RESNET appoints board president; ACCA presents distinguished service award; HVAC Excellence names four as certified master HVACR educators; American Builders and Contractors receives grant from Turner Foundation.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) launched its Building Performance Council (BPC).

Are you, as an HVACR contractor, making a conscious effort to consistently reinvent your business? Don’t be deterred by the trouble Mitt Romney is having consistently reinventing himself; it works better for a business than a presidential candidate. Trust me.

As editor-in-chief of The NEWS, I am called upon to travel to a lot of industry events. At more than a few of the events I’ve attended lately, a lot of contractors have been raving about the positives of joining a peer group and what it’s done for their business.

At the 2012 Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) annual conference, attendees had the opportunity to hear top executives from five major industry manufacturers discuss some of the hottest topics in HVAC. Some of the topics included regional standards, dry-charged unit sales, the R-22 price spike, and more.

SMACNA hosts its 69th annual convention; AHRI launches certification program; AMCA seeks volunteers; ASTM hosts subcommittee; and ACCA honors two with Spirit of Federation Award.

With more than 2,400 contractors attending the recent 2012 ACCA Annual Conference and Indoor Air Expo in Las Vegas, the event lived up to its “Raise the Stakes” billing.

The fifth annual Air Conditioning Contractors of America-Arizona (ACCA-AZ) Tradeshow and Green Conference drew a record number of attendees, noted the organization’s executive director, Antoine Coffer.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) honored Stan Johnson of Stan’s Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., Austin, Texas, with the Spirit of Independence award.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has teamed with Federated Insurance to offer ACCA members six new workplace safety resources for free. Federated Insurance developed and produced the new programs to help ACCA members implement safety and human resources best practices in their businesses.