BNP Media announces the debut of Bath & Kitchen Pro, a unique publication created for a powerful audience of bath-and-kitchen installers, distributors with showrooms and designers. Unlike other magazines that focus purely on design, Bath & Kitchen Pro will provide information on installation and purchasing as well as design trends.

Bath & Kitchen Pro will be published three times in 2008; its Winter, Spring and Fall issues will be distributed at major B&K shows in addition to its 55,000 circulation drawn from the readers of Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times, Tile, Stone World, and Environmental Design + Construction.

For additional information, contact Publisher Bob Miodonski at 630-694-4007 and miodonskib@bnpmedia.com or Managing Editor Kelly Johnson at 630-694-4379 and johnsonk@bnpmedia.com. Or, visit www.bathandkitchenpro.com.

Swanstone  has promoted Dave King to chief operating officer effective immediately. King formerly held the title of chief financial officer at Swanstone.

Masco Corp. announced that Alan H. Barry, 64, stepped down as president and chief operating officer in November, and that Chief Executive Officer Timothy Wadhams, 59, has assumed the additional title of president, and Donald J. DeMarie, Jr. , 45, executive vice president, will serve as chief operating officer.

The 2008 board of directors for the Decorative Plumbing & Hardware Association includes: President Debbie Miller, Millers Decorative Plumbing & Hardware; President-Elect Jonathan Wood, Brasstech; Secretary Steve Weinberg , The Glassmith Shop; Treasurer Barry Goldberg, Union Hardware; and Past President Jeff Robboy, Baci by Remcraft.

Winston-Salem, NC-based wholesale plumbing distributor Murray Supply Co. held a counter day sponsored by BrassCraft on Dec. 5. Louis Lamb (pictured left) from Pro-Marketing showcased products aimed at the residential and commercial markets.

Ihrie Supply Co. (Wilson, NC) hosted a lunch and learn counter day for employees and customers, including builders, plumbers and other contractors, to learn more about Rheem tankless water heaters. Educational training was presented by Reed Taffer, a representative for Rheem (pictured right).

BrassCraft has hired Hodes & Sutter (Kansas City, MO) as its sales representative in the Kansas-Western Missouri market. Hodes & Sutter specializes in the plumbing, irrigation and water well industries.

A Dec. 27 episode of PBS’ "This Old House" featuring the renovation of an 1897 Shingle-style home in Newton, MA, includes the installation of the new Evolution Series generation of food waste disposers from InSinkErator, a division of Emerson Electric Co. Check local listings for times.

Basco Shower Enclosures has released the 2008 schedule for Basco University, the company’s training program that offers installers intensive, hands-on classes on the proper techniques and methods for best installing glass shower doors and enclosures.

Kohler Co. recently announced its sponsorship of this year’s Charmin Holiday Restrooms (pictured) in New York City’s Times Square, by providing water-conserving toilets and faucets in the bathrooms. The 20 public restrooms will feature the KOHLER Barrington Pressure Lite 1.1 gallons-per-flush toilet, which utilizes one-half gallon less water than a standard toilet. It carries the EPA’s WaterSense label. All bathroom faucets are from the new KOHLER Margaux collection, featuring a joystick-style single control function for on-and-off and temperature control, and equipped with low-flow aerators, reducing the amount of water delivered from 2.2 gpm to 1.5 gpm.

Vortens announced that five of its high-efficiency toilets completed certification testing through IAPMO Research and Testing, Inc., an independent testing facility, and now qualify for WaterSense water efficiency designation from the U.S. EPA. The five toilets are the Tornado ADA (Pressure-Assist Elongated with 1.0 gpf/4.0 lpf) (pictured); Tornado (Pressure-Assist Elongated with 1.0 gpf/4.0 lpf); Delfos (One-Piece Dual-Flush Elongated with 1.6 gpf/6.0 lpf and 1.1 gpf/4.0 lpf); Rhodas DF (Dual-Flush Elongated with 1.6 gpf/6.0 lpf and 1.1 gpf/4.0 lpf); and Dali (Dual-Flush Elongated with 1.6 gpf/6.0 lpf and 1.1 gpf/4.0 lpf).

Next Energy, a biennial international exhibition focused on themes related to energy conservation and alternative energies, will be held in parallel with MCE, Mostra Convegno Expocomfort, scheduled for March 11-15, 2008, at the new Fiera Milano Exhibition Centre in Rho, Milan, Italy. See Upcoming Events and Calendar of Events boxes for more on this show.

Sloan Valve Co.  introduced a new series of High-Efficiency Urinals (HEU) (pictured) that utilize only 1 pint (0.125 gallon) of water to flush. The new Sloan HEU systems combine the vitreous china fixture with either a manual or sensor-operated Flushometer. The HEU urinals contribute to LEED Credits 3.1 and 3.2 for water use reduction.

Industry leaders address the past, present and future of green building issues in a special section in the latest Environmental Design & Construction magazine. Go here to see what they have to say.