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Training Track: Jan. 18, 2016

January 18, 2016

This event will educate attendees about the latest information on low-mass hydronic heating systems and hydronic piping design.

ABC Forecasts Construction Industry Growth

Organization forecasts growth in nonresidential construction spending of 7.4 percent

January 11, 2016

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecasts the U.S. commercial and industrial construction industries will continue their steady economic recovery in 2016.

Danfoss Breaks Ground on New Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida

Lab will expand facility housing engineering, manufacturing of Danfoss Turbocor compressors

January 11, 2016

The research and development center for future innovation will expand the existing facility that houses the engineering and manufacturing of Danfoss Turbocor oil-free, magnetic-bearing compressors.

HVAC Contractor Earns National Honor

New building maximizes aesthetics, energy efficiencies, and speed of construction

January 11, 2016

Hamstra Heating and Cooling recently opened its 15,304-square-foot office facility in Tucson, Arizona, to high accolades, winning the Metal Building Systems-New Award from Metal Construction News.

GEO, IGSHPA Expand Partnership

Organizations share common interest in advancing geothermal/ground-source heat pump industry

January 11, 2016

IGSHPA and GEO will establish a joint task force to coordinate the efforts of the organizations as related to advocacy, research, and promotion of the industry.

Carrier Supports Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis

Company donates cooling products, employee volunteer hours, money

January 11, 2016

Carrier has supported Habitat for Humanity for nearly two decades with donations of Carrier heating and cooling products, many employee volunteer hours, and significant financial contributions.

OSHA Fines Likely on the Rise

The increase is due to an amendment in the recent congressional budget deal

January 11, 2016

OSHA must make the adjustment before Aug. 1. In subsequent years, OSHA will also be allowed, for the first time, to adjust its penalties based on inflation.

Automation Hardware Growth Soars

Stand-along unit sales forecast to exceed 300 million units by 2020

December 28, 2015

Home automation hardware, sold as stand-alone units, is forecast to exceed 300 million units by 2020, according to Juniper Research. This represents growth of more than 1,000 percent from an estimated installed base of 28 million units in 2015.

AHRI’s Warren Lupson Retires

Lupson is known for his advocacy of HVACR education and training

December 28, 2015

Lupson is well-known in the industry for his work promoting HVACR education and certification and for his devotion to industry workforce development. The organization has not yet named his successor.

Carrier Partners with KB Home

KB Home will now include a Carrier Côr thermostat in all of its homes

December 21, 2015

Incorporating the Côr thermostat as a standard feature of KB Home’s residences is the builder’s latest in a series of continual energy-efficiency improvements to its new homes.