Blackman Plumbing Supply, a leading distributor of plumbing, heating, and cooling supplies, has named Brian Sarno as national accounts sales manager, Sean Mulderig as regional sales manager - east, Tom Carney as senior account manager, and Fenton J. Harpster as regional sales manager - west.

EMCOR Group Inc., a leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure, and facilities services, announced that its Tucker Mechanical subsidiary has been awarded a contract for the installation of mechanical systems for two renovation projects at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.

Oliver Heating-Cooling-Plumbing announced that it has launched a renewable energy division to incorporate solar products into its traditional services. The company said a variety of new solar products are now available through Oliver’s solar division.

McQuay International has announced the opening of the Daikin McQuay Sales and Service office to serve the five boroughs of New York City, Long Island, and Westchester. The company said the move helps it foster a direct customer relationship to expand business in the New York City area.

Smardt Chiller Group announced that it has opened its first United States plant in Plattsburgh, N.Y., after reviewing several alternative sites. Headquartered in Montreal and with operations there, in Singapore, Melbourne (Australia), and now Plattsburgh, Smardt Chiller Group produces high-efficiency chillers.

Pepco Energy Services, a leader in energy savings performance contracting, has been awarded a competitive bid contract by the District of Columbia’s Department of Real Estate Services (DRES) to implement a $7.5 million energy efficiency retrofit project at the One Judiciary Square facility in Washington, D.C.

Optimum Energy LLC, a provider of HVAC energy reduction software, announced that its OptimumHVAC™ solution is being employed in six New York State commercial facilities. Collectively, these six New York installations are expected to reduce HVAC energy consumption by more than 9.9 million kWh annually.

ICM Controls has received a High Performance Building Plaque from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the energy efficient measures incorporated into its new headquarters building that are expected to help cut its energy costs by $92,000 annually.

Comfort Systems USA Inc., a leading provider of commercial, industrial and institutional HVAC services, announced that it has acquired ColonialWebb Contractors Co. headquartered in Richmond, Va. ColonialWebb is a large regional contractor with its principal operations in Richmond and Norfolk, Va.

Higgins Mechanical of Gardner, Mass., has joined the Linc Network as the newest Linc Service® franchise. Higgins Mechanical provides a full range of mechanical contracting services for commercial and industrial customers.