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The survey includes information about commercial and residential roofing, materials, regions, installations and sales volumes. The survey is $40 for NRCA members; $80 for nonmembers.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute is being honored for its work to help establish regional efficiency standards across the country.

Gerald M. Shankel, president and CEO of the Fabricators and Manufactures Association, will retire from the organization on Oct. 1.

Students and their trade schools can win cash and welding equipment, either as beginner individuals or as part of a more advanced team.

Held in conjunction with the Jan. 23-25 AHR Expo, the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ meeting will be held at the Palmer House Hilton.

APR was No. 29 on the top 50 list compiled by Central Penn Business Journal.

“We are extremely pleased with the response from contractors to this new program over such a short period of time,” said Paul T. Stalknecht, Air Conditioning Contractors of America president and CEO. 

The amount contractors pay for some key construction materials declined in August, but the Associated General Contractors of America said contractors are still feeling squeezed.

North American HVACR distributor sales for July 2011 were up 4.9 percent from the same month last year, according to HARDI.

Sales of new single-family homes stood nearly unchanged in July, dropping 0.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 298,000 units, the U.S. Commerce Department reported.