Carrier Corp. President Geraud Darnis led a group of officials and dignitaries in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Willis H. Carrier Total Indoor Environmental Quality (TIEQ) lab at the Syracuse Center of Excellence (SyracuseCoE) in Environmental and Energy Systems headquarters in Syracuse, N.Y.
For the first time in its 29-year history, the Greater Tampa (Florida) Chamber of Commerce has presented its Small Business of the Year Award to an HVAC service organization - Simpson Air, which won in the 21-50 employee category.
Ken Webster, director of sales and marketing for Viessmann-Canada and member of the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH), is the latest recipient of the Carlson-Holohan Industry Award for Excellence.
The Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) of North Central Wisconsin elected officers and board members at its annual membership meeting. David Seitz continues to serve as executive vice president of the association.
Darden Restaurants announced that it has begun a system-wide sustainable restaurant design initiative involving the use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards in its restaurant design process for all new restaurants and, where feasible, restaurant remodels.
C&L Refrigeration, one of the largest industrial refrigeration contractors in the western United States, has announced the completion of an environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient design/build industrial refrigeration system for a new 570,000-square-foot food storage and distribution center in Fontana, Calif.
The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) has issued a revised industry forecast for commercial air conditioning, residential air conditioning, and furnace shipments for 2010. The original forecast was released in December 2009.
Munch’s Supply Co. Inc. announced the opening of a new branch on the north side of Chicago. Munch Chicago, which is located at the corner of Addison and Talman, at the Chicago River, is the first branch in the city of Chicago for Munch’s Supply.
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has announced that SMACNA Mid-Atlantic chapter contractors Stromberg Metal Works, Southland Industries, and Pierce Associates were named winners of Washington Building Congress (WBC) Craftsmanship Awards.