Warren Heeley, president of Refrigerant Management Canada (RMC), announced the implementation of a new disposal fee for CFC-11 refrigerant entering the extended producer responsibility (EPR) program.

According to a study conducted by the University of Toronto for Direct Energy, 64 per cent of Canadian homeowners who use air conditioning set their thermostats at 22°C or lower. While maintaining their thermostats at frosty levels, 48 percent of those homeowners surveyed admitted they do not know how much energy they consume.

The LePage Report on Canadians’ Attitudes to Sustainability reveals that, while an overwhelming majority of homeowners view indoor air quality and using sustainable and green building products as important, only half are aware of products to improve indoor air quality and only one in five use green and sustainable building products.

The second annual Ride for Habitat will take place on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011. Co-sponsored by the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) and the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH), the motorcycle ride will raise funds for Habitat for Humanity Canada.

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) announced the most recent recipient of HRAI’s Orvil L. Davie Memorial Fund bursary. HRAI chair Rusty Jennings named Roger Trottier of Algonquin College in Ottawa as the recipient of the $1,000 bursary award.

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) hosted a half-day pilot seminar titled “Outstanding Customer Service in the HVAC Industry.” The sold-out seminar was led by Warren Evans of The Service Excellence Group® Inc. and covered a variety of topics surrounding outstanding customer service.

The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating announced that exhibitor sales for the 2012 CMX-CIPHEX Trade Show and Learning Forum are moving well ahead of the last show in 2010. According to show manager Patrick Shield, “More than 85 percent of the show floor is already sold.”

The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) expanded the “Switch the ’Stat” Thermostat Recovery Program into the province of Manitoba as of July 2011. According to HRAI, Switch the ’Stat offers a free and easy solution for contractors to recycle decommissioned thermostats collected from customers.

According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), the recently announced Canadian federal budget included the Conservative government’s promised $400 million for a restored ecoENERGY program for a one-year period.

According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (CCPSA) became effective on June 20, 2011. The purpose of the act is to protect the public by addressing or preventing dangers to human health or safety that are posed by consumer products in Canada.