A proposed standard to create smart facilities supporting a national smart grid effort is open for public comment. ASHRAE and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) are jointly developing Standard 201P, “Facility Smart Grid Information Model.”
As part of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) efforts to help American homes and businesses save money by saving energy, the department is developing new voluntary procedures, or protocols, to standardize how state and local governments, industry, and energy-efficiency organizations estimate energy savings.
Armistead Mechanical is now an official service and product provider of Energy Star program; AtmosAir Solutions enters into agreement with Shanghai Hangsheng Industry.
Tiercel Technology receives grant from the University of Waterloo; Daikin McQuay’s Tom Watson selected as president of ASHRAE; Ilios Dynamics signs distribution agreement with Aloha Energy.
PHCC educational foundation welcomes Viega as a corporate founder of its board of governors; OESP will host its seventh annual Oil Heat Retreat in September; Heat Controller and ESPCO extend an agreement for Gerry Wagner to continue conducting installer training.
Burnham Holdings announces second-quarter and year-to-date sales; Johnson Controls reports net income and earnings per share; Mueller Industries announces net income and earnings per share; Watsco reports second-quarter revenues and gross profit.
Distributors and supplier members attending the Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) Southwest Regional Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, in June were briefed on positive economic trends affecting the HVACR industry and learned about the challenges of age diversity in the workforce.
“How do you use the web? Better yet, how do you use the web to find information that you never thought possible; and how do you use that information to build deeper relationships with your clients?” These are just a few of the questions that Sam Richter will likely address at the upcoming HARDI annual convention.