In a recent story on the business boom in President Bush’s hometown of Crawford, TX, Angela K. Brown of the Associated Press quoted a local HVAC contractor who said he has worked on the mechanical systems at the Bush ranch.
“Why do you need trucks that big?” That’s a question people often ask Ron Gaines, owner of R.L. Gaines & Son Heating & Air Conditioning, Georgetown, KY, about his moving van-sized work vehicles. Gaines does a lot of new construction work and his trucks are large enough so that a crew can load an entire job inside.
Exelon Services Federal Group received a Department of Energy (DOE) 2002 Departmental Energy Management Award in honor of outstanding achievements in energy and water management for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) Pumping Retrofit Project.
Excellence Alliance Foundation, along with Nordyne and EAI member Peaden Air Conditioning, Panama City, FL, has awarded a $4,000 scholarship to the Tom P. Haney Technical Center in Panama City, FL.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that the emissions generated by energy use at the USGBC’s First Annual International Green Building Conference and Exposition (in Austin, TX, November 11-15, 2002) are being offset, and the event is being certified as a Cleaner and Greener Event by Leonardo Academy.
The delivery of patient care may be the primary mission in the healthcare business, but controlling costs and mitigating risk in today’s economy can distract even the most proficient of caregivers. Here’s how one 10-hospital system took a strategic approach to developing an energy initiative that saves over $1 million a year in utility costs while enhancing the environment of care.
Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) of Western Pennsylvania is rolling out a new scholarship program to encourage students, and people desiring to make a career change, to get training in the HVACR field.
The NFL's Cleveland Browns have hired Elliott-Lewis Corporation of Philadelphia, PA, to operate and maintain critical facilities in the team's $290 million stadium, including HVAC equipment, electrical fixtures, and plumbing systems.
In a press release issued in November 2002, the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) reported that it is becoming involved in a lawsuit in Tennessee regarding change orders for construction subcontractors.
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