Bank of America has announced the selection of Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) that will receive $55 million in low-interest loans and grants through the company’s Energy Efficiency Finance Program.
Tecumseh Products Co. has announced the creation of a consolidated North America region for operations, sales, marketing, and engineering functions. The company also announced the appointment of former company executive Bill Merritt as president of the new business group.
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® has announced the formation of a new committee to advance the standardization of the Modular Communications Interface (MCI) specification. CEA said the new standard will benefit manufacturers, utilities, service providers, and consumers as it creates a path to smart grid ready products.
As 2011 comes to an end, The NEWS is proud to announce this year’s NEWSmakers. While the industry faced many challenges this year, this group of industry members did not sit around and wait to react. Instead, they proactively responded to the biggest issues affecting the HVAC industry.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has added three hydrocarbons as acceptable alternative refrigerants in small commercial and household refrigerators and freezers through EPA’s Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program.
Verizon Wireless and CASIO have announced the new ruggedized CASIO® G’zOne Ravine® 2 mobile phone for field workers available on the Verizon Wireless network. The phone is said to be compact and durable, designed to withstand the most extreme conditions.
Current practices related to hot industry topics, such as energy modeling, high-performance buildings, and integrated design, are featured in the technical program at the ASHRAE 2012 Winter Conference.
The National Ground Water Association (NGWA) has announced plans to develop an American National Standards Institute third-party accredited standard for the construction of vertical boreholes used in closed-loop ground source heat pump systems.
At Nexstar® Network’s 31st Super Meeting, 375 plumbing, HVAC and electrical home service contractors representing 200 companies gathered in Nashville to boost their business development and best practices.