One year after a house fire killed six children in Holmes County, Miss., the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), and Mississippi High-Risk Fire Safety Task Force have joined to provide and install nearly 9,000 smoke alarms in homes throughout the county.
Carrier Corporation has announced plans to close its Syracuse-based container refrigeration and compressor manufacturing operations, while maintaining and potentially expanding research, development, and new technology initiatives.
Recent tests underwritten by the Massachusetts Oilheat Council (MOC) and the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) confirm that emissions from oil-fired heating systems are dramatically lowered when the heating units are powered by a blend of biofuel and low-sulfur heating oil.
Anita Drummond, director of legal and regulatory affairs for the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), testified on Sept. 17 before the House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections to express ABC’s support for H.R. 2731.
The Heating, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) has announced that its SkillTech Academy has established a partnership with Alabama Power for the delivery of residential mechanical ventilation training in selected Southern states.
Organizers of ISH North America, the international trade show for the kitchen and bath, plumbing, PVF, and HVAC industries, expect nearly 20,000 participants from North America and around the world.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has developed a new resource guide as a recommended “standard for care” for moisture and containment control.
HAGO Manufacturing has announced that it is the first equipment supplier to the oil heat industry to introduce and qualify a Web site training exam to be accredited by the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA).