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The California Energy Commission (Sacramento, Calif.) awarded $1.25 million to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley, Calif.) as a three-year grant to develop, deploy, and validate cool roof technology.

ABB (Zurich, Switzerland) reported a 30 percent increase in its earnings before interest and taxes over the same period in 2005. Publication date: 05/15/2006

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the ANSI/AMCA 240-06 standard, Laboratory Methods of Testing Positive Pressure Ventilators for Aerodynamic Performance Rating. International Code Council (ICC) plans to hire

Frick, a Johnson Controls Co. (Waynesboro, Pa.) increased prices 5 percent to 10 percent on commercial HVACR products sold in North America under the Imeco® and Frigid Coil® brand

Temco Air Environmental (Tucson, Ariz.) was awarded the Arizona Small Business Award for customer service. Publication date: 05/08/2006

Spirax Sarco Engineering plc (Blythewood, S.C.) named Mark Vernon divisional director of the board of directors. Publication date: 05/08/2006

A.O. Smith (Milwaukee) named Patricia Ackerman vice president and treasurer; Kenneth Maciolek vice president, associate general counsel, and assistant secretary; Jane Sanford vice president of global human resources and

SPX Cooling Technologies (Overland Park, Kan.) increased prices 3 percent on all Marley-brand cooling products and options. It also increased prices 8 percent on all Recold-branded industrial and refrigeration

Equiguard (Oakbrook, Ill.) hired Jeff Evans as vice president of sales and marketing for North America. Aerotech P&K's Miami, San Francisco, and Tampa, Fla., locations were awarded approval by

Quest Technologies Inc.'s (Oconomowoc, Wis.) Heidi Tunak was selected as the Employee Stock Ownership Plan Employee of the Year. LonMark International (Frankfurt, Germany) appointed Ron Bernstein as executive director.