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The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded BNP Media, parent company of The NEWS, its authorized provider accreditation. IACET Authorized Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET continuing education units (CEUs).

RSES and TruTech Tools Ltd. have announced a new awards program to encourage RSES members to pursue additional education and training in HVACR by earning the RSES Certificate Member (CM) and Certificate Member Specialist (CMS) designations.

Demand for commercial refrigeration equipment in the United States is forecast to increase 3.1 percent per year through 2018 to $10.7 billion, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group Inc., a Cleveland-based industry market research firm.

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is offering a monetary incentive to select qualifying builders who build new homes that follow the Propane Energy Pod model and include propane equipment for space heating, water heating, and other heating and power applications.

Commercial buildings in New York City could save hundreds of millions of dollars in annual energy expenses through three efficiency changes. This finding, based on an analysis of more than 30,000 buildings, is part of the Building Genome Project™.

Offering automated, real-time control of every major system in commercial buildings, networked building controls can provide building owners and operators with significant cost savings through more efficient use of energy, notes Navigant Research.

The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced the launch of the BPI Product Listing Program, a system that the organization said will evaluate and list the home performance tools, products, and materials that meet product specification industry standards.

Exact Pipe Tools Inc. has been established in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, as the United States wholly owned subsidiary of Finland-based Exact Tools Oy. The company manufactures a line of steel, iron, and plastic pipe-cutting machines that are said to provide fast, clean, straight, and safe cutting.

ACCA, the indoor environment and energy efficiency association, has published its latest ComforTool for contractor members to help educate customers. The new addition to this series of fliers, “Orphan Gas Appliances,” explains what orphan appliances are, why they are dangerous, and how to correct the issue.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the sixth annual list of the top 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the most Energy Star certified buildings. The Top 10 cities on the list are: Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; New York; San Francisco; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Philadelphia; and Houston.