Daniel Parker has worked in the construction business for the past 45 years, the last 28 of which were spent as a finish carpenter managing crews in Tigard, Oregon. Parker’s career started in California, where he learned finish carpentry and new home construction while working with a firm in Atherton. He then moved to Nova Scotia and was the owner of Maplewood Enterprises Construction.

CleanEquity is an annual invitation-only event hosted by Innovator Capital, the London-based specialist investment bank. The conference provides an intimate and collegiate setting for inventors and entrepreneurs to share their stories with delegates — key decision makers looking to help them reach their commercial and strategic goals.

Modine Mfg. Co. is set to begin its 2017 Innovation Tour, which will offer new and updated CEU/NATE courses and showcase the latest in HVAC solutions for specifying engineers and contractors at more than 30 locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Interested participants may enter the competition by submitting an application by June 1. Applications will be reviewed and selected by a panel of third-party judges representing various disciplines.

HERO financing allows homeowners to pay for projects like new heating and air conditioning systems, drought-tolerant landscaping, and efficient windows and doors over time at a fixed interest rate. They do so through an additional line item on their property taxes. As a result, HERO financing payments may have tax benefits, and many homeowners see immediate savings on their utility bills by investing in efficiency upgrades.

American Residential Services (ARS), a Memphis, Tennessee-based privately held national provider of air conditioning, heating, and plumbing services, announced 10 service centers earned Angie’s List Super Service Award in 2016.

Ladder safety will also be an important component of OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down, which is scheduled for May 8-12.

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling that will support federal, state, and local governments’ efforts to support public health and safety through the use of voluntary consensus codes and standards.

Steven Novia was a young man who was unsure which direction his career was headed in. When a friend graduated from trade school to become an HVAC technician, he decided to look into it, as well.

The Southern California Region of American Residential Services won the Most Improved Region Award at ARS’s Annual Manager’s Meeting and more.