Echelon Corp. announced that Ron Sege has been elected chairman of the board in addition to his current role as president and chief executive officer. Sege follows M. Kenneth Oshman, who passed away in August 2011, as Echelon’s chairman.
Aeroseal, a technology used for sealing leaky ductwork, has been selected as one of the year’s best new home products in This Old House magazine’s Top 100 Best New Products for 2011 awards.
For the third year in a row, ecobee has been named a winner of the Deloitte Technology Green 15™ Award, which was created in 2007 to showcase 15 Canadian companies that Deloitte says are leading the way in the field of green technology.
Source Refrigeration & HVAC has announced further expansion into the southeast United States. Source will now service customers throughout the greater-Atlanta area from a new office in Norcross, Ga.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the launch of the city of New Orleans’ NOLA Wise program, one of DOE’s Better Buildings Neighborhood projects. The initiative will allow participants to increase the comfort and affordability of their homes through energy-saving home improvements.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the availability of a report — Hybrid Ground-Source Heat Pump Installations: Experiences, Improvements and Tools — that DOE says demonstrates hybrid ground-source heat pumps (GSHP) as a viable solution to reduce energy use in commercial buildings.
Direct Energy, parent company of Clockwork Home Services, has reached an agreement to acquire Home Warranty of America (HWA), a leading supplier of whole home protection plans across the United States.
Burnham Holdings Inc. announced that Albert Morrison III has announced his retirement as CEO of the company, effective April 23, 2012. Morrison has been CEO since 1988. He will continue to serve as chairman of the board and a director of Burnham Holdings.
For 2011, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and The NEWS are honoring Scott Naill as the HVACR Best Instructor. He has been teaching for 17 years at the Upper Valley Career Center, and his commitment to go the extra mile for his students and his program set him apart from the crowd.