WASHINGTON - Consumers can do more than hope for mild weather this winter as they watch heating oil and natural gas prices hit record highs. They can take actions that
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $660,000 to 66 student teams for the 2004-2005 academic year to research and develop sustainable designs through the People, Prosperity
DEARBORN, Mich. - Residential air conditioning was voted the No. 1 invention of the last 75 years in a nationwide online poll conducted by historical institution The Henry Ford and
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has introduced its new LEED for Existing Building (LEED-EB) green building rating system. Previously in pilot, the rating system has been fully
ATLANTA - Over the years, the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) research program has been successful in providing new information for the HVAC industry. ASHRAE is
FALLS CHURCH, Va. - President George W. Bush has signed into law a tax relief package that provides several benefits to contractors, according to the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association (PHCC). First,
ATLANTA - The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Appeals Board has rejected a final appeal of an addendum to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers' (ASHRAE's) ventilation
ARLINGTON, Va. - Combined U.S. factory shipments of 573,401 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for September jumped 14 percent compared to shipments from the same month last year,
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. - Fedders Corp., a global manufacturer of air conditioners, air cleaners, dehumidifiers, humidifiers, and thermal technology products, announced that it has purchased the assets of Addison Products
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a grant of $2.36 million to REB Research & Consulting of Ferndale, Mich., for the development of metallic membrane technology