Chair John Murphy of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) has announced the most recent recipients of bursaries from HRAI's Orvil L. Davie Memorial Fund.
Only eight months after a tornado destroyed the company's corporate offices and manufacturing facilities on May 8, 2003, CMP Corporation has moved into its newly reconstructed building on the same site.
Contractors employing post-secondary co-op students and/or apprentices are being urged by the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors of Canada (HRAC) to encourage them to participate in the 2004 Ontario Technical Skills Competition.
George Rusher has always been known as a pioneer. In the days of his youth, he helped his small Montana high school football team win their first state championship. In 1935, he rode his 1929 Harley Davidson motorcycle from Montana to Southern California. Today, the owner of a heating and air conditioning business for over 57 years, Rusher continues his pioneering spirit by becoming one of the first to use an advanced technology to cool and heat local homes.
Brooks Air Systems, based in Jacksonville, Fla., has been named exclusive representative for ABB Drives commercial HVAC products throughout northern Florida.
TAC has been awarded a $9 million performance contract with the city of Dallas to design and construct energy conservation-related projects at six city facilities.
Hibbing Community College (HCC), Hibbing, Minn., has a new 8,000-square-foot lab dedicated to hands-on training. The lab was designed with 30 fixed lab stations and 45 universal lab stations equipped with hot and cold water as well as 120 volt and 230 volt power supplies.
The city of Las Vegas has announced its adoption of NFPA 1, "Uniform Fire Code" (NFPA 1, UFC), 2003 edition, as the model code for the city's fire code.
When a Canadian automotive parts manufacturer that produces urethane foam products started having problems with quality, the first suspected cause was humidity. The chief engineer of the plant called NuTemp to help solve this dilemma.
The Radiant Panel Association (RPA) has set dates and locations for the launch of its first two RadFests. The Great Lakes RadFest is scheduled for April 16-17 at the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison, Wis.