ASHRAE has announced that a proposed guideline developed to establish a uniform procedure for transmitting design, construction, testing, and operational information to building owners and operators is open for public comment.

Aquatherm GmbH, and its North American partner, Aquatherm North America, have announced a rebranding with a new logo and new product names.

In the ongoing regional standards lawsuit, the American Public Gas Association (APGA) has filed a motion with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asking that it reconsider its May 1 order, which stayed enforcement of the regional furnace standards rule, but also asked the parties to re-brief all of the main issues.

Allure Energy Inc. announced that its EverSense™ wireless smart thermostat control will be built in Austin, Texas. Allure selected local contract manufacturer Kodiak Systems to manufacture the product starting next month.

Following the introduction of its new Clog Popper product for clearing clogged condensate drain lines, Good Day Tools is now offering free samples to HVACR distributors so they can try the product, demonstrate it to customers, and begin selling it.

ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, has announced a joint venture between ABM Government Services and Building Energy S.p.A., an Italian-based independent power producer, to provide solar energy services to the large-scale commercial and utility-scale solar power markets.

The global electric power industry is evolving from a model that relies on large centralized power plants owned by utilities to one that is more diverse, in terms of both the sources of generation and ownership of localized generation assets, notes Navigant Research.

The global phase change material (PCM) market is forecast to grow from $460 million in 2013 to $1.15 billion by 2018, increasing with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.1 percent during this period, according to a report from MarketsandMarkets.

GE Lighting and Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, have announced a new way for building owners to control the largest consumers of energy in commercial buildings — HVAC and lighting — with a combined solution for energy management.

The OpenADR Alliance, a nonprofit corporation created to foster the development, adoption, and compliance of the Open Automated Demand Response (OpenADR) smart grid standard, has announced the addition of several new members to bring total membership to 100.