SPX Valves & Controls™ is a new division within the Flow Technology Group of SPX Corporation resulting from the merger of DeZurik/Copes-Vulcan, CMB Industries, and Mueller Steam Specialties.
Nearly 2,000 middle and high school students from Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware recently attended the Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Careers in Construction Expo at the National Building Museum.
According to the Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Institute (ARI), combined U.S. factory shipments of 670,358 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for March 2002 were down 5% compared to the same month last year.
Residential remodeling made a solid rebound in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest Remodeling Market Index (RMI) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute’s (ARI’s) General Standards Committee recently approved the release of two updated ARI Guidelines. They are: Guideline G-2002, “Mechanical Balance of Fans and Blowers,” and Guideline T-2002, “Specifying the Thermal Performance of Cool Storage Equipment.”
Carrier Corp. will be hosting a two-week hvac training program specifically designed for instructors at vocational schools, colleges/universities, and high schools.
A new website designed to offer information and tools for commercial hvac service companies and their personnel has been launched by ePerformance Learning™, LLC (ePL™).
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has already scheduled its 2003 Annual Conference. The theme of the event is “Out of the Comfort Zone,” and will take place March 12-15, 2003, at the Wyndham Palm Springs in Palm Springs, CA.
The third annual “Home Performance Strategies – New York 2002 Conference” will be held May 20-21, 2002, at the Wyndham Syracuse Hotel in East Syracuse, NY. The conference highlights energy-efficient technologies, as well as sustainable design and affordable housing.