According to the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), combined U.S. factory shipments of 357,859 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for November were up 7 percent compared to shipments from the same month last year.
“President Bush has recognized that small business, including HVACR contractors, are being squeezed from all sides right now,” said Paul T. Stalknecht, ACCA president and CEO.
On Jan. 15, 2003, Warren Heeley, president of the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI), sent a letter to Ontario Minister of Energy John Baird requesting provincial consideration of extending a recently announced provincial sales tax rebate on Energy Star-rated appliances to heating and air conditioning products.
The National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) has partnered with Prometric, a technology-based assessment, training, and continuing education company, which offers standardized tests to several organizations.
Russ Donnici, a 32-year veteran of the HVAC industry, has established the HVAC Alliance, a cooperative marketing organization for residential contractors, says the organization.
According to the Consortium for Energy Efficiency Inc. (CEE), the possibility of a new federal standard and increased demands for energy-saving equipment have caused manufacturers to produce more high-efficiency residential gas furnaces than ever before.
Emerson Climate Technologies announced that it has entered into an agreement with A&P to help the grocery chain improve energy efficiency at 200 stores in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, and Delaware.
According to the Building and Construction Trades Department, the organization has scored another victory to uphold the use of Project Labor Agreement (PLAs) on public works projects.
According to the Rheem Air Conditioning Division, the company has the distinction of becoming the first manufacturer with training programs that fully qualify as North American Technician Excellence (NATE)-recognized training.
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