A recent survey of Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) members revealed that nearly two-thirds of the association’s members have seen some increase in the sales of qualifying equipment since the tax credits were included in the economic stimulus legislation. With this in mind, Johnson appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee.
The 2010 HVAC Excellence HVACR Educators and Trainers Conference will be held March 14-16 in Las Vegas. The national conference is a train the trainer boot camp that consists of concurrent high-impact sessions. The multiple days, multiple track format is intended to offer a self directed, facilitated learning environment.
If a prominent U.S. congressman has anything to say about it, Danfoss Turbocor’s advanced compressor technology will have a much larger stake in federal, state, and commercial facilities in the United States. According to the company, that’s because the technology makes a/c equipment more efficient, cuts energy consumption, and creates green jobs in the HVAC industry.
TAC, a provider of building automation and security solutions, will change its name and logo, fully becoming Schneider Electric in October 2009. Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has been the parent company of TAC since 2003.
In the midst of a recession that has many businesses reducing the workforce, mechanical contracting firm Mechanical Inc. in Freeport, Ill., entered the sheet metal business and purchased the commercial division of Norstar Mechanical of Rockford, Ill.
Sean Steimle, vice president of Commercial Products Group (CPG) of Hart & Cooley Inc., announced that CPG is expanding its manufacturing capabilities in Illinois. In order to accomplish the expansion, the group is relocating to a 500,000-square-foot building to accommodate the many products manufactured by CPG in the Chicago area.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has opened for public comment the proposed changes designed to improve the energy efficiency of buildings covered by ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1. Currently, 18 proposed addenda to the standard are open for public review.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) reported a 4.6 increase in May heat pump shipments as compared to the same month last year. The year-to-date heat pump shipments totaled 687,744, a 12.6 percent drop compared with the same period last year.
COURSE TITLE: Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB), #K106. SPONSORING ORGANIZATION: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Dept. of Engineering Professional Development.
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