Greenheck was recently honored for being one of Wisconsin’s Top 10 Best Places to Work for Young Professionals. This is the third consecutive year that Greenheck has received the Bubbler Award presented by NEWaukee.

ACCA applauds the National Association of State Energy Officials (NASEO) board of directors for passing a resolution that highlights the importance of quality HVAC installation practices. The Supporting Quality Installation of Residential Energy Efficiency Projects resolution is an important step toward ensuring that HVAC systems are properly installed and that consumers are benefiting from their investments.

 

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its February jobs report, marking another month of growth in construction employment. Of the 235,000 jobs created in February, 25 percent were in the construction industry. The specialty construction trades drove the increase in construction employment, accounting for over 62 percent of the job growth in the construction industry.

Johnson Controls has acquired M&A Supply Co. Inc.’s five successful York^® branches in the southeast markets of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. The branches will become part of the Source 1™ HVAC Supply network.

— National business groups representing the range and breadth of clean energy companies in the U.S. cheered government statistics showing their industries support more than 3 million American jobs — equal to the employment of retail stores across the country and twice as many jobs as involved in construction of buildings. This is based on 2016 data recently released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in its second annual “U.S. Energy and Employment Report.”

 

Daikin Applied announces a portfolio and product name change that captures its mission to ensure building owners get the most from their HVAC systems. Intelligent Solutions™ is the new business name replacing Systems and Controls within the Daikin Applied portfolio. Additionally, Daikin Applied’s MicroTech® Integrated Systems will now become Intelligent Systems™.

ServiceTitan announced it has partnered with Customer Lobby. It is seven times more expensive to acquire a new customer than to retain an existing one, and this integration will enable home service businesses to automate communication with past customers and retain them.

The National Air Filtration Association (NAFA) will hold its 2017 Technical Seminar April 4 – 6 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The Technical Seminar brings together more than 225 air filtration industry professionals to learn about the latest issues affecting the industry.