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Obituary: Donald Batz

June 22, 2015

Donald ‘Don’ Batz, former senior vice president and director of operations for CommAir Mechanical Services, died April 22 at the age of 77.

HVAC Residential Contractor: June 22, 2015

June 22, 2015

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Southern State Electric, Plumbing, Heating & Air changed its name to Southern Trust Home Services.

HVAC Commercial Contractor: June 22, 2015

June 22, 2015

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BC Comfort Ltd. achieved a 6 percent reduction in carbon emissions, and natural gas emissions have been reduced from 32 tons to 11 tons of CO₂.

HVAC Manufacturers: June 22, 2015

June 22, 2015

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Geo-Flo Products Corp. names new president; Nortek Inc.’s senior vice president and CFO to retire; more HVAC manufacturer news briefs.

HVAC Distributors: June 22, 2015

June 22, 2015

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Encompass Supply Chain Solutions Inc. is now an authorized parts distributor for Danby; Tropic Supply Inc. teams up with Uniweld Products; more HVAC distributor news briefs.

HVAC Organizations: June 22, 2015

June 22, 2015

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Nexstar Network names Katherine Gritsenko development project specialist; ACCA-EI Standards Task Team announces public review period; more HVAC organization news briefs.

Star of Energy Efficiency Award Winners Announced

Danfoss is being honored with the Innovative Star award

June 19, 2015

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The Alliance to Save Energy has announced the winners of its 2015 Star of Energy Efficiency awards. The alliance said that, over the past 23 years, it has recognized more than 100 leaders and innovators in the field of energy efficiency.

Portacool Expands International Distribution in Europe

Warehouse in Barcelona to enable rapid deployment of portable evaporative coolers

June 19, 2015

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Portacool LLC, a Texas-based manufacturer of portable evaporative coolers, announced it is addressing the rise in European demand for its products through a new warehouse facility in Barcelona, Spain.

JLL to Acquire Smart Building Specialist CoR Advisors

Acquisition to complement and augment JLL’s growing focus on high-performance buildings

June 19, 2015

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JLL has signed a letter of intent to acquire CoR Advisors, a smart building consulting and solutions business. Founded in 2009 by Darlene Pope, CoR Advisors specializes in helping transform buildings into energy efficient, high-performance facilities. The acquisition is expected to close this month.

Trane Introduces Remote Monitoring Tool for Residential HVAC Systems

Provides dealers with real-time HVAC system performance data for the highest level of service

June 19, 2015

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Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, has introduced Nexia™ Diagnostics, a remote residential HVAC system monitoring capability, which the company said can help prevent minor issues from turning into major repairs.