SolarCity®, a leader in solar products and services, has announced a major expansion in New York state with new locations in Westchester County and Long Island. SolarCity now has three New York locations, making its services widely available in the state.
Tjernlund Products has announced the introduction of a complete family of seven radon mitigation products for HVAC contractors who want to expand their range of residential services to include radon mitigation.
The National Association of Oil & Energy Service Professionals (OESP) is accepting applications for the Dave Nelsen Scholarship Program. The scholarship fund was established in 1999. Since then, over $191,000 in awards have been presented to students interested in pursuing careers in the energy-service industry.
The Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) announced that it has become a participant member of the EnOcean Alliance, and with this step, the two organizations have also signed a memorandum of understanding.
The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) has elected Ken Simonson, chief economist of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), as the president of NABE for 2012-2013.
Several new BACnet Testing Laboratories (BTL) listed products are now available for selection by end users. Newly listed products are available from American Auto-Matrix, Danfoss, Hitachi, Johnson Controls, KMC Controls, Siemens, and Trane.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has enhanced its variances webpage to improve understanding of the variance approval process and increase access to the agency’s decisions on variance requests.
For HVACR contractors who are involved in the residential construction market, there may be good news on the way. The latest numbers from this sector show that construction activity is picking up.
Because of the importance of education in the HVACR industry, The NEWS and the Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) are proud to announce the winners of this year’s Best Instructor and Best Trainer contests.
A surge in growth in energy-efficient building design, along with the increased complexity of construction projects, is accelerating demand for building commissioning services, which include not only initial building commissioning, but also recommissioning, retrocommissioning, and continuous commissioning.