Comprehensive Energy Services Inc. (CES) donated $22,000 to The Golden Rule Foundation. The money was raised by CES employees, customers, vendors, and sponsors, who attended the company’s annual golf benefit held in Longwood, Fla.
The New England Mechanical Contractors Association (NEMCA) donated $10,000 to the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF). This latest contribution raises the association’s total to $260,000, placing it at the Counselor Level of MCERF support.
The Denso North America Foundation has pledged to donate $25,000 to the American Red Cross of Jackson, Tenn. The company’s donation is to assist those affected by the Feb. 5 tornadoes that stretched across Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee, with the worst destruction occurring in Tennessee.
As a result of the Luxaire® brand of Johnson Controls’ donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation®, the company sent Christian, a six-year-old from Paterson, N.J., and three members of his family, on a six days and five nights all-expenses-paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort®.
Grainger contributed $15,000 to Northern Illinois University to assist in the creation of professional development opportunities for facility managers across the region. The program is being created through a partnership between NIU Outreach and the Chicago chapter of the International Facility Management Association.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) released a completely revised version of Manual N, the industry standard for calculating heat gain and heat loss for light commercial buildings. According to ACCA, the new fifth edition of Manual N represents the first complete rewrite of the light commercial load calculation procedure in over two decades.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) is offering a new high-performance building design professional certification program, and registration is now open. According to ASHRAE, this program provides the training and tools for the design of high-performance buildings that live up to the performance capability promised.
ASTM International is accepting papers for the 2008 ASTM Advantage Award, a paper competition with prizes up to $15,000. The award is an opportunity for the users of ASTM International standards worldwide to convey the positive outcomes of utilizing an ASTM standard or a group of ASTM standards.
As a part of a restructuring following the acquisition of ECO Group in 2007, Luvata has announced the planned closure of its Astro Air facilities in Jacksonville, Texas, by Aug. 1, 2008. According to the company, the decision has been made to rationalize assets and maintain consistent value to customers.
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