Advantix Systems, a manufacturer of liquid desiccant air conditioning systems, has announced a manufacturers’ representative agreement with Trane. From Atlanta to New Orleans, the Georgia-Alabama and Gulf South Trane Commercial sales districts will now sell Advantix equipment to commercial and industrial customers across the territory.

Mainstream Engineering has announced an air conditioning efficiency-related contract with the U.S. Army. The contract is to develop a thermal energy storage device to improve the efficiency of air conditioning units.

The Associated Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Texas Charitable and Educational Foundation has awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships to 10 students for 2014.

Portable Rental Solutions, a provider of spot cooler rentals, has announced the opening of its new San Antonio office. The new office marks the company’s fifth rental location in the state of Texas.

Direct Energy, one of the largest retail providers of electricity, natural gas, and home services in North America, has launched a partnership with SmartThings to bring the smart home to energy customers in Texas.

Bardi Mechanical, a commercial HVAC service contractor based in Atlanta, has announced the opening of a coastal region office in Savannah, Georgia, to better support clients in that area and provide HVAC solutions in both Georgia and South Carolina.

Bardi Heating, Cooling and Plumbing has announced that, through Aug. 22, it is offering four free solar panels with the purchase of a high-efficiency 21-SEER Lennox heating and cooling system with 0 percent financing.

For the West Houston Community Center, the hot Texas summer means higher energy costs for air conditioning and an increased strain on its budget. But this summer will be much different thanks to lower energy rates from Houston-based Entelrgy and an energy management system donated by EnTouch Controls.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) and NORESCO have entered into a $3.8 million energy savings performance contract for work on the Greensboro, North Carolina, campus.

Miura Manufacturing America Co. Ltd. celebrated the fifth anniversary of its state-of-the-art boiler systems manufacturing facility in the Rockmart 101 Industrial Park, in Rockmart, Georgia, on May 19 with a special celebration and plant tour attended by government officials, Miura executives, and employees.