RESNET makes appointment to technical committee; ASHRAE to hold annual conference; RPA names director of technical services; AMCA approves third-party testing lab; Shanghai International Trade Fair for Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning announced; ICCF announces that Mike Holmes, HGTV celebrity, will serve as honorary ambassador.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has launched a new online directory of AHRI Certified® Forced Circulation Air-Cooling and Air-Heating Coils (ACHC).
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has teamed with Federated Insurance to offer ACCA members six new workplace safety resources for free. Federated Insurance developed and produced the new programs to help ACCA members implement safety and human resources best practices in their businesses.
Design and construction of a “shack” to demonstrate renewable and HVAC technologies, including solar thermal heating, photovoltaic power generation, and more, is being developed by students through an ASHRAE Undergraduate Senior Project Grant. This year, 22 schools from around the world were awarded grants.
Public comment is being sought on proposed changes to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) residential indoor air quality standard regarding combustion safety in existing homes and default infiltration in new construction.
Within the envelopes of commercial and residential buildings rests the promise of major, new energy efficiencies in the built environment, according to University of Michigan researchers.
The Obama administration announced that nine major utilities and electricity suppliers have committed to providing more than 15 million households with access to data about their energy use with the click of an online “Green Button.”
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