The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) announced new board appointments at its Annual General Meeting in August.

David Morden, chair of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) Manufacturers Division, presented the HRAI Manufacturers Distinguished Service Award to Andre Patenaude of Emerson Climate Technologies Canada.

Ron Robinson, chair of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) Contractors Division, presented the recognition awards for outstanding leadership within the division and the HVACR contractor community at the association’s Annual General Meeting.

At the 43rd annual meeting of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, various people were presented with awards.

Ron Robinson of AtlasCare was appointed chair of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) at the Association’s 43rd Annual Meeting held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.

According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), HRAI staff and member participants in the Refrigerant Management Canada (RMC) program met with representatives from Environment Canada on Sept. 8 to discuss the implementation of a Pollution Prevention (P2) plan for halocarbons.

HRAI president Warren Heeley and AHRI senior vice president Dave Calabrese attended the Canada-U.S. Manufacturing Summit to discuss the industry’s concerns about the growing problem of local and regional energy efficiency regulations for HVACR products differing from national or international standards.

The International Council of Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Heating Manufacturers’ Associations (ICARHMA) met Oct. 3-5 in Canada to discuss industry trends and approve the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE) as an associate member.

According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), the National Energy Code for Buildings (NECB), which is scheduled to be published on Nov. 18, 2011, will yield significant savings in energy costs of typical buildings.

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) released its annual statistical forecast, which projects that residential air conditioning, commercial air conditioning, and furnace shipments will change modestly in 2012.