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Owners of all types and sizes of buildings across the U.S. can gain significant energy and cost savings from energy efficiency retrofits, as shown in Valuing Energy Efficiency, a new series of case studies from the Institute for Market Transformation (IMT).

WinWholesale Inc., a leading supplier of residential and commercial construction and industrial supplies and materials including HVAC and refrigeration, announced Jack Johnston has been named chief executive officer of the company.

A proposed standard from ASHRAE and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) to create smart facilities supporting smart grids is open for public review until Oct. 6, 2015.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Building Technologies Office has released a request for information seeking stakeholder input on the design and construction of tenant spaces that achieve high levels of energy efficiency in commercial buildings.

To make new HVAC coil selection and ordering easier, Emergent Coils has announced interactive stock coil selection tools, videos demonstrating how to measure coils, and blank coil drawings that can be used to record coil measurements.

Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is presenting an air-cooled demonstration chiller using the new next-generation, low-global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant DR-55 at the International Institute of Refrigeration’s (IIR’s) International Congress of Refrigeration.

The global commercial refrigeration equipment market was valued at $29.6 billion in 2014 and it is expected to reach $40.9 billion by 2020, according to a report from P&S Market Research. The firm forecasts the market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7 percent, in terms of value, from 2015 to 2020.

Unico has announced a rebate program for its new heat pump, the iSeries outdoor unit with inverter technology. The manufacturer plans to send U.S and Canadian HVAC contractors a $500 check for every unit they sell this year between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31.

City of Los Angeles property owners can now finance energy efficiency and seismic improvements for their homes and businesses through a new program approved by the Los Angeles City Council.

According to a new study commissioned by Schneider Electric and the Alliance to Save Energy, energy efficiency is recognized among U.S. higher education institutions as key to fulfilling their schools’ core mission, with almost 9 out of 10 respondents expecting to increase or maintain energy efficiency investments next year.