Moore County Schools (MCS) in Lynchburg, Tenn.,
is implementing $244,266 in facility enhancements designed to improve
operations, comfort, and efficiency at Moore County High School/Middle
School. The Energy Solutions division of TAC will complete the work as a
performance contract with the school system.
The Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) is considered the most applicable plumbing code in the United States by a majority of plumbing inspectors in the nation’s most populous cities recently surveyed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations.
The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) notes that individuals who hold a SkillTech Academy Certification Wallet Card with an expiration date of Dec. 31, 2008 have less than four weeks left to apply for recertification.
During the third quarter of 2008, ductless split systems showed the largest gain in shipments, increasing by 27 percent, according to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI). Chiller bookings showed the second largest gain, increasing by 22 percent.
WaterFurnace International Inc., a leading manufacturer of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional geothermal and water source heat pumps, announced the promotion of Galen Betz to region manager for Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, and eastern Iowa.
Gov. David A. Paterson launched a new statewide, multi-agency public information education campaign called HeatSmartNY, to provide New Yorkers facing high home heating costs with the tools and assistance they need to get through this winter.
Gary Hodges, service manager at Carthage (Miss.) Heating and Cooling, took first-place honors during the ninth annual Certified Technician Competition recently conducted by North American Technician Excellence (NATE).
Emerson Climate Technologies announced that its Lebanon, Mo., Copeland Scroll® compressor plant recently rolled out the red carpet to St. Louis area contractors. Various Emerson Climate divisions teamed up to provide a plant tour and a full day of training for over 50 contractor attendees.
Warren Heeley, president of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), appointed Dorothy Allen to the HRAI staff. Allen joins HRAI as member services representative for the Contractors Division (HRAC) and Associates Division.
The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) has announced the names of members from the North Central U.S. region who were recently awarded Certificate Member Specialist (CMS) status this past September.