The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced that North American Technician Excellence (NATE) has approved the new online Residential HVAC Design Certificate program for continuing education units (CEUs).
The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International urged the U.S. Senate to pass S. 3591, also known as the Commercial Building Modernization Act (CBMA), which would extend and enhance the tax deduction at Section 179D of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) released the results of a research project, “Risk Assessment of Residential Heat Pump Systems Using 2L Flammable Refrigerants.”
Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) announced average U.S. HVACR distributor sales declined 4.7 percent in September. The weakness is widespread, as evidenced in HARDI’s Monthly Targeted and Regional Economic News for Distribution Strategies (TRENDS) report.
Advanced Radiant Design Inc. took home three of the five first-place awards in the Radiant Professionals Alliance’s (RPA) System Design Showcase competition.
Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) for October shows that contractors are feeling more confident about short-term growth.
Former SMACNA president Richard J. Cramer Sr., of Holly, Mich., was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame, Oct. 25, 2012, located at Ferris State University’s Granger Center for Construction and HVACR.
Homes built to voluntary Energy Star specifications made up about 26 percent of all new homes constructed in the U.S. in 2011. Under the latest update of the specifications, Energy Star homes consume at least 15 percent less energy than those built to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
With HVACR systems accounting for approximately a third of water consumption in a typical office building, the need to minimize water usage is a major consideration in the built environment industry.
At the North Carolina State Fair, HVACR apprentices recently competed in one of five trade-skills contests sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Labor and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
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