Honeywell Power Products has appointed Security Marketing Consultants Inc. to support its customers within the north central United States. Representatives are now available throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

The Highland Unified School District (USD) 425, in Highland, Kan., has completed $369,000 in facility enhancements designed to improve operations, comfort, and efficiency in its facilities. The Energy Solutions division of TAC completed the work as a performance contract with the district.

The Green Mechanical Council and Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) have agreed to mutually cooperate to educate contractors, technicians, and industry leaders about creating and maintaining environmentally sound residential and commercial mechanical systems.

The Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) announced that GHS Mechanical Inc. (Elk Grove, Ill.) recently achieved MSCA STAR status. The qualification program recognizes contractors who exceed rigorous operating and training standards set by MSCA.

The state of Wisconsin has adopted the most recent edition of NFPA 1, Uniform Fire Code™. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) code became effective on March 1, 2008.

The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) Iowa State Association will put on its annual educational conference April 25-26, 2008 at the i wireless Center in Davenport, Iowa. The “Classic Hydronics” presentation led by Dan Holohan of HeatingHelp.com will highlight the conference.

Continental Industries has announced the addition of Randy Vander Ploeg to its sales team in the capacity of vice president of national accounts. He will report directly to company president, David Leiter.

Robur Corp. is inviting interested parties to attend a service training class on Robur’s latest absorption cooling and heating technology scheduled for March 4-6, 2008. This training will be held at the Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center at 1901 Lynch Road, Evansville, Ind.

The DePue Unit School District 103 in DePue, Ill., will lower its utility costs and improve operations, comfort, and efficiency at its facilities as a result of a $295,000 performance contract with the Energy Solutions division of TAC.

Honeywell announced it will implement an energy-efficiency program for the city of Sandusky, Ohio, that will help the city reduce energy and maintenance expenses while upgrading its facilities and infrastructure. The improvements also are expected to significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions.