PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Trane announced that it has secured a performance contract to upgrade the building HVAC infrastructure and climate control equipment in five buildings within the Metropolitan School District

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association (PHCC) has submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that contractor-favorable provisions are included in proposed regulations pertaining to

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has unveiled a series of improvements to its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system, including what it

ST. LOUIS - Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson, has announced the launch of the second and third modules of its distance-learning training program for contractors, a series of

ATLANTA - The Home Depot, one of the world's largest home improvement retailers, and Hughes Supply Inc., a leading distributor of HVAC, construction, repair, and maintenance products, have announced a

HOUSTON - Linc Facility Services LLC (LFS) announced that it has been awarded an operations and maintenance (O&M) contract by the Office Properties division of the Irvine Company. Headquartered in

BOSTON - Hitachi WirelessInfo Venture Co. (Hitachi WI), a new division of Hitachi Ltd., is working with Ember Corp. to develop a family of ZigBee-based sensors for use in a

CHICAGO - The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) will be hosting two panel discussions regarding the implementation of the 13 SEER energy efficiency standard during the 2006 International Air Conditioning,

KENNESAW, Ga. - Automated Logic Corp., a Carrier company and a unit of United Technologies Corp. (UTC), has acquired two of Comfort Systems USA's independent dealers - United Environmental Services

ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) is expanding its National Education Initiative (NEI) course offerings with 11 new courses in the Fundamentals of Project Management and