On Tuesday, Feb. 28, Barton James, ACCA's senior vice president of government relations, testified before the Democratic Members of the Small Business Committee and Members of the Democratic Caucus.

AT&T and Carrier^® announced the addition of AT&T wireless connectivity on commercial HVAC equipment with Carrier^® SMART Service, a remote connectivity and advanced analytics solution. This new offering uses the AT&T network to help collect and analyze chiller operating performance to deliver pre-emptive service solutions.

The geothermal heat pump industry and several other clean energy technology industries are a step closer to saving thousands of jobs with the reintroduction of tax credit legislation by Reps. Tom Reed R-N.Y., Mike Thompson D-Calif., and 18 additional cosponsors (12 Republicans and 6 Democrats).

Daikin Applied Americas has been recognized as a Manufacturing Leadership Award winner by Frost & Sullivan for outstanding achievement with its variable volume ratio (VVR) technology.

American Residential Services (ARS) donated 2650 clothing items to Dress for Success® due to a generous donation from ARS employee Frank Lamitina and his wife Marina.

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly Trends report, showing average sales for HARDI distributor members increased by 12.2 percent in January 2017.

A recent report published by the Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) found that a majority of utility new homes programs rely on the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) ratings for compliance verification.  The CEE's "The Overview of Residential New Homes Programs in the United States and Canada" summarizes currently active voluntary programs for the construction of new homes. The report is based on 71 utility programs located in 36 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces.

The two companies began working together last year with the goal of providing an integrated project management and accounting solution for the construction industry. That core integration is now complete and tested with client companies, meaning that users can now easily share relevant data between the two systems, while keeping specific processes and operations independent.

AquaMotion Inc., a Rhode Island manufacturer of patented single, multi-speed, and ECM variable speed circulators and recirculation systems, announced The Walter F. Morris Co. as Sales Rep of the Year for 2016.