The International Code Council (ICC) announced that it has no plans for the development of an electrical code that would duplicate the purpose and then compete with the National Electrical Code (NEC).
The Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (ARCA) has entered into a contract with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to operate a refrigerator/freezer/room air conditioner recycling program.
The benefits of direct digital control (ddc) systems and recommendations for specifications of ddc systems in hvac control applications are included in a newly published guideline from the ASHRAE.
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer, and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, as well as the Natural Resources Defense Council and other national environmental and consumer groups, have filed lawsuits against the Bush administration over its decision to reduce the Clinton administration’s proposed 13-SEER air conditioner standard.
The president of General Electric Co., Jeffrey R. Immelt, recently stated that his company’s proposed $45 billion acquisition of Honeywell will probably be blocked by European regulators.
A variety of new seminars and educational programs are being offered this year by the Educational Foundation of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors — National Association (PHCC).