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The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today responded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruling in favor of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on its lawsuit that challenged DOE’s 2014 efficiency standard for commercial refrigeration equipment.

Controls Group North America (CGNA) announced it will be holding its annual 2016 CGNA Fall Members’ Meeting in Chicago, Sept. 8-10, 2016.

United Rentals Inc., a provider of equipment rentals including portable HVAC equipment, announced the launch of a new online service that allows renters to browse, price, reserve, and schedule equipment through any Internet-enabled device.

Johnson Controls Inc. announced it will be opening seven new Source 1 HVAC Supply Centers in Illinois, Michigan, and Missouri this fall. Source 1 is the exclusive supplier of factory authorized service parts and residential accessories for all Johnson Controls unitary products residential and light commercial HVAC equipment.

Google announced that it has applied its DeepMind machine learning algorithms to its own data centers to reduce the amount of energy used for cooling by up to 40 percent.

Blue Pillar, an Internet of Things (IoT) provider, has announced the addition of energy industry veteran Todd Krause as its chief commercial officer (CCO). As CCO, Krause will lead Blue Pillar’s global sales, marketing, and operations organizations.

Innovative Refrigeration Systems, a designer, fabricator, and installer of customized turnkey industrial refrigeration systems, announced it will invest $1.6 million and create 100 new jobs over the next three years.

The global condensing unit market is forecast to reach $23.31 billion by 2021, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.1 percent from 2016 to 2021, according to a report published by MarketsandMarkets.

The Joseph Groh Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides financial support to people associated with the construction and HVAC trades who are living with life-altering disabilities.

Leveraging group-buying power drawn from EGIA’s membership network of more than 25,000 installation contractors, regional distributors, and product manufacturers, the EGIA Contractor Marketplace enhances its member experience by offering deeply discounted prices on the tools, equipment, third-party business services, and training programs contractors need to effectively run their businesses.