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United States combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 479,484 units in January 2015, up 29.4 percent from 370,582 units shipped in January 2014, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

FLIR Systems Inc. has announced the introduction of its FLIR C2 pocket-sized thermal camera, designed to help building professionals see hidden heat patterns that can reveal sources of energy loss, signs of structural defects, and plumbing issues.

Daikin Applied has announced Air Reps as its representative in the state of Washington. Under the agreement, Air Reps will promote the complete Daikin Applied product offering throughout Washington, effective April 1.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has launched its new Buildings Crowdsourcing Community website. Administered by DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the site, http://buildings.ideascale.com, is designed to help technology innovators collect, share, and evaluate ideas about next-generation building technologies.

HC Info has announced a live webcast “Responding to Incidents that Can Result in Legionnaires' Disease,” presented by Matt Freije, which will discuss specific steps to take in response to partial or total building plumbing system shutdowns, discolored water, and other incidents that can result in Legionella spikes.

SolarCity® has created a fund that is expected to finance $750 million in residential solar projects with an investment from Google. The new fund will cover the upfront cost of solar panel installations for thousands of homeowners in 14 states and the District of Columbia.

Aire Serv, a HVAC franchise of The Dwyer Group, has been ranked at 243 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s Franchise 500 list. The annual ranking of the best franchises is based on financial and statistical data in surveys completed by franchisors across the nation.

GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have released their U.S. Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review report. According to the report, newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity for 2014 reached a record 6,201 megawatts (MW), growing 30 percent over 2013’s total.

Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) students James White and Gabriel “Ben” Ou are the first to be awarded the Mike Bradley Memorial Scholarship. Both students received a $500 scholarship to fund their education.

Heating and Cooling Essentials, 4th edition, is now available from career and technical education publisher Goodheart-Willcox. The newly revised text is designed to be an introductory learning tool for students pursuing HVACR careers.