FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Bryan Stansell, president and owner of Stamar Inc., Atlanta, was named the 2005 Trane/PHCC HVAC Contractor of the Year at the annual convention of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling

GRENADA, Miss. - Outokumpu Heatcraft announced that it has received a certificate of qualification from Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) stating that the company has been assessed and found eligible to

CHANTILLY, Va. - The Sheet Metal And Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) has awarded 27 companies with its Safety Excellence Award 2005. First place winners will be recognized during

NORMAN, Okla. - Service and financial operations are the subjects of six contractor boot camps that York will offer dealers this fall. Presented as part of York Business Training University

HOLLAND, Mich. - Hart & Cooley is implementing a promotional contest called the FIVECITY Getaway Sweepstakes, which is open to participating authorized distributors and licensed contractors throughout the United States.

SALEM, Ore., and ALBANY, N.Y. - Both Oregon and New York state recently put new legislation in place to offer tax credits and sales tax exemptions for solar energy systems.Oregon

WASHINGTON - According to the latest situation report from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE), approximately 340,000 customers remain without electric power

ATLANTA - Healthy, sustainable buildings are those that create high quality indoor environments while minimizing their impacts on the outdoor environment. But achieving both can be a challenging goal.Guidance on

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has released an interactive tutorial to support the spreadsheet that accompanies its Manual J8®-Abridged Edition (J8-AE). According to ACCA, the

CHANTILLY, Va. - The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) has announced that a public review draft of "HVAC Duct Construction Standards – Metal and Flexible," third