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The Building Performance Institute Inc.(BPI) has announced that Spanish versions of the Building Science Principles (BSP) Certificate of Knowledge exam and companion reference guide are now available for purchase through a new section of BPI’s website, www.bpi.org/espanol.

The Taco Innovation and Development Center (IDC), which opened in mid-2012, has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

Transformative Wave has announced a partnership with TIP Capital to provide financing options to customers looking to upgrade and retrofit inefficient packaged HVAC rooftop units (RTUs) with its CATALYST system.

Bosch has partnered with Taurus Investment Holdings, a Boston-based real estate development company, to equip a new 7,500 home master-planned net zero community outside Austin, Texas, with geothermal heat pumps, hot water systems, and Energy Star appliances.

Bluestone Energy Services LLC, a provider of energy conservation engineering and project development services, announced that it is strengthening its existing partnership with The Global Green Team in 2015 after continued success throughout the Midwest market.

The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) has announced the finalist teams for the 2014-2015 MCAA Student Chapter Competition at MCAA 2015 in Maui, Hawaii, on March 10.

Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management, and Autodesk Inc., a leader in 3D design and engineering, have announced an agreement to collaborate to enhance current practices for building lifecycle management based on building information modeling (BIM).

TORAD Engineering announced that it has opened the new TORAD Commercial Development Center (TCDC) to support the growing demand from its customer base on the company’s path to commercialization of its spool compressor technology.

Cintas and Carhartt have announced the first four finalists in their Tough Crew Contest, one of which is a HVAC contractor from the Metro Detroit area. These individual’s crews will be eligible to win $2,500 in free Carhartt merchandise.

Construction spending rose in December 2014 to a six-year high of $982 billion as public construction for the year increased for the first time since 2009, according to an analysis of construction data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).