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Renovate America, a leading provider of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, in partnership with 400 Capital Management LLC, announced the completion of their second securitization of residential PACE Bonds, which resulted in the issuance of $129,145,000 in Class A Notes.

EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its subsidiary EMCOR Government Services was awarded a contract by the Department of Homeland Security for a range of engineering services as well as monitoring services for other contractors and subcontractors at one of its secure facilities in Washington, D.C.

Anvil International LLC, a major manufacturer of pipe fittings, pipe hangers, and piping support systems, has opened a distribution center in Orlando, Florida. The center services the Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina pipes, valves, and fittings (PVF) market and carries products for plumbing, HVAC, and more.

Fluke Corp. has announced the finalists in its Fluke Connect Student Contest, which tests the skills, innovation, and business application of student teams enrolled in two- and four-year colleges, universities, trade/tech schools, and apprenticeship programs utilizing the company’s newest test tools.

Polymer Group Inc. (PGI) has unveiled Everist™ brand filtration media, a nanofiber-based technology that the company said offers enhanced mechanical efficiency, low pressure drops, and excellent dirt holding capacity, making it an ideal solution for HVAC and other industries reliant on high-efficiency filtration.

Free registration for the HVACR & Mechanical Conference for Education Professionals is now available for the 2015 conference, to help instructors of training and apprenticeship programs in HVACR and water heating to learn the latest technological advancements and improve their training and teaching skills.

According to an ASHRAE and AHR Expo survey sent to more than 1,000 HVACR manufacturers worldwide, there is growing optimism for improving business prospects in 2015. Based on survey results, 87 percent of respondents said their prospects for business were either “excellent” (26 percent) or “good” (61 percent) for the coming year.

The Unified Group, a national organization of commercial HVAC contractors, announced Colorado Climate Maintenance (CCM) as its 2014 Member of the Year. Owners Sam and Pam De Angelis were presented with the award at The Unified Group’s Annual Meeting and Owners’ Forum held in Ojai, California.

IRWIN® Tools has announced the launch of its Ultimate Tradesman Contest. Community members throughout North America are invited to nominate themselves, or a tradesperson in their community, to become IRWIN’s Ultimate Tradesman for the chance to win a new Ford F-150 truck and one of nine monthly prizes worth up to $250.

The ZigBee® Alliance, a nonprofit association of organizations creating open, global standards to define the Internet of Things, has announced the unification of its wireless standards into a single standard named ZigBee 3.0.