Tecogen® Inc. has announced the sale of multiple replacement TECOCHILL® natural gas-powered chillers to longtime customer Newport East. Worth over half a million dollars, the new contract includes replacement of the original units along with a renewed long-term service agreement for complete ongoing equipment maintenance.
At the recommendation of Olympia Development of Michigan, the Downtown Development Authority approved nearly $52 million in new contracts for work on the new Detroit Events Center. As part of the latest contracts awarded, MSL/Limbach JV received a $24 million contract for mechanical and plumbing work.
A manufacturer from Cadillac, Michigan; a Jackson County, Michigan, public school district; and a Kalamazoo, Michigan, greenhouse were among business customers Consumers Energy honored for successfully using energy efficiency to reduce their energy use and lower bills.
Danfoss has broken ground on a new state-of-the-art laboratory for testing HVACR equipment. The new center also will facilitate training and serve as a research and development center for future innovation.
The city of Las Vegas and NV Energy have announced a new partnership that, upon approval of a filing to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and ratification by the Las Vegas City Council, will dedicate to city operations a portion of energy produced by a local solar facility currently in development.
Direct Energy Home Services announced it will be the exclusive HVAC contractor for Alberta Home Services providing its customers with repair and replacement of HVAC equipment. Alberta Home Services announced it will be the exclusive duct cleaning contractor for Direct Energy Home Services.
CCAC Building Solutions, a leading commercial HVAC contractor, recognized Summit School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with its Award of Excellence for Commitment to Energy Conservation.
The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Waste Water Treatment Plant has completed the first phase of an energy efficiency program with OpTerra Energy Services. The program is aligned with the city’s sustainability goals and is expected to save $2.2 million in energy costs over the next 15 years.
The New York Oil Heating Association (NYOHA) is helping a teacher in the Bronx, New York, use clean-burning Bioheat® fuel as a teaching tool in HVAC training. Peter Gonzalez is teaching the science of Bioheat fuel — as well as math, chemistry, and English — to Bronx Design and Construction Academy juniors this fall.
LG Electronics USA has opened its new LG Air Conditioning Systems headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia, outside of Atlanta. The 40,000-square-foot facility is designed to support LG’s air conditioning systems business and educate engineers, contractors, and technicians about LG’s HVAC technologies.