation must now be conducted using safe practices to protect children and pregnant women from exposure to lead-based paint.
EPA proposed the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP), which require contractors to be trained and certified in lead-safe work practices, in 2006. In 2008, EPA finalized the rule and set April 22, 2010 as the implementation date. To date, EPA has certified 204 training providers who have conducted more than 6,900 courses, training an estimated 160,000 people in the construction and remodeling industries to use lead-safe work practices.
According to the Federal Register, the opt-out provision that currently exempts a firm from the training and work-practice requirements of the rule where the firm obtains a certification from the owner of a residence he or she occupies that no child under age six or pregnant women resides in the home and the home is not a child-occupied facility is removed effective July 6, 2010.. More here.
CSLB Announces Stings and Large Fines for Jobs Without Permits at IHACI’s 30th Annual Trade Show
At the Institute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries, Inc.’s (IHACI) 30th Annual HVAC/R/SM Product & Equipment Trade Show, November 18, the California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) released its 2010 enforcement and permit requirements for the first time anywhere. CSLB said it would set up sting operations, targeting contractors not in permit compliance, and increase fines against those not pulling permits. More here.
ARRA Stimulus Funds Make Home Performance Contracting Profitable
Curious heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) contractors filled the ballroom at the Pasadena Convention Center at the Institute of Heating and Air Conditioning Industries, Inc.’s (IHACI) 30th Annual HVAC/R/SM Product & Equipment Trade Show, in Pasadena, Calif., to hear a panel discussion on the subject of home performance contracting and how to take advantage of the millions of stimulus dollars available to reshape the HVAC industry. More here.
