Contractors Mechanical, Richland, Mich., has won the Associated Builders & Contractors West Michigan Chapter Award of Excellence for Process Piping-under $1 million for the new Stryker Medical facility in Portage, Mich. - a project for general contractor Kalleward Group, Kalamazoo, Mich.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to increase the minimum efficiency level for furnaces and boilers. It has been proposed that the annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) would be increased from 78 percent to 80 percent for non-weatherized gas furnaces and 83 percent for weatherized gas furnaces.
Friedrich Air Conditioning’s 600,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility in San Antonio has been awarded the San Antonio Water System’s (SAWS) top environmental distinction - the Environmental Excellence Award.
Estes Design and Manufacturing Inc., a full service sheet metal fabrication company, announced an agreement with Visiprise Inc. to utilize the Visiprise Shop Floor Scheduler in its operation.
The Si View Metropolitan Park District in North Bend, Wash. has completed a $500,000 performance contract implemented by TAC Energy Solutions. The park district received a guarantee from TAC that the facility improvements would provide more than $26,000 in savings annually in utility, operating, and repair costs.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) have signed a memorandum of understanding agreeing to a new partnership committed to green building and sustainable development.
Alton Shannon, president of Shannon’s Inc., International Falls, Minn., was named the 2006 Trane/PHCC HVAC Contractor of the Year at the recent annual convention of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association (PHCC).
Six facilities in Texas and one each in Kentucky and Tennessee were among 21 nationwide to receive 2006 Clean Air Awards from the National Air Filtration Association (NAFA).
James P. “Jim” Witten, past national secretary of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association (PHCC) and president of WB Investments of Charlestown, Ind., received the Col. George D. Scott award for meritorious service at the PHCC annual convention.
The YMCA of Greater Rochester has again partnered with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to implement a series of energy-efficient measures at its Eastside Family Branch. The measures are projected to save the YMCA more than $79,000 in annual energy costs.
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