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July 24, 2014: Third Annual Building Performance Forum Open for Registration

Contractor-Focused Conference to Be Presented by ACCA, BPI, and ACHR News

July 24, 2014

Registration is now open for the third annual Building Performance Forum, set for October 7-8, 2014, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event will be presented by ACCA and the Building Performance Institute (BPI), in conjunction with media partner, the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News.

July 2, 2014: New Siemens Software Platform Offers Comprehensive Energy Management

Cloud-Based Software Enables the User to Monitor and Analyze Total Building Performance

July 2, 2014

The Siemens Building Technologies Division has launched Advantage Navigator, a software platform that the company said can track the long-term performance of a single facility or an entire portfolio of buildings.

April 9, 2014: Revised ASHRAE Standard Helps Compare Building Energy Performance

Standard Supports Commonality in Reporting Performance

April 9, 2014

ASHRAE has announced the availability of the newly revised ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 105-2014, Standard Methods of Determining, Expressing, and Comparing Building Energy Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

March 6, 2014: ACCA Introduces New Member Service Center

ACCA Members Will Now Have Access to an Extensive Video Library

March 6, 2014

ACCA, an association of HVACR, hydronics, and building performance contractors, has announced the launch of a new Member Service Center at http://members.acca.org, which provides a collection of online training resources for contracting business owners and managers.

FirstService Residential Launches Energy Benchmarking in Florida

Program to Potentially Save $11 Million in Energy Costs

December 2, 2013

FirstService Residential, one of North America’s largest residential property management companies, is bringing the cost- and energy-saving initiatives of affiliate FS Energy to nearly 100 of its managed properties in Florida.

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Kyle Gargaro

November 25, 2013

Competitive quotes help validate your work.

Which HVAC Segment Are You Passionate About?

Kyle Gargaro

November 11, 2013

There is a big upside to passion — it is contagious. How much better is a work environment where the leader truly believes in the product?

ACCA Examines Performance Contracting

Meetings Focus on Comprehensive Contracting Energy Solutions

Kyle Gargaro

November 11, 2013

Home- and building-performance contracting is gaining momentum, as illustrated by the recent ACCA Building Performance Forum sponsored by The NEWS. The second annual event saw a 19 percent increase in contractor attendance.

Oct. 2, 2013: ASHRAE Seeks Presenters, Posters for High Performance Buildings Conference

Event to Provide a Comprehensive Overview of High Performance Building Design

October 2, 2013

Presenters and posters are being sought for ASHRAE’s High Performance Buildings Conference, which is scheduled for April 7-8, 2014, at Hyatt Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco.

Sept. 10, 2013: Big Data Seen Dominating Building Performance Market

New Entrants Are Emerging to Meet Growing Demand for Real-Time Monitoring

September 10, 2013

With buildings under pressure to lower energy consumption, both to comply with legislation and to respond to market demand, the measurement and verification industry is rapidly moving toward real-time performance tracking, according to Lux Research.