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Standard Solar, a leader in developing, constructing, integrating, financing, and installing solar electric systems, in partnership with Solar Grid Storage, has announced the installation of a grid-interactive energy storage system with a new solar photovoltaic (PV) array, creating one of the nation’s first commercial scale micro-grids. 

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has announced several improvements in the search method to find variable refrigerant flow (VRF) multi-split air conditioning and heat pump equipment product listings in the AHRI Directory of Certified Product Performance.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its BSR/ACCA 4 QM -201x, Maintenance of Residential HVAC Systems as a revised industry standard.

Global shipments of thermostats used for air-conditioning applications will rise by nearly 50 percent from 2012 through 2017, driven by demand from Asia, according to the latest report on the thermostats market from IMS Research, part of IHS Inc.

The National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals (OESP) is sponsoring Dan Holohan’s Classic Hydronics seminar on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013 at the Holiday Inn in Timonium, Md. The seminar will start at 5 p.m. with a buffet dinner. Holohan will speak from 5:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

HELP Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Electric (formerly known as Thompson) has been named the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) 2013 Outstanding Small Employer of the Year. HELP received the award from Disabled American Veterans, a nonprofit organization with 1.2 million members.

Bristol Compressors International Inc. (BCI) announced that it has received two new grants, providing funding in excess of $300,000, to support its development of energy-efficient compressor technologies for the air conditioning, heat pump, and refrigeration industries.

Southland Industries, one of the nation’s largest mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) contractors providing engineering, construction, service, and energy service solutions, announced that it has restructured its offerings to allow customers more flexibility in contracting Southland’s building systems expertise.

SolarCity® has unveiled Energy Explorer™, a new software service that provides homeowners a self-guided tour of their energy use to help them find areas for improvement.

A total of 255 metropolitan areas across 49 states and the District of Columbia qualified to be listed on the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for July. This is down slightly from June, but is more than triple the number of metros that were on the list in July 2012.