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The new version of Standard 62.1, which covers ventilation and air quality in commercial and institutional buildings, adds the vapor from e-cigarettes and the secondhand smoke from marijuana to its scope.

The commission’s decades-old lawsuit alleged that Sheet Metal Workers Local 25 and its apprentice school favored white workers in hiring and HVAC construction assignments over African American and Hispanic union members from April 1991 through 2002. 

The committee will work on revising its standard No. 220, which deals with the testing of air curtains for aerodynamic performance. 

Despite the increase, on a year-to-year basis, prices are still down 3.4 percent, ABC said.

The money will be used to fund independent studies of HVAC construction industry issues. 

Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute sent a letter to the U.S. Energy Department April 1 saying the government is not following its own rules governing how regulations are written and amended. 

The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute is reminding homeowners that spring is an ideal time to get HVAC market equipment ready to use. 

HVAC market company Trane will present seminars on energy modeling next week at CxEnergy 2016.

The one- and two-day-long sessions focus on the basics of hydronics, troubleshooting, boiler management and energy-efficient operation. 

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