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The webinar will help field-service technicians gain a better understanding of the function and operation of, as well as key troubleshooting strategies for, stepper motor and pulse-width-modulating electronic expansion valves.

The one-day program focuses on the opportunities for maximizing energy efficiency and occupant comfort when installing equipment, and was developed for technicians, salespersons, and system designers.

A new survey of federal agency purchasing decision makers shows 74 percent agree energy efficiency is among the most powerful means of meeting increasing energy needs, achieving cost savings, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The ASHRAE Innovative Research Grant carries a base grant of $50,000 per year for two years, with an additional $25,000 available in the third year if matched by an industrial contributor. 

Skip Snyder, chairman of Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) in 2004-05 and chairman of North American Technician Excellence (NATE) from 2000-03, passed away after a 13-year battle with cancer.

The settlement resolves allegations that Safeway violated the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) by failing to promptly repair leaks of HCFC-22, a hydrochlorofluorocarbon used as a coolant in refrigerators, and failed to keep adequate records of the servicing of its refrigeration equipment.

Researchers from Technische Universität München (TUM) have embarked on the SIBASE research project together with partners from industry and research after finding a security loophole in a mini combined heat and power (CHP) system of a large heating manufacturer.