The campus of Lawrenceville School, a centuries-old boarding school in Lawrenceville, N.J., is now home to 6.1 megawatts of solar panels from SolarWorld. The photovoltaic system, ground-mounted on 30 acres of school-owned farm land, is believed to be the largest installed at a United States primary or secondary school.
1st Source Servall, one of North America’s largest distributors of appliance parts with operations and a regional distribution center in San Antonio, announced the company donated 27 new, high-efficiency Frigidaire large chest freezers to charitable organizations who partner with the San Antonio Food Bank.
Building Doctors announced that it has attained an “unmeasurable,” or zero, duct leakage rate for its last three installations. This achievement has allowed Building Doctors to be the first Southern California member in the Ring4Club, a group of HVAC installers that go above and beyond code requirements.
The Mechanical Contractors Association Chicago (MCA Chicago) has announced its 2012-2013 board of directors with Kevin Condon, Great Lakes Plumbing & Heating, Chicago, as the incoming president.
Associates at Brady, a company that provides HVAC systems and building solutions for commercial and industrial facilities across North Carolina, have established a memorial scholarship fund at Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) in Jamestown, N.C., to honor Theodore (Ted) J. Woodard.
Green Code Pro has launched an online course covering the Residential Mandatory sections of the California Green Building Standards Code. Targeted to architects, contractors, engineers, and other industry professionals, the organization says the self-paced course provides a detailed learning experience on the residential code.
The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund has announced that its Home Energy Solutions program is helping residents reduce their energy usage for the summer cooling season by providing energy assessments; simple, immediate home improvements; plus rebates on HVAC, insulation, and more.
Consumers Energy announced that it awarded more than $2 million in incentives to Michigan commercial and industrial customers in the first quarter to help fund 697 energy efficiency projects that will provide long-term savings.
With the weather heating up, Champion AC reports that it has seen a dramatic boost in consumer interest in ductless air conditioning systems. Champion AC has installed approximately 75 single- and multi-zone ductless air conditioning units in south Texas.
The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) will host its 44th annual general meeting Aug. 22-25 at the Halifax Marriott Harborfront in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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