Panasonic Home & Environment Co. is now the Eco Products Division of Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (PESNA). The new Eco Products Division houses Panasonic’s ventilation fan business.
HTS Texas, one of the largest independent commercial HVAC manufacturers’ representatives in North America, and Dynamic Air Quality Solutions, a manufacturer of IAQ products, announced that they have entered into an exclusive agreement for HTS Texas to distribute the Dynamic V8 Air Cleaning System in central, north, and southeast Texas.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has submitted a letter to the Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) enumerating its objections to BPI’s proposed American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-intended standards on installation and service of residential HVAC systems, noting that the standards duplicate existing ANSI-recognized ACCA standards.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced its opposition to a U.S. House of Representatives proposal to repeal Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. Section 433 calls for federal buildings to reduce their fossil fuel-generated energy consumption and eventually eliminate it by 2030.
The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) announced that it is relocating its corporate headquarters to Rolling Meadows, Ill. According to the association, the new facility will more efficiently accommodate current staff and allow the organization to better serve its members and the industry at large.
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved its HVAC Air Duct Leakage Test Manual, second edition, as an American National Standard.
ConsensusDocs® users will be able to work on their standard construction contracts using Microsoft Word® on a PC or Mac as a result of an upgraded new web-based platform released by the ConsensusDocs Coalition.
The OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation created to foster the development, adoption, and compliance of a smart grid standard known as Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR), has announced the successful testing of the OpenADR 2.0a profile standard.
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) has announced that the National Institute of Building Sciences has joined its board of directors. Dana Kennish “Deke” Smith, FAIA, will represent the Institute on the CABA board.
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International presented 66 buildings with the BOMA 360 Performance Program® designation in the first quarter of 2012. According to the organization, these buildings join a growing number of best-in-class properties to receive the designation since its launch in 2009.