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Taco FloPro University Designed
for Busy Contractors

Taco reports FloPro U offers high-quality, highly interactive contractor education programs. ...

TDIndustries Acquires JBS Mechanical

Dallas-based TDIndustries has acquired JBS Mechanical of Phoenix, AZ....

Lennox Donates Commercial Equipment
to Houston College

Lennox Industries Inc. has donated more than $30,000 in commercial HVAC equipment to Houston’s San Jacinto College South this year to help retrain people laid off from the construction and petroleum industries. ...

U.S. DOE, Gas Technology Institute Begin Energy Program

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Technologies Program recently awarded Gas Technology Institute (GTI) with a major new program aimed at cutting energy use and costs, and carbon emissions through residential retrofit applications in cold-weather climates. ...

Haberberger Receives Two MCA Project Awards

Mechanical contracting company Haberberger, Inc., St. Louis, MO, was recently recognized by the Mechanical Contractors Association of Eastern Missouri (MCA) for its HVAC mechanical installation work at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis....

Southland's Paul Wenner to Serve on Energy Committee

Paul Wenner, director of new project development for Southland Industries, based in Irvine, CA, was recently appointed to serve on the Virginia Joint Commission on Technology and Science (JCOTS) 2010 Energy Advisory Committee. ...

Prem Sales Begins Manufacture, Sale of Premaire PTAC Units

In August, Prem Sales, LTD, Lubbock, TX received its first shipment of packaged terminal air conditioners (PTACs) under the Premaire brand name. ...

Friedrich Names Chuck Campbell
VP Marketing/Sales

Campbell will oversee a nationwide sales force as well as product management and marketing. ...

Up to $2,800 in Savings From Frigidaire

Homeowners can save big this fall on Frigidaire heating and cooling systems thanks to the “Go Green, Save Green” instant rebate program and federal tax credit on select products. The rebate is valid on the brand’s green ecoLogic™ systems purchased between September 1, 2010, and November 30, 2010, including the 24.5 SEER iQ Drive® air conditioner and heat pump....

Honeywell Refrigerant Receives ASHRAE Designation

The refrigerant is designed to provide superior refrigeration performance. It's name is:...

Penn State Receives $Millions
for Building Efficiency Research

Penn State will receive $129 million over the next five years from several federal sources to develop energy efficiency technology....

Solar Installation Course Offered During Major Solar Show

Solar Energy International is hosting a one-day solar installation course during the Solar Power International show....

Danfoss Names Global Pump
Business Manager

Danfoss' VLT Drives Division has appointed Frank Taaning-Grundholm as global pump OEM business manager....

Onset Provides Energy Monitoring CD

The CD from Onset includes hands-on tips on applying data loggers in building performance monitoring applications. ...

Refrigeration Roundtable to Explore
Major Industry Trends

A VIP event during HVACR WEEK will bring supermarket executives and commercial refrigeration contractors together to discuss major trends at work in supermarket refrigeration....

ASHRAE, Electrical Manufacturers Begin Work on Energy Standard

Under a national Smart Grid effort, ASHRAE and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) are jointly developing a standard that would provide a common basis for electrical energy consumers to describe, manage and communicate about electrical energy consumptions and forecasts....

Trane Team Donaates HVAC System
to 'Dream Home'

Trane’s Heartland Dealer Sales Office (DSO) in Earth City, Mo., along with Trane dealer Design Aire Heating & Cooling in St. Louis have donated new HVAC systems and installation time to the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway raffle. ...

Johnson Controls Completes BACnet Changeover
for University of Minnesota

A building management systems project installed by Johnson Controls for the University of Minnesota is saving the university $2.4 million in annual energy costs....

DOE/GTI Project Aims for Energy
Efficient Neighborhoods

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Building Technologies Program recently awarded Gas Technology Institute (GTI) with a major new program aimed at cutting energy use and costs, and carbon emissions through residential retrofit applications in cold-weather climates. ...

Good News for Florida's
Lake Mechanical Contractors

ake Mechanical Contractors Inc., experts in municipal and hospital mechanical HVAC projects, has been awarded a pair of plumbing and mechanical contracts valued at $12.5 million....

Advector Realizes Possibilities
in Home Automation

Advector's advances in technology such as the use of wireless communications and home automation are now providing systems that can deliver on the market demand for cost reduction, style and function....

Rex Boynton Named to AtmosAir Solutions
Advisory Board

Rex P. Boynton has been named to the Advisory Board of AtmosAir Solutions and its parent, Clean Air Group...

MovinCool 'Dare to Dream' Sweepstakes
has $25,000 Prize

MovinCool announced a “Dare to Dream” sweepstakes contest that will award $25,000 in cash to the winner....

AirTight Celebrates 11th Anniversary

AirTight Mechanical, Inc., a critical site HVAC service contractor, celebrated its 11th anniversary of serving customers in and around Charlotte, NC....

AMCA Revises Ratings Manual

The revision now includes the new CRP M procedure for licensing products manufactured under license from another manufacturer....

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