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National HVAC Contractor of the Year Charts a Course of Exce
April 4, 2017 Our 2017 Residential HVAC Contractor of the Year has devoted every minute of his professional life to excellence in HVAC contracting and the best in customer service. He is Gordy Noe, fo...
ASHRAE Revises Energy Auditor Certification
April 4, 2017 ATLANTA - ASHRAE revised the requirements for its Building Energy Assessment Professional (BEAP) energy auditor certification. The revised requirements, which took effect March 16, will ...
ACCA Installs New 2017-18 Board of Directors
April 4, 2017 ACCA has announced the installation of its 2017-18 board of directors and officers. The board was installed at the IE3 Show, which took place in Nashville, Tennessee, March 20-22. The new officers officially took their positions at the Big Bang Party on Wednesday, March 22. Last year’s chairman, Steve Lauten of Total Air & Heat Co. in Plano, Texas, handed the leadership role ov...
AHRI Offers Homeowners Simple Springtime Air Conditioner and
April 4, 2017 Arlington, Va. - Spring is the ideal time to prepare cooling equipment for the hot summer months and ensure it operates at its highest efficiency. AHRI offers homeowners tips to keep the...
New Carrier High Speed BACnet Router Offered for i-Vu(R) Bui
KENNESAW, Ga. - Apr. 3, 2017 Carrier is pleased to announce the newest edition to its BACnet router portfolio, the high speed i-Vu(R) XT BACnet router. The i-Vu XT router serves as an integral compone...
Braun Named Cambridge Engineering President
April 3, 2017 ・ Braun succeeds John Kramer, formerly the president and CEO; Kramer will continue in his role as CEO. ・ An advocate for energy-efficient HVAC technology, Braun has three U.S. patents....
York Introduces Variable-speed, 20-SEER Affinity AC/heat pum
April 3, 2017 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - York’s Unitary Products Group officially launched its Affinity premium variable capacity residential air conditioner and heat pump line during a live stream event ...
ACCA Sends Letter to D.C. Mayor
April 3, 2017 On Friday, March 17, ACCA sent a letter to Muriel Bowser, District of Columbia mayor, highlighting the importance and value that quality installation practices have on HVACR efficiencies. The District of Columbia government is proposing to create a green bank that would fund HVACR equipment upgrades for many of the District’s buildings. In the letter, Paul T. Stalknecht...
HVACR Industry Alliance Aims to Unify the Industry
April 3, 2017 Ten years ago, the HVACR Industry Alliance was formed to act as the “unified voice of the North American heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, and refrigeration industry.” That mantra...
Geothermal Industry Hopeful Reed Bill Revives Expired Tax Cr
April 3, 2017 Reed for residential: Residential geothermal installations would once again be subject to a 30 percent federal tax credit if the Reed Bill becomes law. On Dec. 31, 2016, the 30 percent ...
Geothermal Moves on Without Tax Credits
April 3, 2017 The 30 percent residential and 10 percent commercial federal tax credits for geothermal heat pump (GHP) systems expired Dec. 31, 2016. Since the tax credits went into effect in 2008, ma...
2017 Summer Outlook
Here comes the sun: According to AccuWeather meteorologists, the summer of 2017’s warmest temperatures will span from west Texas to east Arizona. Above-average temperatures are expected to extend nort...
