IKEA has powered up the solar energy system installed at its store in Portland, Ore. The 62,500-square-foot solar photovoltaic (PV) array is a 497.3-kW system, built with 2,072 panels. IKEA Portland’s system will produce approximately 568,900 kWh of clean electricity annually.

Bell Brothers Heating & Air is a “Sacramento Workplace Excellence Leader”, or a SWEL award winner, according to the Sacramento Area Human Resource Association (SAHRA). The award was announced at a special awards ceremony by SAHRA.

Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric has been named one of the Denver Post’s Top Workplaces for 2012. Applewood, which has served the Denver/Boulder metro area for more than 39 years, has more than 100 employees and more than 60 service trucks on the road daily.

With Southern California’s hot summer days around the corner, guests at the historic Mayfair Hotel in downtown Pomona will be able to stay cool with the installation of new air conditioning units.

Greenfab has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for a new home built in Seattle. The prefabricated, modular home is the first to be certified LEED Platinum in the state of Washington.

Source Refrigeration & HVAC, Anaheim, Calif., announced that Bruce Buchholz has been named president and chief executive officer. Buchholz replaces Lauren Abrams, who resigned as CEO of Source for medical reasons.

Over December and January, Hobaica Services presented new heating and cooling systems to eight lower-income, elderly, and disabled families living in metro Phoenix and its surrounding communities.

Dan Stradford, the chief executive officer of Action Duct Cleaning, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA).

The Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA), in collaboration with regional utilities, including Seattle City Light, announced the winner of the $10,000 grand prize in its Discover Ductless campaign.

The International Training Institute (ITI) announced that 12 of the nation’s top detailers have tested and qualified as finalists to participate in the detailing category at the annual International Sheet Metal Competition, set for March 5-9 in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace and the Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 88 in northeast Las Vegas.