Representatives from Brady, a North Carolina building solutions provider, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recently honored the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) with the ASHRAE Technology award.

Representatives from Brady, a North Carolina building solutions provider, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) honored the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) with the ASHRAE Technology award.

Tour & Andersson (TA) has announced the 2012 schedule for its TA Hydronic College seminars “The Three Hydronic Conditions” and “Investment and Energy Savings in Variable Flow Systems.” The company said the 2012 schedule brings the seminars into a number of new cities.

The Canadian Hydronics Council (CHC) will offer its Essentials of Hydronic Design course across Ontario beginning in April. The course builds on the lessons provided through the introductory hydronics course and serves as a building block of professional design and installation for both new and retrofit system components.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has announced that Advanced Energy Design Guide for Medium to Big Box Retail Buildings: Achieving 50% Energy Savings Toward a Net-Zero-Energy Building is now available.

HVAC contractors have many choices of hydronic heating equipment, and these are a few examples of how knowledge of wet heat technology can make the selling job a little easier. 

For those needing help designing an engineered piping system, Metraflex now offers delegated design services for firms needing this special expertise.

Guidance is available to help design teams constructing K-12 school buildings cut annual energy use by 50 percent or more using off-the-shelf technology.

What are the emerging building design trends in the HVAC industry? Carrier Corp. noted that it will address this question and more at its 11th Global Engineering Conference, scheduled for March 18-20, 2012, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Three new courses related to data center efficiency and ASHRAE standards on energy efficiency and high-performance building design are part of the 12 online courses being offered this fall.