BACnet International announced the results of its board of directors elections. The new board is comprised of eight industry executives who will continue to focus on expanding the successful use of the BACnet building automation protocol.

HTS, one of the largest independent commercial HVAC manufacturers’ representatives in North America, aims to continue its growth with a goal to double its revenue in Texas by 2020. The company plans to grow its Texas revenues by 2020 to reach $330 million in just 19 years of operation.

The global heat exchangers market was valued at $14.1 billion in 2014, and it is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5 percent from 2015 to 2020, according to a report from P&S Market Research.

iSqFt and Assemble Systems announced that they have agreed to a strategic partnership that will integrate their respective commercial construction solutions to allow for the sharing of building information models (BIM).

FieldConnect, a leading mobile field service solution provider for the HVAC service industry, has introduced a new Subcontractor Portal. The cloud-based service gives HVAC and other service organizations real-time visibility to subcontracted jobs with an easy-to-use process for their subcontractors to bill for completed work.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) issued a joint letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in support of changing the status of certain refrigerants used in liquid chillers under the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program effective Jan. 1, 2025.

A newly published document from ASHRAE and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) gives users of their energy efficiency standard access to an optional third path for compliance, providing more flexibility for the industry.

Johnson Controls announced it has expanded its magnetic-bearing centrifugal chiller line, the York YMC2, to 1,000 tons of cooling (3,500 kW). The larger cooling capacity units address the need for reduced sound, high efficiency, and low maintenance as well as featuring magnetic bearing and oil free technology.