Indoor air quality (IAQ) is on the mind of Floridians. "Almost every day, you see something in the papers or on the TV news about mold and other concerns about IAQ," said Tom Haas of Pro Air Conditioning, Port Charlotte, Fla. "With our hot and humid climate, Florida has become one of the states where IAQ is on everyone's mind."

International Comfort Products (ICP) has welcomed Magnolia A/C and Supply LLC as a new distributor of Tempstar® brand air conditioners, heat pumps, and gas furnaces in southern Mississippi and Louisiana.

"I want to be paperless." That's the goal of Pat Beyer, who, along with two of his brothers, 14 years ago founded Beyer Mechanical, an HVAC company serving commercial and residential customers in San Antonio.

The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation announced its 2003 scholarship award winners. Included were two students from the South/Southwest region.

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), and the Mississippi High-Risk Fire Safety Task Force have joined together to provide and install nearly 9,000 smoke alarms for every home in Holmes County.

Amarillo, Texas, will be the host city for Money Masters™, a two-day seminar on the successful fundamentals of running an independent service contracting business and an on-site exploration of one of the southwest’s most successful contractors.

Shaw Mechanical Services LLC, Orlando, Fla., has named Mark Woehrle as manager of construction services.

America’s largest bipartisan women’s business organization, Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) based in Oklahoma City, appointed Kathie Dones-Cars, Executive Services Group LLC, Detroit, Sandra Pott, Morgan Stanley, Troy, Mich., and Nancy Quarles, State of Michigan, Southfield, Mich., as National Founding Partners.

The HVACR training programs at Vernon College, Wichita Falls, Texas, Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pa., and Vern Riffe Pike County Career Technology Center, Piketon, Ohio, have all received national accreditation through the Partnership for Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Accreditation (PAHRA) program.

In early June, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed into law House Bill 329, requiring licensing of mold remediators and consultants in the state. Much of the language in the bill is drawn from the “Mold Remediation Practices Guide,” published by the International Association of Mold Remediation Specialists (IAMRS).