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The recipients, sons or daughters of A.O. Smith Corp. employees, were selected based on their academic records, participation in school and community activities, work experience, and honors.

A survey by Emerson Climate Technologies Inc. found that 40 percent of commercial contractors and 42 percent of residential contractors in the Northern region foresee upsell opportunities, while only approximately 30 percent of residential contractors in the South and Southwest look forward to higher revenue or higher margins. 

At a luncheon, HRAI acknowledged the outstanding contributions made by several individuals, companies, and organizations.

NCEES voted to modify that approach and instead develop an official NCEES position statement that supports additional engineering education beyond a bachelor’s degree.

The group’s amendment would allow GHPs to be compared to 80 percent efficient natural gas furnaces; include the desuperheater water heating efficiencies of GHPs; recognize the true cost of air-source heat pumps; raise the average by 54 percent; and extend the useful life of a GHP from 18 to 25 years.

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Rick Lee Wise, 56, of Pendleton, Indiana, died June 26 after a long battle against cancer.