Encompass Mechanical Services-Central Florida, with offices in Orlando and Clearwater, is furnishing and installing $1.78 million of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment and services for Pinecrest Retirement Community in Largo, in Pinellas County, under its contract with ABI Construction Services, Tampa.

Two salesmen from Texas Reps, sales agents for Equiguard Inc., provider of extended warranty agreements for residential and commercial HVACR equipment, recently received achievement awards from Equiguard.

City Public Services (CPS), San Antonio’s publicly owned natural gas and electric utility, is on the verge of opening “one of the nation’s most innovative and environmentally friendly buildings.”

PowerCold Corp. has announced that Elite Hospitality Inc. of Daytona Beach, FL, has selected Ultimate Comfort Systems Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PowerCold, to design and install a cooling and heating system for Elite's St. Augustine Beach resort hotel.

Global Energy Group Inc. has announced what it says is a new standard in high efficiency for air-cooled packaged air-conditioning units. The company said it has introduced a line of commercial rooftop air conditioning units that improve energy efficiency, resulting in lower electricity usage.

PowerCold Corp. announced the acquisition of Applied Building Technology Inc. (ABT), a St. Petersburg, FL-based supplier of complete HVAC packages for standard-sized commercial buildings such as national chain businesses.

In November 2001, 15 Texas contractors and subcontractors, two lawyers, and a facilitator from North Carolina set out on a quest. They were determined to do what two major segments of the Texas construction industry had not been able to do for decades: establish fair rules for the use of contingent payment clauses in construction subcontracts.

CPC-Cryolab™ of Tampa is introducing the ES4 Series Cryogenic Valve. The bronze extended stem valve performs in cryogenic service at temperatures ranging from -400 to 150 degrees F.

Invensys Energy Solutions of Raleigh, NC, has made several appointments.

Richardson’s Plumbing and Heating, Inc., a contractor based in Shreveport-Bossier, LA, has now completed its first international project. The Asset Management Services unit of Trane recently hired Richardson’s to retrofit the condenser water system for a 500-ton chilled water plant at the Misawa Air Force Base Clinic in Japan.