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The new high-efficiency heating and cooling system in the Sleeman Centre in downtown Guelph, Ontario, Canada is the first step toward building North America’s first city-wide district energy network, announced the city.

Ameresco Inc., a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Seldera has launched a new wireless tool to provide low-cost energy savings by adapting building consumption to occupant behaviors. 

Despite the economic downturn, HVAC industry revenue from 2009 to 2014 increased at an annualized rate of 2.4 percent. With the positive developments now seen in the market, industry revenue is forecast to rise over the next five years, with significant growth in 2014.

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced that it has named Jerry Yudelson as its president to accelerate growth of the nonprofit and further leverage its green building assessment tools, including the Green Globes® rating system, as it attempts to bring green building options to a larger audience.

Danfoss announced that Robert Wilkins, the company’s vice president public and industry affairs, has been elected by the members of the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy to serve as its 2014 chairman of the board.

Lucid and Rainforest Automation have jointly announced the availability of an integrated, plug-and-play solution for monitoring real-time smart meter data. Lucid customers can now connect Rainforest’s ZigBee-enabled wireless gateway device with Lucid’s BuildingOS® to gain visibility into energy consumption.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for BSR/ACCA 12 QH -201x, “Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement” as a revised industry standard.

HomeServe USA, a leading provider of home emergency repair service plans, announced that it has reached the 1.5 million-customer milestone. Serving customers in North America since 2003, HomeServe provides protection to homeowners from the expense of HVAC, plumbing, and other home emergency repairs.

WinWholesale Inc., one of the nation’s largest distributors, has opened Tulsa Winair to provide HVAC equipment and supplies to contractors in a 50-mile radius of the Tulsa, Okla., metropolitan area.

3M Purification has announced the rebranding of its commercial HVAC filter products. Previously sold under the Filtrete™ brand, the products will now carry the 3M™ brand. With this change, 3M said it is unifying its portfolio of commercial offerings to help customers differentiate them from its residential products.