Summer is here and school is out, but that doesn’t mean the education of HVACR technicians has ended. In fact, their education has likely been going on all year and will continue throughout the summer as professionals educate rookies to veterans about the basics and advanced principles of HVACR.
Autodesk Inc. has announced the release of Autodesk Fabrication software, a new set of applications designed to help extend building information modeling (BIM) across the building lifecycle to support the fabrication and construction of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) projects.
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) will be holding its next Digital Home Forum in San Diego on Oct. 11 and 12, 2012. The event, hosted by CABA member Qualcomm, will bring together leading companies dealing with the integration of home technologies.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) announced that it will adopt ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2010, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low Rise Residential Buildings, on Jan. 1, 2013. The new standard will replace BPI’s current operating standard, ASHRAE 62-89.
Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a provider of integrated performance analysis software and consulting services for sustainable building design and operation, has announced new HVAC enhancements to its VE-Pro building performance simulation software.
The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) awards committee is accepting nominations of individuals and organizations for outstanding achievements in and contributions toward the education of HVACR professionals.
The Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) 27th Annual Educational Conference MSCA LIVE 2012 will be held Oct. 14-17, 2012, at the Park Hyatt Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, Calif.
Individual homes and neighborhoods could be powered with a new, small-scale solid oxide fuel cell system that achieves up to 57 percent efficiency, significantly higher than the 30 to 50 percent efficiencies reported for other solid oxide fuel cells, according to a study published by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
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