The American Subcontractors Association (ASA)-Midwest Council has announced the nominations for its 20th anniversary Platinum Awards Gala. The winners in each of four categories will be announced at the gala on April 13 at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
Johns Hopkins Hospital has completed a massive $1.1 billion expansion project that included the construction of two 12-story towers. SMACNA contractor United Sheet Metal Inc. (USM), Capitol Heights, Md., used four million pounds of galvanized and stainless steel sheet metal for the HVAC systems.
Vanessa Spencer, a San Diego resident, was the winner of the iPad mini raffle prize given out at the American Heart Association and Bill Howe Plumbing’s “Howe” Healthy is Your Heart Kick-Off Party held at The New Children’s Museum.
Bowling Green Technical College has been granted accreditation of its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) program by HVAC Excellence. Programmatic accreditation is where an independent third party, HVAC Excellence, reviews a program against set educational and industry standards.
Affordable Comfort Inc. (ACI ) held the first of a series of Community of Interest meetings in Detroit, bringing together leading manufacturers in the home performance industry. Representatives from Carrier, Dow, Panasonic, Zehnder America Inc., and Knauf Insulation were present.
Several wholesalers with roots in the Southern part of the United States were among those honored by Emerson Climate Technologies Inc. when it acknowledged its top-performing wholesalers for outstanding sales performance in 2012.
Wolseley Canada has announced the following two appointments: Keith VanderVennet, currently the senior vice president of Wolseley Canada, is returning to Ferguson, Wolseley’s U.S. operations, in the role of senior vice president of sales. Darcy Curran will succeed VanderVennet as senior vice president of Wolseley Canada.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) congratulates Guido Zucconi on being named AHRI’s 2012 Employee of the Year, presented in recognition of his commitment to excellence in his role as director of congressional affairs.
The board of directors of Blackman Plumbing Supply Co. recently appointed Robert Mannheimer as chairman of the board. Mannheimer will continue in his role as president and chief operating officer at Blackman Plumbing Supply, a position he has held since 2008.
ICF International has been awarded a new contract to provide energy efficiency services to Energy Trust of Oregon for its Existing Buildings program. The contract has a value of $16 million and a term of two years. Additionally, the contract allows for a potential three option years.