Dick and Glenys Hull of Johnstone Supply in Sioux Falls, S.D., hosted Congresswoman Kristi Noem in a small business roundtable recently to discuss looming tax increases if the current tax rates are allowed to expire at the end of the year.
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of California, Los Angeles have released a new study on the economic value of green home labels in the California residential market. The study finds California homes with green labels are worth 9 percent more on the real estate market.
Onset, a leading supplier of data loggers, has announced the installation of a new 225-kW, roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system at the company’s Cape Cod, Mass., headquarters facility. The 936-panel system is expected to produce nearly 50 percent of the company’s annual electricity usage.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) announced that it has published BPI-1100-T-2012 Home Energy Auditing Standard. BPI said the standard provides the protocols to conduct a building-science-based evaluation of existing detached single-family dwellings and townhouses.
The Trane ComfortLink™ II Control has been recognized by Design Journal with top honors in its annual Awards for Design Excellence (ADEX) competition. The ComfortLink II Control was named a Platinum ADEX award winner in the Product Design category.
Airgas Inc. has introduced its new Airgas Refrigatron™ system for large-scale reclamation of used refrigerant gases. Refrigatron is a multiphase system that first allows for the fast analysis and recovery of used refrigerant gases to then be reclaimed to 99.8 percent purity and resold, said the company.
Wolff Bros. Supply Inc., an HVAC distributorship in Medina, Ohio, announced that it will host a geothermal expo featuring a hands-on, multi-station outdoor workshop and training arena for its HVAC, geothermal, and drilling customers.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star program has announced the launch of the 2012 National Building Competition: Battle of the Buildings. EPA said 3,200 buildings across the nation will be going head to head to improve energy efficiency, cut utility costs, and reduce emissions.
A new report from the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research finds that Generation X is largely unconcerned about climate change. Generation X encompasses those adults born between 1961 and 1981, and are now between 32 and 52 years of age.
In a letter to the Department of Energy (DOE), the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has requested an 18-month extension of the May 1, 2013 effective date for new regional efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces.