The 5th Annual Commercial Contracting Roundtable & Design/Build Seminar is being held Nov. 12-13 at the Hilton Atlanta Airport in Atlanta. Sponsored by the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), attendees will have access to multiple education workshops and have the opportunity to meet with the nation’s leading commercial contractors.
The NEWS has launched its 2008 “Best Contractor to Work For” contest. If your company strives to provide a secure, friendly, challenging work environment, there’s no better way to recognize its efforts than to nominate it for the “Best Contractor To Work For” contest. Winners will be selected from each region of the United States and one from Canada.
Emerson Network Power’s Fred Stack earned the position of chairman of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Technical Committee 9.9 Mission Critical Facilities, Technology Spaces, & Electronic Equipment / Systems. Stack is vice president of marketing, Liebert Precision Cooling, Emerson Network Power.
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) endorsed North Carolina State University’s, Raleigh, N.C., Master of Science and Civil Engineering degree, specializing in construction management (MCM). The program was evaluated by AGC judges for strength of core courses, electives, future viability, and cost.
Telkonet Inc., a provider of centrally managed solutions for integrated energy management, networking, building automation, and proactive support services, was granted four new patents, augmenting its overall total to 12. The patents cover powerline communications technology and an advanced thermostat design.
COMPANY: Ruskin, Kansas City, Mo. INSTALLATION: Passive Cooling System. CUSTOMER: Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. OBJECTIVE: Taking advantage of nature’s basic laws and passive air management, Stanford University is lowering its carbon footprint.
Siemens Building Technologies Inc. and Controls Group North America (CGNA) have begun a new summer promotion, “Grow for the Greater Good,” which enables CGNA distributors to simultaneously grow their businesses and donate to charitable causes.
Headquarters employees of Emcor Group Inc. devoted their annual summer outing to benefiting the Miss Laura M. Raymond Homes (MLRH), a 50-unit housing community for the elderly and disabled that provides housing for 60 elderly and disabled residents.
Carrier Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., and Mingledorff’s Inc. partnered to donate an energy-efficient HVAC system to Atlanta Habitat for Humanity. The unit was installed in a new home for Cassie Pickens and her family.
Field Controls has developed a new, 16-page guide to venting oil-fired appliances. According to the manufacturer, the guide discusses the basic principles of venting and the evolution of venting technology - “from the chimney through power and direct venting.”
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