They discussed pension reform legislation and the impact of the Affordable Care Act on signatory contractors.

The market is being driven by rising HVACR deployments, increasing power-generation capacity, and technological advances in cooling towers. Asia-Pacific is expected to witness strong growth in the next five years. The demand across the region is reinforced by the emerging markets, namely China and India.

Enercare Inc. signed an agreement to acquire SEHAC Holdings Corp. for $340.75 million.

Xetex Inc. names Andrew Wilcox president, effective immediately; A.O. Smith Corp. names Shawn Schmonsky vice president of human resources for its water heaters business in North America, India, and Europe; more HVAC manufacturer news briefs.

G3 Clean Energy Marketing LLC will represent Aquamotion Inc. in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky.

Thermostat Recycling Corp. names Ryan Kiscaden executive director; NAFA to host 2016 Technical Seminar April 6-8 in Phoenix; more HVAC organization news briefs.