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Optimum Energy, a provider of HVAC energy optimization for enterprise facilities, has introduced its Predictive Free Cooling software module, which is an add-on to its OptiCx Platform. The software eliminates guesswork for building operators who want to use free cooling.to reduce overall energy consumption in chiller systems.

Leviton has announced the introduction of its Provolt ODC family of line-voltage occupancy and vacancy sensors. The company said the new sensors simplify energy management with an easy-to-install self-contained solution. 

ACCA, the indoor environment and energy efficiency association, announced that registration is now open for its Service Managers Forum, which is taking place Oct. 9-10 at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. This event is presented by ACCA and The NEWS.

Carrier has teamed with CEIVA Energy, a utility-controlled home energy management system (HEMS) provider, to develop a new way for homeowners to improve energy efficiency.

Tidewater Community College (TCC) will begin offering an associate degree in Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology (HVACR) with the start of fall classes on Aug. 25.

Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems recognized its 2014 Medal of Excellence winners at the Bryant® Dealer Rally. Fifteen Bryant Factory Authorized Dealers throughout the United States were chosen for this award.

The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) announced that its June 2014 Outlook Survey panelists expect stronger economic growth for the balance of this year than they did three months ago.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced that several World Cup soccer stadiums have achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, including South America’s largest stadium, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reports a 70 percent chance that this year’s hurricane season will produce three to six hurricanes. Two of them are predicted to be major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher. Fireman’s Fund Risk Service Consultants urges consumers to be prepared.

According to GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) Q1 2014 U.S. Solar Market Insight Report, the U.S. installed 232 megawatts of residential PV, exceeding the commercial market’s 225 megawatts for the first time in the history of the report.