Speakers at the 2008 HVACR & Plumbers Workshop included Dana Daugherty of the Apprenticeship Training, Employer and Labor Services, Employment and Training Administration, along with Angie Garcia Falconetti of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Vocational and Adult Education.
Megan Webster joined the Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors - National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation in late January 2008 as Foundation program and marketing manager.
A full 16 percent of school districts’ controllable costs is spent on energy. A new publication written specifically for K-12 school buildings is designed to aid design teams in constructing energy-smart schools using off-the-shelf technology that can cut energy use 30 percent or more annually.
The United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Sprinklerfitters (UA) announced that the state of Texas has adopted the UA HVACR Star exam as one means for obtaining HVACR certification in that state.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) introduced its 2008-2009 board of directors at the association’s conference in February. Ray Isaac, president of Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning, was elected to serve one year as chairman of the association. His father served as chairman in 1990, making Isaac the first second-generation chairman in the association’s history.
Aprilaire launched its Partners in Comfort program, a new approach to doing business with HVAC contractors and distributors that pulls together every aspect of Aprilaire’s 50 years of best practices under one umbrella, said the company. The effort focuses on helping build contractors’ businesses by increasing comfort product sales and giving them the tools to do so.
Honeywell was selected by the Greater London Authority (GLA) for a building retrofit program that will increase energy efficiency in city facilities and cut carbon emissions, said the company. London is the first C40 city in the world to launch a comprehensive program under the Clinton Climate Initiative.
Proposed Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is now open for its second public review. The proposed standard will provide minimum requirements for the design of high-performance new commercial buildings and major renovations.
Rheem Manufacturing Co. announced a new primary sponsorship with Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI). The company will be the primary sponsor of the No. 33 Rheem Chevrolet driven by Kevin Harvick, KHI CEO, co-owner, and 2007 Daytona 500 champion.
Women in HVACR recently elected its 2008 board of directors. These 10 women bring a combined experience from all facets of the HVACR industry. Karen Riffice of Soderlund Brothers Inc., Oaklawn, Ill., was appointed president.
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