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December 10, 2012
Alan O’Shea, 61, of Kendall Park, N.J., passed away Sept. 28, 2012, at Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J.
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December 10, 2012
For the Tulsa Drillers minor league baseball team, the objective was to install a reliable energy management system to ensure safe, reliable, and comfortable heating and cooling during games and other critical operations.
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December 3, 2012
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International urged the U.S. Senate to pass S. 3591, also known as the Commercial Building Modernization Act (CBMA), which would extend and enhance the tax deduction at Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code.
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December 3, 2012
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) released the results of a research project, “Risk Assessment of Residential Heat Pump Systems Using 2L Flammable Refrigerants.”
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December 3, 2012
Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) announced average U.S. HVACR distributor sales declined 4.7 percent in September. The weakness is widespread, as evidenced in HARDI’s Monthly Targeted and Regional Economic News for Distribution Strategies (TRENDS) report.
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December 3, 2012
Advanced Radiant Design Inc. took home three of the five first-place awards in the Radiant Professionals Alliance’s (RPA) System Design Showcase competition.
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December 3, 2012
Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) for October shows that contractors are feeling more confident about short-term growth.
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December 3, 2012
Former SMACNA president Richard J. Cramer Sr., of Holly, Mich., was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame, Oct. 25, 2012, located at Ferris State University’s Granger Center for Construction and HVACR.
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December 3, 2012
Homes built to voluntary Energy Star specifications made up about 26 percent of all new homes constructed in the U.S. in 2011. Under the latest update of the specifications, Energy Star homes consume at least 15 percent less energy than those built to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
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December 3, 2012
With HVACR systems accounting for approximately a third of water consumption in a typical office building, the need to minimize water usage is a major consideration in the built environment industry.
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