The most striking feature of the new $60 million Flushing Meadows Corona Park Pool & Ice Rink is its 20-foot-high wall of windows that affords a panoramic view of the surrounding New York City urban oasis of natural beauty, but it wouldn’t be possible without the project engineer’s HVAC design.
An energy-saving heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system helped reduce heating and cooling costs in the newly completed National Homebuilder Mainstream GreenHome by 70 percent, according to a report from Mainstream GreenHome.
Dahl Brothers Canada Limited has introduced a 25 year warranty on its Mini-Ball™ valve, dahl-in-one® Emergency Valve Kit, Fitting, Hanger and Strap, Test Cap, and Globe Style Valve products.
The Kerner Group was recently recognized as one of the “Fantastic 50” by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. The award program recognizes the state’s fastest-growing private companies with sales between $200,000 and $100 million.
The Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) announced that Speer Mechanical of Columbus, Ohio, has been designated a MSCA STAR contractor after surpassing stringent business and HVAC service standards set forth by the association.
Members of the New Jersey Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association recently were involved in a “Homes for Our Troops” project to build a specially adapted home for a severely injured war veteran and his family. Chapter members donated key supplies and financing needed to complete the home.
Home Comfort Zones, manufacturer of the MyTemp home energy management and temperature control system, has announced the formation of its Certified Dealer Network in Southern California. MyTemp is now available to residents of Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, and Riverside Counties.
Two more contractor members of the Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) have been awarded MSCA GreenStar designation, Hurst Mechanical of Belmont, Mich., and T.H. Eifert Mechanical Contractors of Lansing, Mich., joining W.E. Bowers, Beltsville, Md., which was named the first GreenStar on July 31.
Uponor relocated its Canadian headquarters from Regina, Saskatchewan, to Mississauga, Ontario, a Toronto suburb. The new headquarters houses the Uponor Ltd. Sales, Marketing, and Customer Service departments for the Canadian market.
Bergstrom-Elder Consulting Group is holding a North American Technician Excellence (NATE) certification exam session on Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Livonia, Mich. The session is scheduled to begin at 7 a.m.