Danfoss has named Gregg Porter as regional sales manager for the Great Lakes region, which includes North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

Jason Harms of Larry’s Refrigeration and Heating, Ortonville, Minnesota, was recently named winner of Testo’s Spring “Fast and Cool” Sea-doo® Spark™ Orange Crush Giveaway.

Carmichael Heating & Air Conditioning, Muskegon, Michigan, was recognized at the Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems annual dealer meeting with a Tier 1 Medal of Excellence (MOE) award. Also, Schaafsma Heating & Cooling Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan, was honored at the Bryant dealer meeting with a Tier 2 MOE award.

Scott Woosley, executive director of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), announced MSHDA has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification. It is the first state of Michigan agency to achieve LEED status for its Lansing office.

Flame Furnace Co., of Warren, Mich., was awarded with the Tier 3 Medal of Excellence (MOE) Award at the annual Bryant dealer meeting. The MOE award is a business enrichment program specifically designed to recognize Bryant dealers that do “whatever it takes” to improve their business.

Uponor North America has been named one of the Top 100 Workplaces in Minnesota by the Minneapolis Star Tribune based on an employee-based survey. Uponor was ranked 20th on the mid-size company list.

Emerson Climate Technologies has announced the launch of its ComfortGuard™ Monitoring Service, which allows homeowners to manage their HVAC equipment by supplying real-time information and insight that predicts problems, prevents energy waste, and protects indoor comfort around-the-clock, said the company.

Hartzell Air Movement announced that it plans to consolidate its Portland, Indiana, manufacturing facility into its Piqua, Ohio, operations. The company said the consolidation will reduce customer lead times, increase efficiencies, and provide better utilization of resources.

GreenHomes America announced that Buckeye Heating & Cooling, a residential HVAC contractor in the Columbus, Ohio region, is the newest member of its home performance franchise network.

Administrators at Willoughby-Eastlake School District in Willoughby, Ohio, an eastern suburb of Cleveland, recently took a high-performance building approach to district-wide upgrades that generated substantial energy savings.