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With five new tracks, and more than 100 sessions and 400 speakers, ASHRAE said the Technical Program for its 2015 Winter Conference will be “going big” to present attendees with relevant and timely HVACR information.

TrakRef® LLC, formerly a division of Polar Technology LLC, became its own entity when Hudson Technologies Inc. acquired Polar Technology, its reclamation facilities, and refrigerant program. TrakRef is wholly owned by refrigerant industry veteran, Ted Atwood, president and founder of the company.

Watts Water Technologies Inc. has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire AERCO International Inc., a portfolio entity of The Riverside Co., in an all-cash transaction. The acquisition of AERCO is expected to close before the end of this year subject to customary closing conditions.

Nest Labs has become a North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Recognized Training Provider, registering its Nest Thermostat Installer Training to qualify for NATE continuing education hours (CEH).

United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 539,628 units in September 2014, up 29.7 percent from 416,179 units shipped in September 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

APS microinverters have joined the product offerings of CFM Equipment Distributors and US Solar Distributing in a new agreement between the companies.

ONEnergy Inc. has announced that Claire Vella has joined ONEnergy as vice president, home services. In her new role, Vella assumes leadership of ONEnergy’s Sunwave Home Comfort (SHC) business with responsibility for accelerating SHC’s growth in Canada and the United States.

Triton announced that it has finalized its acquisition of GEA Heat Exchangers. With this closing, Triton takes over all companies in the former GEA Heat Exchangers Group.

The Smart Buildings Center (SBC) has announced a new initiative to help launch smart building and energy efficiency technologies in the Pacific Northwest. The SBC will work with companies to match cutting-edge technologies with buildings that are a good fit for initial product deployment and testing.

Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, has expanded its ductless portfolio to include new Trane® Water-Source VRF Ductless Systems. The company said the new systems provide energy-efficient solutions for multi-tenant and diversely occupied buildings, including commercial real estate, K-12 and higher education facilities.