Masco, which includes brands such as Behr paint, Delta faucet and KraftMaid cabinets, saw North American sales fall 19 percent, while international sales rose 6 percent.

Distech Controls has joined 15 other promoter members to found the EnOcean Alliance, a global consortium of companies working to further develop and promote self-powered wireless monitoring and control products for sustainable buildings.

The national average price for regular-grade gasoline in the United States is greater than $4 per gallon. It is projected to keep climbing until August, where the EIA says it will peak at $4.15.

Green Mechanical Council has created “GreenMech Solutions,” its own talk radio show through BlogTalkRadio.com that offers education, information and live chat via the Internet.

Construction spending in April totaled $1.12 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), down 0.4% from March and 3.9% from April 2007, the Census Bureau reported.

Just one Atmospheric Water Generator can extract moisture through a condensation process and transform it into 3-5 gallons of pure, healthy drinking water.

Without Congressional action the tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 will expire in 2011, including the Death Tax and 3% withholding tax.

Mincron Software Systems announced that Jeffrey Allen has been named vice president of Sales and Marketing and Wendy Berger was promoted to vice president of Operations.

Americans bought fewer goods from abroad in the first quarter, helping the trade deficit shrink to a five-year low.

April nonres starts to improve.