The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are implementing $775,000 in facility enhancements designed to improve operations and energy efficiency at two troop headquarters facilities. The project includes installing a wind turbine to tap into the wind energy available in the region.
National Grid announced plans to file with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities a proposal to build and operate a smart grid pilot in Worcester, Mass. The pilot, which will involve approximately 15,000 customers, is believed to be the largest and most comprehensive in New England.
The Unified Group announced that New England Air Systems Inc., Williston, Vt., has been added to its group of elite commercial contractors. The contractor provides a range of services for its commercial-mechanical customers.
Industrial Controls Distributors LLC, a leading distributor of HVAC controls, process instrumentation, and valves, recently hired Michael Giordano as an account manager in the New England region.
Innovation Fuels, a renewable fuel company that manufactures, markets, and distributes biodiesel, announced a partnership with New Jersey-based Mitchell Supreme Fuel Co. to provide biodiesel for the home heating market.
The Plumbing & Mechanical Professionals of Virginia (PMPV) and Central Virginia Air Conditioning Contractors of America are teaming up to offer a one-day tradeshow and conference. The Green Conference and Expo will be held at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center on April 23, 2009.
New Yorkers facing high home energy costs can get relief through the Home Performance with Energy Star® Program. The program is implemented by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and aims to improve the energy efficiency, comfort, and safety of existing homes.
Not only is Donna Cohen’s Pembroke, Mass., home more comfortable, but her family will be breathing easier thanks to a home comfort online giveaway. As the winner, Cohen received a new heating and cooling system including an American Standard AccuClean whole-home air filtration system.
A commercial kitchen ventilation equipment manufacturer will create 75 new jobs in Bedford with its first Pennsylvania manufacturing site, and an HVAC ductwork manufacturer in Levittown will acquire and renovate a facility, projects made possible by low-interest commonwealth loans announced by Gov. Edward G. Rendell.
Wales-Darby Inc., one of A.O. Smith Water Product Co.’s leading representatives in the Metro New York/Long Island/New Jersey area, has opened an energy-efficiency showroom dedicated to the display of functional HVAC/plumbing products and systems that present energy-efficient and eco-conscious alternatives.