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UL has conducted a study to learn where value and return on investment lie in the area of sustainable buildings. The study and its result is available in a free white paper titled “The Dawn of the Building Performance Era” written by UL’s chief economist, Erin Grossi.

A composite foam insulation panel being developed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and partners could reduce wall-generated heating and cooling loads in buildings by 38 to 50 percent, potentially saving homeowners $150 or more per year.

ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions including facilities engineering, energy solutions, HVAC, electrical, and more, announced that its board of directors has named executive vice president Scott Salmirs to succeed current president and chief executive officer Henrik Slipsager, effective March 31, 2015.

Carrier Corp. announced that it has made a minority equity investment in ecobee Inc., marking an expansion in the parties’ strategic relationship following their collaboration to create the new Wi-Fi-enabled Carrier® Côr™ thermostat.

Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing average sales for HARDI distributor members increased 9.4 percent in November 2014.

CoorsTek Sensors, a developer of smart sensors across diverse markets including HVAC, announced that it has acquired sensor company Pegasor Oy of Tampere, Finland. Pegasor produces fine and nanoparticle sensor technologies.

MacroAir, manufacturer of high volume, low speed (HVLS) fans, has named three new regional sales managers to serve its growing territories in the Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast. The company has announced the hiring of Brad Bishop, Brent Field, and Michael Post.

Air Innovations is featuring its new specialty environment HVAC systems at the 2015 AHR Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago, Jan. 26-28, in booth 6819. The Split and Pack Series are engineered specifically to meet the needs of niche applications.

Sensaphone®, a leader in environment monitoring and alerting technology, has introduced its new Sentinel™ system that provides 24/7 remote monitoring of unattended HVAC units, freezers, and refrigerators.

Nortek Inc. announced that its heating and cooling subsidiary Nordyne LLC and its Nordyne International subsidiary have changed their names to Nortek Global HVAC LLC and Nortek Global HVAC Latin America Inc., respectively. Nortek said the new names signify a unified strategy for accelerated global growth.