Articles Tagged with ''ACCA (Air Conditioning Contractors of America)''

HVACR Industry Alliance Backs Bipartisan HVACR Expensing Bill

Allowing building owners to expense energy-efficient upgrades
August 8, 2017

The HVACR Alliance announced its endorsement of H.R. 3515, the HVAC Expensing and Technology (HEAT) Act. The bill, introduced by Reps. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, and Ron Kind, D-Wis., would allow commercial building owners to expense qualified HVACR equipment under Section 179 of the U.S. Tax Code. 


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Environmental Groups Prepare to Sue the Trump Administration

Litigation centers on the administration’s decision to delay specific regulations
Samantha Sine
Samantha Sine
July 31, 2017
The Sierra Club, a grassroots environmental organization, announced it would be joining nonprofit public interest law organization, Earthjustice; the Consumer Federation of America; the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC); and a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) delays in issuing new energy-efficiency standards for ceiling fans, freezers, boilers, and commercial and consumer goods.
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It Takes a Village

Grow your career with networking
Samantha Sine
Samantha Sine
July 10, 2017
Networking is everything nowadays, folks. When I began my position at The NEWS, I was far from an HVAC expert; however, my managing editor suggested I join our LinkedIn group and many other industry-related groups to connect with HVAC professionals to learn from.
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ACCA Touts Trump’s Order on Apprentices

Trump administration lends helping hand
June 22, 2017

ACCA is getting a boost to one of its top priorities, workforce development, from President Donald Trump and his administration. The president recently embarked on a three-day trip to expand the nation’s use of apprenticeships to fill unmet labor needs and to highlight workforce development issues.


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Registration Now Open For ACCA's Service Leadership

Early bird pricing still available
May 17, 2017

Service Leadership, formerly the Service Managers Forum, has been one of ACCA's most popular meetings for the past decade and is returning with a new lineup of learning labs to help veteran and aspiring service leaders reach new levels of success. ACCA worked with service professionals from top contracting companies around the country to create a lineup featuring learning labs that cover topics that service managers in any field service — HVAC, plumbing, and electrical — need to know about to be successful. 

 


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HVACR Aims to Tackle Tax Reform

HVACR organization lobbyists express the industry’s concerns as Congress approaches tax reform
Samantha Sine
Samantha Sine
May 8, 2017
While many officials representing several leading HVACR industry associations applaud the Trump administration’s initial efforts on tax reform, they’re still actively lobbying in Washington on the industry’s behalf.
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Entertainment and Education Take Center Stage at ACCA’s IE3

Event provides fun, education, and product displays
Samantha Sine
Samantha Sine
April 27, 2017

The 2017 IE3 Show, held March 20-22 in Nashville, Tennessee, welcomed a record-breaking number of attendees this year, drawing in people from all throughout the country. Featuring 26 workshop sessions that included both roundtable discussions with industry veterans and ask the expert sessions where contractors could ask professionals questions on varying issues, the show was quite an informative success.


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ACCA Updates Manual D Residential Duct Systems

Principle changes are outlined
April 5, 2017

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) announces the release of an updated ANSI/ACCA 1 Manual D — 2016 (Residential Duct Systems).
 

 


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ACCA Installs New 2017-18 Board of Directors

Announcements made at the IE3 Show
April 4, 2017

ACCA has announced the installation of its 2017-18 board of directors and officers. The board was installed at the IE3 Show, which took place in Nashville, Tennessee, March 20-22. The new officers officially took their positions at the Big Bang Party on Wednesday, March 22.


 


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