The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has published ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 34-2001, “Designation and Safety Classification of Refrigerants.”
Watsco, Inc. has signed a multi-year license agreement with Whirlpool Corp. to be the exclusive national distributor for a new line of central a/c and heating equipment carrying the Whirlpool brand name.
Hard Dollar Corp. will team up with the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) to provide estimating and bidding software to students participating in the ASC Reno 2002 Student Competition.
The 51st Annual Industrial Ventilation Conference, sponsored by the Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services, will be held Feb. 11-14, 2002, at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at Michigan State University.
As of Dec. 17, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has withdrawn its indoor air quality (IAQ) proposal and is terminating the rulemaking proceeding, the agency announced.
Combined U.S. factory shipments of 333,414 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for November 2001 were up 1% compared to shipments from the same month in 2000, according to Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) statistics.
Rheem Manufacturing Co. and Paloma Industries have reached an agreement to acquire the Australian and Asian water heater business of Southcorp Holdings Ltd.
The Coalition for Fair Competition in Rural Markets has released a study which states that electricity co-ops are using taxpayer funds to subsidize their entry into other markets.