The association will represent home performance contractors, building performance contractors, and more
November 25, 2016
The South Carolina Building Performance Association (SCBPA) is a new 501(c)(6) not-for-profit trade association being formed to represent the companies and professionals working in South Carolina’s home and building performance industry.
All toys collected will be given to Toys for Tots locally in time for the 2016 holiday season
November 25, 2016
Service Experts Heating & Air Conditioning centers throughout Florida are bringing back a program to benefit Toys for Tots. Through Dec. 15, the six centers will give a free precision tune-up (value $99) for a home’s heating and cooling system in exchange for a new, unwrapped toy.
Encycle now offers its cloud-based Swarm Logic to OEM energy control vendors
November 25, 2016
Encycle has announced its new SwarmStat™ service and its collaboration with Honeywell as a Total Connect Comfort partner. Encycle is Honeywell’s first smart thermostat partner to focus exclusively on solutions for commercial and industrial customers.
The three-day event will feature more than 20 technical sessions
November 24, 2016
The National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) will hold its 2017 Annual Conference March 30-April 1, 2017, at Hilton Lake Buena Vista at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The theme of the conference is “The Science of Buildings: Operations, Performance and Testing.”
Next step in AAF’s expansion in the global air filter market
November 24, 2016
AAF Europe has acquired Dinair Group AB, one of Sweden’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of air filters. Dinair, established in 1982, emphasizes balanced filtration solutions and has a history of developing its own products.
Shipments of central air conditioners increased 14.2 percent, heat pumps increased 31.1 percent
November 24, 2016
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 583,531 units in September 2016, up 19.5 percent from 488,464 units shipped in September 2015, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
Honored for making significant contributions in developing the region’s cleantech industry
November 23, 2016
The CleanTech Alliance named McKinstry winner of its CleanTech Achievement Award for 2016. The award was presented at the CleanTech Alliance Annual Meeting in front of more than 300 business executives, investors, and policymakers from across the Northwest region.
The rule was set for implementation on Dec. 1, 2016
November 23, 2016
A federal Texas judge has issued a nationwide injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, stating that the administration overstepped its authority by raising the salary cap from $455 a week to $921 a week or $47,892 a year.
Entries are evaluated on their engineering, aesthetic, and design qualities
November 23, 2016
Bosch Thermotechnology Corp. announced that the Consumer Technology Association has honored Bosch with one of its 2017 Innovation Awards for the Bosch Greentherm 9900i SER, the premium model in a new line of tankless condensing water heaters: The Bosch Greentherm 9000 Series.