The Lochinvar Corp. and Ashcraft Co. recently conducted a training session for Texas contractors concerning that state’s new NOx emission limits.

Leaking radiant panel valves had become an expensive maintenance problem for the Five Points Plaza building in Atlanta. Replacing the radiant ceiling system with a VAV system could solve that problem, but the available ductwork could not be enlarged due to structural constraints and, as a result, the VAV terminals had to be low pressure. Therma-Fuser™ VAV diffusers by Acutherm (New York) filled that need and, in addition, gave the building individual temperature control and a system with low maintenance.

Don and Brent Ballard of Affordable Air & Heat in Santa Fe, TX are last year’s leading seller of Heil products for Pameco-Southwest Division in this Gulf Coast region. They also have been growing their business one tech at a time.

Do you know where your service vehicles are? Minorplanet Atlanta is helping local businesses increase productivity levels and decrease costs with its fleet management system, Vehicle Management Information (VMI).

Bioterrorism, mold, and the uncertainties that come with a growing market were the hot topics at the National Air Filtration Association’s (NAFA) 2002 Technical Seminar in Nashville, TN.

Roger Peugeot, owner of Roger the Plumber, Overland Park, KS, has been named a contractor founder of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation Board of Governors.

The Florida Roofing, Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors Association announced the enrollment of 24 new contractor members in the most recent edition of its publication Florida Forum.

Reedy Industries Inc. announced the recent acquisition of RC Mechanical Services Corp., a company based in Independence, MO. It will be integrated into Lippert Mechanical, Reedy’s service company in Kansas City.

S. I. Goldman Co./Comfort Systems USA, a mechanical contractor, has been honored by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) with its Construction Safety Excellence Award.

The Trane Company has been selected by Christus St. Francis Cabrini Hospital of Alexandria, LA, to manage construction of its new central utility plant. The project represents an investment of approximately $9.3 million by the hospital, including a significant amount of Trane equipment and state-of-the-art controls for the facility.