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ASHRAE Expands Jobs Site

Partnership with BirdDog Software Will Improve ASHRAEjobs.com
May 6, 2013

ASHRAE members now have increased opportunities to find jobs within their chosen field with a new, expanded jobs board.


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Mitsubishi Opens HVAC Training Centers

The Company Now Has 10 Training Centers for Contractors and Engineers
May 6, 2013

Mitsubishi Electric US Cooling & Heating Division has opened two Mitsubishi Electric Training Centers — in Orlando, Fla., and Chicago — to meet growing demand for service and application training among HVAC contractors and engineers.


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DOE Recognizes EGS Project for Supplying Grid

Project Provides Additional 1.7 MW of Electrical Power to Grid
May 6, 2013

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized the nation’s first commercial enhanced geothermal system (EGS) project to supply electricity to the grid.


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BPI Amends Certification Renewal Policy

Change Allows Some to Bypass Written Exam
May 6, 2013

Building Performance Institute (BPI) announced its certification renewal policy has been amended to allow individuals holding multifamily certifications to earn continuing education units (CEU) toward written exams. 


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Project Files: Experimenting with Diffusers

May 6, 2013

For this chemical processing laboratory, the goal was to install textile air diffusers and new fume hoods to solve the laboratory’s cross-draft, high-velocity ventilation challenges, which included temperature and relative humidity swings of 10°F and 30 percent, relatively, in its laboratory area.


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Mitsubishi Celebrates New HQ

Facility in Suwanee, Ga., is LEED Certified
April 29, 2013

Mitsubishi Electric US Cooling & Heating Division celebrated the opening of its new headquarters in Suwanee, Ga., its fifth headquarters in Georgia’s Gwinnett County since it started operations there in 1992


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EEB Hub Publishes Report

Report Explains How to Improve Building Owners' Access to Utility Data
April 29, 2013

All Philadelphia commercial buildings encompassing more than 50,000 square feet will be required to measure their energy and water use and disclose that data to the public following the passing of a new benchmarking law.


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Contractors Earn Bonuses

American Home Shield to Award up to $20,000
April 29, 2013

American Home Shield, a provider of home protection plans, announced the winners of its third annual Contractor Quality Bonus program.


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RESNET Offers Density Kits

Kits Will Help Raters Test Loose-fill Wall Insulation Installations
April 29, 2013

The Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) and the Blow in Blanket Contractors Association (BIBCA) are working together to make density kits readily available for raters to test loose-fill wall insulation installations.


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SMACNA Supports Energy-Efficiency Bill

Legislation Would Encourage Energy-Efficiency Upgrades in Government Buildings
April 29, 2013

The Federal Cost Reduction Act, HR 472, would provide incentives to promote energy-efficiency upgrades in government buildings and reduce the number of data centers the federal government maintains. 


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Cade Clark, assistant vice president of government affairs for the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), gives a brief overview of the new version of the Shaheen-Portman bill, what AHRI thinks of the energy-efficiency legislation, and how it might affect the HVACR industry if it becomes law.
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