Thermostat Recycling Corp. (TRC) is switching things up with its 2017 Big Man On Planet (BMOP) competition.

Uponor North America named Jon Sillerud as vice president of operations. Sillerud joined Uponor in September 2015, serving most recently as senior director, operations. In this new role, he will oversee manufacturing; maintenance; quality; process engineering; and real estate, security, and safety.

Baulne Inc. hosted the 23rd annual meeting of the Chiller Systems Group (CSG) May 24-26 in Old-Montreal. Baulne installs, maintains, and optimizes building systems through the use of green, connected, and efficient technologies.

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) opened registration for its 2017 Annual Conference on Wednesday, July 12. Along with the announcement, HARDI unveiled the “NOVA” theme and conference website.

On July 1, Danfoss welcomed Kim Fausing as its new president and CEO. Fausing, who for the past nine years has served as Danfoss’ chief operating officer, steps into the role after the planned departure of Niels B. Christiansen. In March of this year, Danfoss announced that Christiansen had decided to leave the company after nine years as CEO, and Fausing was appointed new CEO.

The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) has published a final rule in the Federal Register in the certain equipment classes of walk-in cooler and freezer (WICF) refrigeration systems — 82FR31808 (July 10, 2017).

More than 194 specialty contractors, including 70-plus Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) contractors, recently joined forces with four construction associations in Washington, D.C., for the recent Construction Employers of America (CEA) National Issues Conference.