The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has published its latest technical bulletin entitled “Understanding CAZ Depressurization Testing.” Technical bulletins are provided to ACCA members at no cost and cover a variety of topics related to system design, installation, and maintenance.
Service Experts Heating and Air Conditioning announced that it has acquired Jones Heating & Air Co., a Morristown, Tenn., contracting company founded in 1986 by Larry and Cheryl Jones.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) reported that its energy efficiency programs resulted in savings of 5,900 gigawatt-hours of electricity in 2010-2011, enough to power more than 600,000 households for a year — the equivalent of two major power plants.
Solar3D Inc., developer of a new three-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize conversion of sunlight into electricity, has announced the successful fabrication and operation of a working three-dimensional solar cell that the company says produces at least 250 percent of the power of a basic silicon solar cell.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced that, on the heels of a nearly three-point increase, its Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has climbed into positive territory for the first time in five months.
To help prevent worker injuries and fatalities due to falls, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is joining with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to support a new “Fall Prevention Campaign.”
Lennox International Inc. has announced plans to divest its Service Experts business, which consists of dealer-contractors providing heating and cooling equipment installation and service primarily to the residential market. Lennox said it will retain the commercial service business called Lennox National Account Services.
Autodesk Inc. has introduced Autodesk Revit LT software, a new addition to its family of Revit software products. It is designed for architects, designers, and building industry professionals using 2D workflows who are looking to transition to the building information modeling (BIM) process.
HVAC contractors in the apartment and condominium business could become busier in the near future. The Multifamily Production Index (MPI), released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), improved for the eighth consecutive quarter with an index level of 54.
The global air conditioning market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.5 percent over the period of 2011 to 2015, according to a report from Companies & Markets.
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