Advanced Radiant Design Inc. took home three of the five first-place awards in the Radiant Professionals Alliance’s (RPA) System Design Showcase competition.
Air Conditioning Contractors of America’s (ACCA) Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) for October shows that contractors are feeling more confident about short-term growth.
Former SMACNA president Richard J. Cramer Sr., of Holly, Mich., was inducted into the Michigan Construction Hall of Fame, Oct. 25, 2012, located at Ferris State University’s Granger Center for Construction and HVACR.
Homes built to voluntary Energy Star specifications made up about 26 percent of all new homes constructed in the U.S. in 2011. Under the latest update of the specifications, Energy Star homes consume at least 15 percent less energy than those built to the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
With HVACR systems accounting for approximately a third of water consumption in a typical office building, the need to minimize water usage is a major consideration in the built environment industry.
At the North Carolina State Fair, HVACR apprentices recently competed in one of five trade-skills contests sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Labor and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture.
Hart and Cooley names vice president of wholesale sales and marketing; CPS Products is acquired; Spirax Sarco receives gold in 2012 MarCom award competition; General Tools & Instruments’ iBorescope receives 2012 Handy Innovation award.
IFMA names its 2012 class of Fellows; DOE appoints ASHRAE Fellow to assist in code development; MSCA announces board members; HVAC Excellence grants accreditation to Ivy Tech Community College.