During the symposium, participants explored new opportunities in building integration strategy opened by developments in Internet building interface and sensor technology, experiments in community-scale building performance initiatives, and often-overlooked dynamics in building-grid management.

Highlights from 2014 include a year-over-year increase in the number of Hypertherm associates volunteering in the community, a decrease in emissions and landfill waste, and the expansion of the company’s on-site wellness facility.

The CHP Awards were presented to Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; Pepco Energy Systems, Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Thermal Energy Corp. (TECO), Houston.

The agreement will support the accelerated global transition to new refrigerants brought on by the Montreal Protocol’s ozone layer protection targets by addressing challenges in soundly and safely managing refrigerants. 

The home, located in the organization’s Faith Landing development in southwest Oklahoma City, represents an ongoing collaborative commitment between ClimateMaster and Habitat for Humanity to construct all homes in the region with geothermal heating and cooling systems. 

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Wiegmann Associates names Ashley Campbell project engineer; Bahnson Inc. celebrates 100^th anniversary; more HVAC commercial contractor news briefs.

TruTech Tools Ltd. acquired FieryChill Inc. and added a sales counter to its Akron, Ohio, office.

Messe Frankfurt Inc.’s ISH trade fair announced Turkey as its partner country for 2017; RSES awards certifications; more HVAC organization news briefs.

HARDI names Kara Martens events coordinator; more HVAC distributor news briefs.