The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) will soon award 22 schools with HVACR grants totaling $100,000.

AMCA granted ISO 17025 accreditation; ACCA Ohio names 2012-2013 president; BOCES 2 Center for Workforce Development named an online testing site; HVAC Excellence confers certified master HVACR educator status to five instructors; AHRI launches online directory of certified forced circulation air cooling and air heating coils; ASHRAE opens registration for 2012 annual conference.

RESNET makes appointment to technical committee; ASHRAE to hold annual conference; RPA names director of technical services; AMCA approves third-party testing lab; Shanghai International Trade Fair for Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning announced; ICCF announces that Mike Holmes, HGTV celebrity, will serve as honorary ambassador.

Design and construction of a “shack” to demonstrate renewable and HVAC technologies, including solar thermal heating, photovoltaic power generation, and more, is being developed by students through an ASHRAE Undergraduate Senior Project Grant. This year, 22 schools from around the world were awarded grants.

Public comment is being sought on proposed changes to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) residential indoor air quality standard regarding combustion safety in existing homes and default infiltration in new construction.

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has announced that ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2011, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, now serves as a compliance option with the newly published 2012 International Green Construction Code.

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.

A proposed change to the ventilation rate procedure in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) indoor air quality standard is open for review after modifications were made based on public input last year.