The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the 2016 Climate Leadership Award recipients who will be honored for their leadership in helping fight climate change. Ingersoll Rand, Davidson, North Carolina, will be presented with an Organizational Leadership Award for phasing out HCFCs and other refrigerants.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that its Better Buildings Home Upgrade Program Accelerator and Home Energy Information Accelerator are working with partners across the nation to make important progress in lowering the costs of energy upgrade programs, while improving overall program effectiveness.

The global market for ventilation fans, which stood at $1.6 billion in 2015, is forecast to reach $2.4 billion by the end of 2023, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.9 percent between 2015 and 2023, according to a report from Transparency Market Research.

IAC Acoustics, a division of Sound Seal, and a leading manufacturer of metal acoustical and noise control products and solutions serving the industrial, architectural, commercial, and construction industries, announced it has hired Darren Riley to serve as product sales manager for the HVAC Silencer Division.

Buildings could use significantly less energy with the help of a new project announced by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) at its Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). The lab is being awarded $300,000 for the project which is part of DOE's new Small Business Vouchers Pilot.

The global split air conditioning market is expected to exceed 104 billion tons by 2020, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 6 percent during the forecast period, according to the latest market research study released by Technavio.

Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, has announced the launch of its Refuse-to-Fuse™ system for high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe. Featuring a range of couplings and fittings, the company says the system offers installation up to 10 times faster than fusing.

Mayor Ed Murray applauded the Seattle City Council for passing building energy legislation that establishes policies aimed at driving energy efficiency and reducing climate impact. The legislation was first mentioned in Murray’s State of the City on Feb. 17.