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The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced that Luis Escobar, manager of codes & standards, was appointed to the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) 2015 Uniform Solar Energy & Hydronics Technical Committee. 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a pre-publication Federal Register notice of public meeting and availability of a framework document regarding energy conservation standards for commercial packaged boilers.

Jaga Climate Systems announced that it has received Red Dot Product Design Awards for two of its radiators, the Scape DBE and the Jaga Freedom, both of which are in concept and will be available mid-2014.

Trimble has announced the release of its Trimble AutoBid® Mechanical 2013 v2 estimating solution for mechanical and plumbing contractors featuring integration with the Trade Service Tra-Ser® product and pricing service. 

Solar Thin Films Inc. has announced an agreement, subject to final documentation, to acquire 100 percent of KLC Green Energy Corp.

ecobee announced its Smart Si thermostat with ZigBee Smart Energy Profile (SEP) is now compatible with Southern California Edison’s (SCE) advanced metering infrastructure network.

The year 2012 was the warmest on record for the United States, and among the 10 warmest years on record worldwide, according to the 2012 State of the Climate report released by the American Meteorological Society.

Gastite, a leading manufacturer of flexible gas piping, has launched new mobile app for sizing calculations on the iPhone and Android devices.

First Solar Inc. announced that it has acquired U.S. and Mexico development assets from Element Power. The 1.5 GW acquired includes geographically diverse projects in various stages of development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The installed price of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2012 and through the first half of 2013, according to the latest edition of Tracking the Sun, an annual PV cost tracking report produced by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).