According to contractors, consumers have been deluged with marketing messages touting the benefits of single-room space heaters as a way to cost-effectively heat a space using electricity instead of gas, propane, or fuel oil as the heating source.
The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has filed comments on the preliminary technical support document (TSD) that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released as part of its rulemaking process on minimum energy conservation standards for automatic commercial ice-makers.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA’s) Radiant & Hydronics Council (RHC) announced that Dan Holohan of HeatingHelp.com has joined the council’s advisory committee as a consultant.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced another new accreditation option for HVAC contracting companies. BPI said it will now accept the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) certifications as prerequisite criteria for its accreditation program.
Solar research has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost. But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of arranging those cells. Now, a team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers has come up with a different approach.
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and First Hospital Laboratories (FirstLab) have launched a new partnership that will provide ABC members with resources for performing and managing their company’s alcohol and drug screening, background investigations, and occupational health needs.
A West Bloomfield, Mich., man received a $5,000 fine for delivering a false document while selling R-22 to an undercover agent, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
Save Energy Systems Inc. is a start-up company focused on energy efficiency that has launched with what the company says is a new, low-cost system that optimizes commercial HVAC systems and reduces electricity bills.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced that it has recognized its 500th Quality Assured (QA) contractor. ACCA launched the QA program in February 2011. Since then the association said there has been a steady flow of contractors applying to the program.
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