Associations
ACCA Publishes ComforTool on R22 Prices
'Why Is The Price Of R-22 Refrigerant So High?'explains the recent price hike for R22....
AHRI, NATE Announce Restructure
and Administrative Services Agreement
The actions announced today by AHRI and NATE are designed to ensure NATE’s growth and progress as a technician certification organization....
A Good Fit: Two Associations Join
to Form NCPMA
Mechanical Contractors of North Carolina and Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors of North Carolina form NCPMA....
National Comfort Institute br>Summit Offers Solutions
The Ninth Annual National Comfort Institute (NCI) Summit will be held Feb. 5-10, at the Innisbrook Golf Resort, Palm Harbor, FL. ...
Altoona's Bovard Heating & Cooling Wins 'Showcase Your NATE' Sweepstakes
As the final winner in the “Showcase Your NATE” Sweepstakes, Bovard submitted examples of ways they promote the NATE certification status of its technicians....
Building Performance Institute Selects Third Party QA Providers
The Building Performance Institute, Inc. (BPI) has selected three organizations to provide Quality Assurance (QA) services nationally to its Accredited Contractor network....
AHR EXPO 2012
The 64th International Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition will play host to over 50,000 HVACR industry professionals from more than 120 countries on January 23-25, 2012 at McCormick Place in Chicago. ...
ASHRAE, Penn State Partner on Building Efficiency
Goal is to improve energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of buildings through the Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster (GPIC) for Energy-Efficient Buildings....
NATE Elects New Officers and Members to Board of Trustees
Don Frendberg, Chairman of Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), is NATE's new chairman of the board. Mitchell Cropp, 2008 Contracting Business.com Residential Contractor of the Year, is a new vice chairman. ...
HARDI Holds First HVACR Congressional Reception
More than 250 Congressional staffers attended the first HVACR reception on the Hill, August 3....
RIDGID Scholarship Applications Due Soon
May 1st is the deadline for RIDGID scholarship applications to be received by the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation Scholarship Program. ...
ACCA Joins Consensus DOCS Coalition
ConsensusDOCS is a coalition of 33 design and construction industry associations that creates standard contract documents....
PHCC Scholarship Applications Available Online
Up to 18 scholarships totaling $48,000 are available in 2011. ...
A New Voice in Washington
for Geothermal Industry
There's a kid with a fresh face on the block in Washington, DC—a non-profit trade association plying the halls of government seeking recognition for the renewable energy, efficiency and environmental benefits its members have to offer. ...
NATE’s Peter Schwartz Plans Bold, New Initiatives
Peter Schwartz, the new president/CEO of North American Technician Excellence (NATE) is thinking big, as he settles in to his post as leader of the HVACR technician certification organization....
ASHRAE Winter Conference Technical Program: Zero-Energy Design
Numerous sessions address the “real cost of zero energy buildings” and cover modeling and design, applications and equipment....
Unified Group Holds Energy Services Forum
During the Energy Services Forum held in Dallas, TX on October 5-7, 28 Unified Group members from 20 member companies discussed how to utilize this hot topic to help develop opportunities with their customers and prospects. ...
AHRI, HRAI Sign Memorandum of Understanding
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute and the Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) recently signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation and assistance in providing services to their respective members, many of whom are common to both associations. ...
Unified Group Announces Partnerships
Bitzer and Lennox are the latest OEMs to establish purchasing partnerships with The Unified Group. ...
Letter to the Editor: ACCA Position on Homestar Bill Is Ill-Advised
The CEO/President of The Linc Group expresses opinions regarding the state of negotiations related to the Homestar legislation....
ASHRAE & NEMA Partner
for Smart Grid Model
ASHRAE and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association are developing a standard to provide a common basis for electrical energy consumers to describe, manage and communicate about electrical energy consumptions and forecasts....
RSES to Offer HRAI Residential
Ventilation Training
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) and the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) have agreed to have RSES become an authorized Delivery Partner for HRAI SkillTech Academy’s Residential Mechanical Ventilation Installation training program....
GE Money Financing Available
Through ACCA
GE Money announced a multi-year agreement to provide the GE Money Home Design consumer financing program through the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)....
Unified Group to Host Energy
Services Forum
Unified Group members will learn the basics of energy efficiency, perform an energy audit and examine utility rebates....
MSCA 2010: Time to FLIP Your Thinking!
MSCA wants members to try some new ideas, many of which will be offered up in Scottsdale, AZ, Oct. 17-20....
