Classic Air’s One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, with locations in Virginia Beach and Yorktown, Va., has been named One Hour’s “Franchise of the Year” by outperforming more than 300 One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning franchises in the United States to earn the distinction.

Lime Energy announced that it has received three contracts from the United States Postal Service (USPS) that give the company the opportunity to develop and implement energy efficiency projects for USPS facilities on the East Coast.

At a time when companies are pinching pennies in order to weather the recession, new energy management programs are offering a lifeline by giving them the opportunity to earn incentives in exchange for permanent energy reductions through energy-related projects and upgrades.

Meier Supply announced two winners in this year’s Sporlan Drier Promotion. The New York winner is Doug Kipling, a customer of the Albany branch representing Precision North America. The winner of the Pennsylvania drawing is Brian Camarata, a customer of the Erie store representing Rabe Environmental.

Arzel Zoning Technology, Cleveland, named Johnstone Supply of Waltham, Lowell, and Worcester, Mass., as an authorized distributor of the company’s product line. Arzel products will be available at all of Johnstone Supply’s Massachusetts locations in Waltham, Lowell, and Worcester.

A dozen firms received Cool Smart awards for their outstanding performance at the annual ACCA-New England Golf Tournament. Cool Smart is a central a/c rebate program for National Grid, NSTAR Electric, and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. residential customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Frank H. Norton, executive vice president of EMCOR Services Northeast Inc., was awarded the D.S. O’Brien Award of Excellence at the Mechanical Service Contractors of America’s (MSCA’s) 24th Annual Educational Conference.

ARC Mechanical Contractors announced that Michael R. Cook, a Jericho, Vt., resident, has been elected to the office of vice president for the Champlain Valley Chapter (Vermont) of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for 2009-10.

Johnstone Supply, in Waltham, Worcester, and Lowell, Mass., was awarded the Commonwealth of Massachusetts HVACR supply contract, FAC58. This contract covers all such purchases by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

American Air Distributing Inc., a wholesale-distributor of heating and air conditioning equipment, arranged the logistics for employees and contractors to participate in this year’s Salvation Army Food Drive.