According to a report from Pike Research, HVAC innovation over the next five years will be driven by building owners’ desire to cut costs through more efficient energy use and pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
REGEN Energy Inc.™, developer of the wireless EnviroGrid™ swarm-logic demand management platform, announced that it has closed a $5.5 million equity investment from cleantech investors NGEN Partners and BDC Venture Capital.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced that AHRI and North American Technician Excellence (NATE) have been working closely with DOE to ensure that the HVACR industry is appropriately represented in its Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its Manual J8.
Rep. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) led a bipartisan effort including Reps. Ron Paul (R-Texas), Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), and Shelly Berkley (D-Nev.) in re-introducing the Heat is Power Act, H.R. 2812.
The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) has released Breaking the Line: Best Practices for Safe Line Breaking, the latest addition to the association’s safety training kit series.
The House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing to examine the status of efforts to develop open standards for smart grid technologies and drive innovation within smart grid development.
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has announced that its new Building Systems Analysis and Retrofit Manual, 2nd edition, is now available.
Providing both capital and collaboration, GE led a $22 million investment in San Francisco-based Project Frog and began construction of one of its prefabricated sustainable buildings at GE’s Learning Center.