Transformative Wave announced that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued patent approval on the company’s CATALYST technology, marking the fourth overall patent for the product. The CATALYST is an energy efficiency solution for existing commercial constant volume HVAC systems.

The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and the Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) have revised their Model NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Program for Service to make its contents consistent with recent revisions to the NFPA Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (NFPA 70E - 2015).

Hypertherm announced it is reinforcing its commitment to welding schools and training programs by making all 10 hours of its American Welding Society (AWS) SENSE approved curriculum available for free download to instructors. At the same time, the company is launching a new educational grant program.

The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) has announced that results from its National Awareness of Energy Star® survey for 2014 shows continued growing strength for the Energy Star brand. In 2014, 89 percent of households recognized the Energy Star label when it was shown to them.

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its BSR/ACCA 14 QMref -201x, “Quality Maintenance of Commercial Refrigeration Systems” as a new industry standard.

EnerNOC Inc. announced that Weis Markets, a Mid-Atlantic food retailer, has expanded deployment of EnerNOC’s energy intelligence software across its entire chain of 163 supermarkets located in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

A new 2,000-square-foot, two-story home is being built inside The Helix innovation center by Emerson Climate Technologies to serve as a working laboratory, enabling faster testing of future innovations in comfort, energy savings, and connected home concepts.

GE and project partners Kofler Energies and BELECTRIC announced they are putting a hybrid power plant into operation in Berlin that combines solar photovoltaic with combined heat and power (CHP) technology and battery storage.

On Controls, a provider of cloud-based smart home and commercial control solutions for professional installers, has announced the appointment of three U.S. independent sales firms along with three international distributors in important European markets.

Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc., franchisor of the Arby’s brand, announced that its Efficiency Matters program received a Top Project of the Year Award in the Environmental Leader Product & Project Awards.