The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it is delaying the ballot on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 2012 until June 1, 2013. Because of the date change, the new version of LEED will be known as LEED v4. USGBC will also have a fifth public comment period on the new version.
A newly constructed Gilbert, Ariz., home became the one-millionth home rated in the United States according to the Residential Energy Services Network™ (RESNET) Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index.
Weldon Long was once a poverty-stricken drug addict caged behind bars with no hope. Today, just seven years removed from his last prison term, Long, 48, is a successful HVAC contractor, motivational speaker, author, and sales trainer. He built his empire on personal responsibility and proven sales tactics.
Heating, Air-conditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) recently launched a new website, www.developdemand2012.com, representing its 2012 annual conference — “Develop Demand – Success is Deliberate.”
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) added the Mastering Hydronics – Gas Service training course to the North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Essentials series.
A West Bloomfield, Mich., man received a $5,000 fine for delivering a false document while selling R-22 to an undercover agent, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently released a final ruling on its Energy Conservation Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air Conditioning, and Water Heating Equipment.
A joint conference focused on refrigerants and hosted by ASHRAE and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been announced for October 2012.
Jes Munk Hansen of Grundfos North America joined Pia Olsen Dyhr, Danish minister for trade and investment, at a congressional forum in Washington, D.C., to discuss how Grundfos’ home country, Denmark, is meeting the economic, environmental, and energy challenges of the coming decades and how the U.S. can apply these lessons.