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The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced that CEA-2047, CE-Energy Usage Information, has been approved as a new CEA standard. This standard enables devices such as air conditioning systems to communicate how much energy they use to consumers’ computers, mobile devices, and energy management services.

DPR Construction has announced the opening of its new San Francisco Bay Area Regional Office, which is said to be the first net-zero energy office building in San Francisco.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that its Better Buildings Neighborhood Program has helped more than 40 state and local governments upgrade more than 100,000 buildings and save families and businesses over $730 million on utility bills.

A task force of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) buildingSMART Alliance™ has launched a new website to offer visitors a glimpse into the not-too-distant future of the building industry.

The Radiant Professionals Alliance (RPA) has announced that it will hold its Annual Meeting and Conference in conjunction with the 2015 AHR Expo that takes place in Chicago from Jan. 26-28, as well as significantly expand its overall presence at the expo.

General Tools & Instruments has been acquired by High Road Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in New York City. General Tools’ CEO and senior management team remain at the company’s helm.

Direct Energy, one of North America’s largest energy and energy-related services providers, announced that it has teamed with Nest to offer its electricity customers a solution for managing home and small business energy usage through an offer that includes the Nest Learning Thermostat.

SmartWatt Energy, a national energy efficiency firm, has expanded its Integrated Solutions Group, with the addition of a vice president to lead the group. Adam Raftery is responsible for overseeing the development, engineering, and implementation of turnkey, integrated, design-build energy-efficiency projects.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) has announced it is offering up to $30 million in funding for a new program to develop localized thermal management systems that can cut the energy needed for building heating and cooling.

The North America air conditioning systems market is forecast to reach $52.56 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research Inc. Increasing construction spending is expected to drive the market across the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.