EMCOR Group Inc. announced that it has provided a gift of $150,000 to the Norwalk (Conn.) Education Foundation (NEF), to bring the NEF Saturday Academy program to all four Norwalk Middle Schools. The grant will be made over three years.
The Western Pennsylvania Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Chapter will sponsor a heat exchanger inspection course on Thursday, August 19, 2004, in Mars, Pa.
ABB received the 2003 World Excellence Award for Environmental Leadership from Ford Motor Co. in honor of ABB's "demonstrated environmental leadership and willingness to share information on emerging environmental trends and issues," the company said.
The Eastern Heating and Cooling Council announced that it will award the winner of the North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Certified Technician Competition with an additional prize (to be announced). The competition will take place in St. Louis, Sept. 15, 2004.
NorthWestern Energy's average electric supply costs were lower than anticipated last year, according to company officials. NorthWestern recently filed its annual electricity supply cost tracker with the Montana Public Service Commission (MPSC).
Comfort control in hot and humid Georgia can sometimes take inventive twists. In Snellville, the homeowners in a 155-unit development are being offered the option of using a system that provides hot water recirculation throughout the house, house wrap insulation, low-emissivity glass, and high-efficiency air conditioning.
Kingston Oil, headquartered in Kingston, Mass., donated $10,000 to help the Boys & Girls Club of Plymouth create its "America's Hometown" Boys & Girls Clubhouse at 9 Resnik Rd., Plymouth, Mass.
Congratulations to Hentkowski Inc., headquartered in Wilmington, Del. The company has had all of its service and installation technicians NATE (North American Technician Excellence) certified.
The EnerGuide for Houses program is a professional home energy evaluation service, which helps homeowners to identify cost-effective energy-efficiency upgrades.