SAN FRANCISCO - Digital Realty Trust Inc. is implementing a next-generation building automation system (BAS) across its portfolio of properties to provide tenants with enhanced building management capabilities. TAC is
WICHITA, Kan. - Wichita businessman George Fahnestock, owner and CEO of Fahnestock Heating, Air Conditioning and Electric Co., has been named by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to chair the Kansas Technical
MINNEAPOLIS - McQuay International acquired the John A. Trubee Co., Scottsville, N.Y., a service company for HVAC equipment, changing the company's name to Trubee-McQuay Factory Service. "McQuay is proud to
MILWAUKEE - Johnson Controls Inc. acquired Berg Inc., a mechanical services company headquartered in Shreveport, La. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Berg provides HVAC and plumbing services
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The Ethernet Alliance has formed the Ethernet Alliance University Program (EAUP). The EAUP is a global initiative that will serve as a forum for universities and
CALIFORNIA - The California legislature is moving forward with legislation that would subject its citizens to the laws of the European Union with regard to electronic waste. California Senate Bill
SARASOTA, Fla. - Clockwork Home Services Inc., formerly VenVest Inc., recently acquired Atlanta-based Mister Sparky Inc. With 2006-projected revenue of $10 million, Mister Sparky is considered the largest residential electrical
CHICAGO - The Air Movement and Control Association International Inc. (AMCA) convened for its midyear meeting hosted by Pete Neitzel of Greenheck Fan Corp., current AMCA president, and Lee Buddrus
ARLINGTON, Va. - Skyrocketing copper prices have led to a rash of thefts of copper tubing in residential and commercial air conditioning units across the United States. Copper prices have
MINNEAPOLIS - Honeywell has been awarded $8.8 million in contracts to upgrade building systems and reduce energy costs in four Illinois school districts: Schuyler-Industry School District, Rushville; Paw Paw School