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Panasonic Corp. of North America announced that the Kennesaw, Ga.-based HVAC Products Group of Sanyo North America Corp.’s Commercial Solutions Division was officially integrated into Panasonic’s North American operations on Oct. 1.

Carrier Corp. will hold its 11th Global Engineering Conference, scheduled for March 18-20, 2012, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.

Warren Heeley, president of Refrigerant Management Canada (RMC), announced the implementation of a disposal fee for CFC-11 refrigerant entering the extended producer responsibility (EPR) program.

North American Technician Excellence (NATE) has selected the second winner in the Showcase Your NATE Sweepstakes, which rewards contractors for promoting their NATE-certified technicians.

Honeywell and Opower announced plans to jointly develop energy management tools to help consumers cut their energy use and expenses.

An employee of Centex Mechanical Inc. lost his home and car in the massive wildfire that engulfed Bastrop, Texas. The Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) Disaster Relief Committee provided aid.

At St. Elizabeth Hospital, the objective was to design and install an energy-efficient central utility plant to meet green health care goals.

The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials declined in August, but contractors continue to be squeezed as materials cost increases have outstripped the price of finished buildings over the past year.

North American Technician Excellence (NATE), non-profit certification organization for HVACR technicians, will recognize three technicians as Top Techs.

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the awarding of $38 million over three years for projects to accelerate the development of promising geothermal energy technologies.