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Chili Technology LLC has announced the introduction of the ChiliBed™, what the company says is a first-of-its-kind heating and cooling mattress. The ChiliBed features dual temperature-controlled heating and cooling technology built into a premium memory foam mattress.

The InsideIQ Building Automation Alliance™, an international alliance of independent building automation contractors, has expanded its presence in the northwestern United States with the addition of Control Solutions Northwest (CSN) and Utah-Yamas Controls as its newest members.

Data-Basics Inc., a leading enterprise software developer for the service, construction, and facilities management industries, and Accelerated Payment Technologies™ (APT) have announced a partnership to provide field service businesses with integrated point-of-sale credit card processing.

REC Solar, a leader in solar electric system design and installation, announced that it has installed 10,000 residential solar systems nationwide. Since the company’s founding in 1997, REC Solar said it has installed more than 160 megawatts of residential, commercial, and utility-scale solar power.

NetworkThermostat, a leading communications-based thermostat manufacturer, has announced the availability of its NT-OSC (ceiling mount) and NT-OSW (wall mount) occupancy sensors, which integrate with any NetworkThermostat GE, HP, or UP thermostat to provide automated control of HVAC operation based on room occupancy.

Mechanical contracting firm TAG Mechanical Systems Inc. reports that it has seen a 25 percent increase in the number of inquiries regarding generators for homes and businesses during the first week of the 2013 hurricane season. 

Coolerado today announced that AISO.net (Affordable Internet Services Online), a Tier III data center, is saving 80 percent in energy costs — translating to $24,000 in annual savings — through the use of Coolerado air conditioning units.

Utilizing the same system now used to provide cold storage humidification, Smart Fog has announced a new system that sanitizes and disinfects at the same time. The company is a leader in non-wetting commercial and industrial humidification solutions.

The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) has extended the deadline for volunteers wishing to participate on technical committees working toward the development of the 2015 editions of the Uniform Solar Energy and Hydronics Code and the Uniform Swimming Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Code.

AirConergy has partnered with Comfort Profit Consulting to help businesses and homes save energy with AirConergy’s HVAC Smart Chip, while also launching its “Save Energy Save Lives” campaign to help drill wells to supply fresh drinking water to people in developing nations.