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Colmac Coil Manufacturing has introduced its new Dryware fluid cooler (dry cooler) selection software program, which rates standard or custom fluid coolers.

Plug Power Inc. and Tyco Electronics Power Systems Inc. have an agreement whereby Tyco Electronics will market and sell Plug Power's GenCore®5T fuel cell systems for telecommunication backup applications.

The Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky and Dayton divisions of national home builder Drees Homes are partnering with Bryant Heating and Cooling Systems to make the company's Evolutionâ„¢ System standard in all Drees single-family homes.

Master-Bilt has appointed Rooker Marketing Solutions as its manufacturers' representative for the Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana territories.

The Residential Air Conditioning Trade will be a subset of the existing Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Trade (Reg. 1076) once it is officially introduced. A group now is working on developing an exam, which is expected to be in place by January 2005.

Nancy McKeraghan was appointed chair of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors of Canada (HRAC) at the association's annual general meeting, held August 20, 2004, in Kelowna, British Columbia. McKeraghan is the first woman to be appointed chair of HRAC.

Shikellamy Schools maximized the use of its operating budget using the "Performance Agreement for Comfort from Trane" program to provide building improvements that will deliver a comfortable learning environment. The project is being funded using the energy savings generated by the building improvements.

The goal of Fort Smith School System upgrade project was to bring contemporary standards of comfort and efficiency to school buildings.

NorthWestern Energy in Montana is sending people and vehicles to Florida to assist in power restoration efforts after the hurricanes.

A book on the "science of marketing" was published recently.