CHANTILLY, Va. - As building construction becomes lighter and tighter, sound and vibration previously gone unnoticed is more often becoming a nuisance to building occupants. To aid contractors charged with

FORT IRWIN, Calif. - The U.S. Army's Fort Irwin has awarded Johnson Controls one of the first new federal energy savings performance contracts (ESPC) since Congressional reauthorization of the program

ARLINGTON, Va. - Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps hit a record in June with 1,089,872 units shipped, up 1 percent compared to shipments

WASHINGTON - A final energy bill cleared the House-Senate conference committee and was approved by both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate late last week.President Bush is expected to

McKINNEY, Texas - Wal-Mart has announced the opening of a new supercenter in McKinney, Texas, which will also serve as an experimental store, incorporating various energy-saving and HVACR innovations for

WICHITA, Kan. - Airxcel Inc., a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of air conditioners, furnaces, water heaters, and cooking appliances for the RV industry and HVAC equipment for the telecommunications, school,

SACRAMENTO, Calif., and SEATTLE - A number of states and cities have committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions in recent weeks. Most notable is California, where Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

ATLANTA - The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has launched an advocacy program to provide technical guidance to government in developing programs related to the built

TROY, N.Y., and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Some American universities are now expanding their involvement in energy issues. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), for example, opened the Center for Future Energy Studies

CHICAGO - Coyne American Institute, one of the nation's oldest career and technical training schools, has announced the introduction of an Essential Workplace Skills course being offered at Coyne's Chicago