During a campaign to update its members’ contact information, the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) held a random drawing of all the participants for a chance to win a 32-inch, liquid-crystal display, high-definition television. Maurice Pickett of the RSES Central Kentucky Chapter was the winner.

Liebert, a manufacturer of computer room air conditioning systems, has recognized Hill York as its South Florida and Caribbean service provider. Through the acquisition of Michael Cullota and his company, American HVAC&R, Hill York said it is now the largest Liebert Network Solutions Partner in the state of Florida.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America-Florida (ACCA-FL) has welcomed a new corporate partner. In an announcement from ACCA-FL, Dotmobil was described as providing fleet management and asset tracking.

HTS Texas recently provided Rice University with a bus-sized energy recovery unit - believed to be the single largest ever installed in Texas, and one of the largest in the Southwest - for the Brockman Hall for Physics. The building is set for completion in late 2010.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America – Florida (ACCA-FL) has welcomed Certified Refrigerant Services as an ACCA-FL Associate Member. The company's corporate office is in Punta Gorda, Fla.

On April 15, 2010, BidAlert.com was launched to help general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers find information about new private-sector commercial construction projects in the Southeast. It has been initially rolled out to cover the states of Georgia and Florida.

For the first time in its 29-year history, the Greater Tampa (Florida) Chamber of Commerce has presented its Small Business of the Year Award to an HVAC service organization - Simpson Air, which won in the 21-50 employee category.

Darden Restaurants announced that it has begun a system-wide sustainable restaurant design initiative involving the use of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards in its restaurant design process for all new restaurants and, where feasible, restaurant remodels.

Hill York’s hygreen Performance Group has agreed to become the authorized service provider and distributor in Florida of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) detection systems manufactured by Building Protection Systems Inc. (BPSI).

Timothy (Tim) Staley PE, CEM, LEED® AP, GBE, HFDP, vice president of Comfort Systems USA Energy Services, a subsidiary of Comfort Systems USA, has been appointed as regional representative Southeast for the Building Commissioning Association (BCA).