Hughes Environmental Engineering is the newest associate of Service Excellence Corps (SECorps), an association of independently owned HVAC service companies.

Members of the Bayshore and Monmouth County (N.J.) Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC) chapters coordinated the installation of a free boiler as a gift to a New Jersey group serving the blind.

Under a program sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Corning Inc. is implementing several energy-efficiency measures in its newly constructed diesel manufacturing facility in Erwin, N.Y.

Some Cornell University students are participating in the 2005 Solar Decathlon Competition. The team is designing and constructing an energy-efficient, entirely solar-powered home. The competition will designate winners in several areas ranging from architecture and livability to heating-cooling efficiency and electrical capacity.

Benjamin R. Shoster was one of the winners of a 2004 scholarship award presented by the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation.

The Upstate New York Chapter of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) is now offering a downloadable registration form for the next North American Technician Excellence (NATE) exam, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 29, 2005.

The Bradford White Corp. announced the recipients of its 2004 scholarship awards at a luncheon held at the 122nd Annual PHCC Convention in Boston last month.

The Todd County (Ky.) Board of Education partnered with the Trane Co. on a $1.4 million project to update the HVAC systems in four of its schools.

Cropp-Metcalfe Air Conditioning & Heating has partnered with the Excellence Alliance Foundation (EAF) to award a $2,000 scholarship.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America-National Capital Chapter (ACCA-NCC) is sponsoring a Backflow Certification course.