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The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO®) has released the hardcopy and digital versions of its 2015 edition of the Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC®). Both the hardcopy and eBook version can be purchased and downloaded via the IAPMO web store at www.iapmo.org

WaterFurnace International Inc. has introduced Symphony, a web-enabled home comfort platform designed for its 3 Series, 5 Series, and 7 Series geothermal heat pump systems. It provides detailed feedback in real-time and the tools to control the system from any smartphone, tablet, or computer.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted to permanently repeal the estate tax, also known as the "death tax," passing H.R. 1105, the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015, by a margin of 240-179. The bill, authored by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), would repeal the estate tax and the generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax for all future transfers.

Tecumseh Products Co. has announced its 2015 Big Chill⁴ Condensing Unit Promotion, which includes a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to Las Vegas for commercial refrigeration and air conditioning contractors and installers.

The International Copper Association (ICA) and Optimized Thermal Systems Inc. (OTS) announced that newly developed MicroGroove™ small-diameter copper tube correlations will be implemented in CoilDesigner® software, a proprietary heat exchanger simulation and design optimization tool.

To aid in energy efficient grocery store design that provides balance between refrigeration, food service, and HVAC, ASHRAE has announced the newly published Advanced Energy Design Guide for Grocery Stores, which focuses on grocery stores ranging in size from 25,000 to 65,000 square feet.

The ZigBee Alliance and the Thread Group announced they are collaborating to enable the ZigBee Cluster Library to run over Thread networks. By working together, ZigBee and Thread can jointly provide an interoperable solution to help streamline product development and improve the consumer’s experience in the connected home.

WinWholesale Inc. has announced the acquisition of Security Supply, Selkirk, New York. Security Supply is a wholesale distributor of plumbing, heating, and air conditioning products with 12 locations serving the lower Mid-Hudson Valley, north through the Adirondack region of New York, western Massachusetts, and eastern Vermont.

An additional 38 cities and three counties across California have launched the Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. The program enables homeowners and commercial property owners to pay off energy- and water-efficiency improvements through their property tax bill.

Emergent Coils has announced the addition of a searchable database containing over 200,000 hot water coils and booster coils to its website to make ordering stock coils for commercial HVAC systems easier, said the company.