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Increasingly, loan products are being offered to homeowners and businesses for the installation of solar. However, barriers still remain. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has convened a working group called “Banking on Solar” to engage lenders and other stakeholders to address these barriers.

Appliance Doctor, a New York City appliance service company, announced that it now offers HVAC services, including maintenance and repair on existing units and installation of new HVAC units, for homeowners, rental tenants, landlords, and property management companies in the Bronx and Westchester County.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) has announced the addition of new features and updates to EnergyIQ, its free, web-based, energy benchmarking tool for nonresidential buildings. LBNL said these improvements help to speed and simplify energy benchmarking against a growing database of buildings.

Mainstream Engineering Corp. has been awarded a contract from the Army to develop a thermal energy storage device to improve the efficiency of air conditioning units.

United Rentals Inc. announced that it has acquired the power and HVAC rental assets of Blue-Stream Services LLC, a provider of equipment rental services in the Gulf region.

New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a nearly $1 billion commitment to NY-Sun, which is expected to significantly expand deployment of solar power throughout the state. The NY-Sun initiative provides long-term funding for solar that is expected to boost existing businesses and attract new investments.

CALMAC, a supplier of ice energy storage systems, congratulated the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Con Edison for partnering on a new demand management program that encourages New Yorkers to install thermal energy storage and other energy load shifting technologies.

Leaders of the design and construction industry, including ASHRAE, have announced an agreement to incorporate resilience in planning, design, construction, and operational techniques to make the nation’s building infrastructure more safe and secure.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced new energy efficiency standards for electric motors and for walk-in coolers and freezers. According to the DOE, these standards combined are expected to provide businesses with $26 billion in energy savings through 2030.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced a national safety stand-down from June 2 to 6 to raise awareness among employers and workers about the hazards of falls, which account for the highest number of deaths in construction.