The copper tubing from five air conditioning units at the school was removed on Aug. 1, leaving the building with no air conditioning less than two weeks before the first day of classes.
Those in attendance discussed the impact of regulations on businesses, the need for tort reform, and the challenges estate tax poses to multigenerational businesses.
Three-quarters of decision makers at U.S. companies have invested in energy-efficiency programs in the past 12 months, and more than half (56 percent) project their investment in energy efficiency next year will be more than last year, according to survey results released by Schneider Electric.