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The American Subcontractors Association (ASA) and the Foundation of ASA (FASA) have announced the 2015-16 edition of the ASA/FASA Construction Subcontractor’s Education Catalog, which highlights the newest education programs, books, and downloadable manuals to aid subcontractors.

The Manitowoc Co. Inc. has announced the appointment of Hubertus M. Muehlhaeuser as chief executive officer of Manitowoc Foodservice Inc. Manitowoc is a leading manufacturer of commercial foodservice equipment, including refrigeration equipment.

Due to an increase in global policies promoting energy efficiency and skyrocketing health care costs, governments and organizations are examining the adoption of new technologies to monitor and control the energy use of health care spaces, notes Navigant Research.

BLR® – Business & Legal Resources, a provider of workplace safety and other services, has announced the launch of Incident Tracker, a new service designed to give subscribers affordable incident tracking for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) compliance.

Emerson Climate Technologies has announced the integration of its White-Rodgers and Flow Controls businesses into a single organization as of Oct. 1, 2015. Jack Huether, president of White-Rodgers, an Emerson executive with over 30 years of experience in the HVAC industry will assume responsibility for the new entity.

A new report that analyzes the global market for seven energy-efficient technologies for commercial HVAC is available from Navigant Research. HVAC accounts for nearly 40 percent of total global building energy consumption, while commercial buildings consume about 12 percent of the world’s energy supply, notes Navigant.

Paced by continued demand for projects such as new education and health care facilities, public safety, and government buildings, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) increased in June following fluctuations earlier this year.

Clearwater Systems announced it has completed the sale of its Dolphin WaterCare business to Evapco Inc. Dolphin WaterCare provides an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical water treatment for evaporative cooling and refrigeration systems.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has determined that there is a reasonable indication that the U.S. refrigerants industry is being materially injured by reason of imports of HFC blends and components from China that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value.

The global HVAC equipment market is positioned for another year of above-average growth, with the fundamentals in place for the United States that are the best in over 10 years, according to a report from Chisult Insight Co. Ltd.