The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) supports Senate bill S. 576, the Business Property Revitalization Act of 2003, which proposes an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code to provide a 10-year depreciation life for leasehold improvements to commercial facilities.
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) technical staff will join other industry members on the newly formed Homeland Security Standards Panel (HSSP).
Service Net LLC has signed an agreement with Lennox. According to Service Net, the partnership will expand its warranty and service-management offerings.
DuPont Fluoroproducts has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Zhonghao New Chemical Material Company and Changshu 3F Fluorochemical to form a joint venture to manufacture hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) blend refrigerants to support the air conditioning and refrigeration industry in China.
The House recently passed HR 6, an energy bill that includes tax incentives, “an energy title” that includes repeal of the Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUHCA), and a provision to drill for oil in the Arctic.
According to the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), building owners in the United States last year replaced or converted 2,594 comfort cooling chillers that use CFCs, leaving an estimated 38,000 of the units that still rely on CFCs.
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