Encycle, developer of the Swarm Energy Management platform™, announced it was one of the recipients of the 2016 Global Cleantech 100 award. This award, presented by the Cleantech Group, recognizes the most innovative and promising ideas in clean technology.

Optimum Energy announced that campuses and commercial buildings can cut energy use of HVAC systems 20 to 40 percent with the company's new OptimumAIR™ module for the OptiCx™ optimization platform, which made its official debut at the IDEA Campus Energy 2016 Conference.

Powerhouse Equipment and Engineering Co. Inc. announced it has acquired boiler service company, Corn Service Inc. (CSI), of Gastonia, North Carolina. Powerhouse said this acquisition will allow it to better service its rental boiler customers in the Mid-South, Southeast, and Gulf Coast regions of the United States.

Danfoss announced it is accepting entries for its seventh annual EnVisioneer of the Year Award competition. Launched in 2010, the competition recognizes OEMs, building owners, municipalities, contractors, and end users that use Danfoss products or solutions to realize significant energy and environmental savings.

Trimble has announced the acquisition of London/New York-based Sefaira Ltd., a leading developer of cloud-based software for the design of high-performance buildings. Trimble said the acquisition expands its design-build-operate (DBO) portfolio.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin presented the West Virginia University (WVU) Industrial Assessment Center with the Governor’s Award of Excellence for Enabling Industrial Energy Efficiency.

Rough in box technology for wall hung mini split evaporators was formerly unavailable in the U.S. Now, redesigned and re-engineered specifically for North America, the new RoughinBox™ by Excelair brings this technology to the United States and Canadian markets.

The global shell and tube heat exchangers market is forecast to grow from $5.29 billion in 2015 to $7.05 billion by 2020, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.98 percent, according to a new report published by MarketsandMarkets.

HVACR distributor Watsco Inc. reported record results for the fourth quarter and the year ended Dec. 31, 2015. For the full year, the company achieved 4 percent sales growth to a record $4.11 billion (5 percent on a same-store basis).

Mestek Inc. has announced the acquisition of Turbonics Inc., Cleveland. Turbonics is a manufacturer of specialty hydronic fan coils and has been providing comfort solutions to the North American HVAC marketplace for more than 50 years.