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Thermafiber has announced the launch of UltraBatt, a new residential and light commercial insulation batt. The company said UltraBatt insulation is engineered to provide thermal comfort, fire protection, and sound control all in one product.

Commercial Metals Company (CMC) announced that it has completed the sale of 100 percent of the stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Howell Metal Company, to Mueller Copper Tube Products Inc., a subsidiary of Mueller Industries Inc., for a purchase price of approximately $58.5 million.

RSES has announced that Mark Lowry, executive vice president, is retiring from the organization when his current contract expires at the end of June 2014.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced that it has promoted Charlie McCrudden to senior vice president of government relations and Craig Gotthardt to vice president of information systems.

For the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter, Johnson Controls reported record income from business segments of $920 million compared with $725 million a year ago, up 27 percent, and record net income of $657 million versus $526 million last year, up 25 percent.

Upsite Technologies, Inc., a provider of data center airflow management solutions, announced its newest offering, the EnergyLok Cooling Capacity Assessment. 

Continuous advances with wireless sensor network (WSN) technologies will allow for smart buildings within the next decade, according to a report published by ON World, a global technology research firm.

Carrier Enterprise of Chattanooga, Tenn., donated a touch-screen Wi-Fi thermostat and controller to help train students in the Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced that it presented a seminar in Seoul, South Korea, on its globally recognized certification program. The seminar took place during Energy Korea 2013, hosted by the Korea Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Assessment Center (KRAAC).

The Viessmann Group has acquired the Finland-based commercial refrigeration company Norpe Group. Viessmann, a German manufacturer of heating, cooling, and climate control technology, announced the acquisition in Helsinki.