LAS VEGAS - At the company’s press conference, John Hazen White Jr., Taco president, noted that the company has made a “tremendous expansion” of its facility. The latest is the construction of a new Innovation & Development Center consisting of a two-story 24,037-square-foot addition in combination with 24,487 square feet of interior renovation.

According to the company, this new Innovation & Development Center will utilize, display, and provide a hands-on learning environment. HVAC products and systems will be visible throughout the facility, forming “living laboratories” that allow for close-up viewing, hands-on learning, and teaching.

In addition to classrooms, the center will have geothermal, solar, photovoltaic, snowmelt, domestic hot-water conservation, and building automation labs.

For more information, visit www.taco-hvac.com.

Publication date:02/21/2011