The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI) recently announced a partnership to advance the AIA’s design and health initiative.

Former ACCA chairman Larry Taylor will be the official emcee for Service World Expo, Oct. 26-27 at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. 

Samuel A. Shuman of Speer Mechanical in Columbus, Ohio, died April 12 at the age of 89. Shuman joined Speer Mechanical in 1957 and built it into a successful mechanical contracting business.

Facility managers for The Reserve specifically sought out the 75F building automation system as a multitenant comfort driver in their Woodbury, Minnesota, building after installing the system in their Edina, Minnesota, location. 

Air Professional Associates LLC recently relocated to larger headquarters in North Salem, New York, and more.

HB McClure Co. acquired Mainhart Mechanical LLC.

Nibe Industrier AB, parent company of WaterFurnace Intl. Inc., entered into a stock purchase agreement with LSB Industries Inc. to acquire 100 percent of LSB’s Climate Control Group Inc., and more.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approved the update to ACCA’s Quality Installation Verification Protocols (QIVP).