• TheAir-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)reported a decrease in year-to-date shipment numbers in the gas furnace (-14.3 percent) and combined a/c and air-source heat pumps (-17.3 percent) categories.

• TheU.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)approved theBuilding Owners and Managers Institute’s (BOMI’s)The Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part I (Design I).

Publication date:11/02/2009