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The Brewer-Garrett Co., a Cleveland-based energy and HVAC services contractor, has announced that H. Kelly Tisdale, energy services manager, and James Wilbanks, senior energy engineer, will be presenting at the 19th Annual Ohio Energy Management Conference, Feb. 25-26, 2015 in Columbus, Ohio.

A-Gas International has announced the formation of A-Gas Americas following the merger of sister companies Coolgas, RemTec, CIJSA, and A-Gas Performance Chemicals. A-Gas Americas will operate from the companies’ existing locations within the group in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas as well as Mexico.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized Melink Corp.’s Intelli-Hood® Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation (DCKV) system with the 2015 Energy Star Emerging Technology Award. Intelli-Hood will be recognized at the North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) Show.

Intertek is reporting high completion rates for the 2014 tests assigned to it for the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Certification Programs. Over the course of the year, Intertek completed 2,757 total tests on HVAC products and completed 99.5 percent of testing on first samples.

Go Green Global Technologies Corp., a water and fuel technology company, has announced that McKenney Mechanical has signed a national distribution contract to market and sell its Sonical™ products to commercial, industrial and municipal customers.

Biomass requirements are being explored by ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) for inclusion in their green building standard — ASHRAE/IES/USGBC Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings.

In an age where academic degrees may be literally printed from home, some experts are calling for the development of minimum requirements to accredit academic programs in the occupational safety and health (OSH) profession.

Reducing the energy consumption of HVAC systems has become increasingly important. The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has announced the new second edition of its Energy Systems Analysis and Management Manual, which addresses this topic and more.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced the initiation of development of BSR/ACCA 15 OBD-201x, “HVACR Equipment On-Board Diagnostics Protocol” as a new industry standard.

DOE’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Delivering Efficient Local Thermal Amenities (DELTA) program is developing localized heating and cooling systems and devices to expand the temperature range within buildings. Syracuse University will develop a near-range micro-environmental control system.