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Scott Robinson, 64, of Ashtabula, Ohio, a business man of 40 years, died at home on Dec. 15, 2014, with his family at his side. Robinson, along with his longtime partner, David Pinelli, opened Apple Heating in 1985, contracting in heating, air conditioning, and related products.

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Carrier Corp. made a minority equity investment in ecobee Inc., marking an expansion in the parties’ strategic relationship following their collaboration to create the new Wi-Fi-enabled Carrier® Côr™ thermostat.

The Clifford H. ‘Ted’ Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation was established to assist with the recruitment and competency of future HVACR and water heating technicians by awarding scholarships to qualified students enrolled in an institutionally accredited school. 

The Copeland Technical Specialist Program is a five-stage program designed to establish Copeland product experts within wholesale branches to better serve contractor customers. 

According to research, temperature controls and air conditioning at data center sites together consume about 50 percent of the overall power in a data center. The need to optimize overall infrastructure budgets is driving the need for efficient data center cooling.

Melchi’s new title is vice president of government affairs and business development while Saving will assume the role of vice president of professional and program development.

Residential air conditioning showed a decrease of 20 percent, while commercial air conditioning showed a decrease of 17 percent.

The project aimed to equip Procter & Gamble’s Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, warehouse with 28,000 feet of pipe using the Viega ProPress and Viega MegaPress mechanical pipe connection system.

AHR Expo show management announced the annual HVACR event has already established three all-time records.