• The American Supply Association (ASA) gave Nick Giuffre, president and CEO of Bradford White Corp., the Fred V. Keenan Lifetime Achievement Award at the ASA’s annual convention.
• The International Code Council and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) collaborated to create a publication with energy-efficiency requirements for residential and commercial buildings. The publication contains both the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code and ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings in one volume.