Since the Rees Scholarship Foundation was founded in 2003, it has awarded more than $700,000 in scholarships to more than 400 deserving students and instructors.
The new directory features simplified searches, improved security, multilingual support, and mobile access. These improvements address concerns reported by all types of users of the directory, including consumers, contractors, and manufacturers.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced the launch of its upgraded Directory of Certified Product Performance, a real-time online directory that includes more than 7.2 million listings of all AHRI Certified® products.
The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) recently honored Jim VerShaw, chief engineer for Trane® Residential HVAC & Supply at Ingersoll Rand, with its highest award.
The AHRI Richard C. Schulze Award recognizes individuals who are leaders in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) industry and who have made significant contributions throughout their careers. AHRI leaders presented VerShaw with the award at their annual meeting held in Miami earlier this month.
U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and airsource
heat pumps totaled 654,312 units in August
2017, down 5.5 percent from 692,214 units shipped
in August 2016.
Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) staff traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil, Sept. 12-15 for events and meetings surrounding FEBRAVA 2017. AHRI exhibited at the FEBRAVA show to promote AHRI’s certification programs and standards. AHRI staff also met with representatives from the Brazilian association for HVACR, Associação Brasileira de Refrigeração, Ar Condicionado, Ventilação e Aquecimento (ABRAVA) to discuss common issues and ongoing collaboration.
On Friday, August 25, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute's (AHRI’s) motion to intervene as a defendant in two identical federal lawsuits: one filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Consumer Federation of America, and Texas Ratepayers' Organization to Save Energy; the other by 11 states and one city.