ACCA has honored Dan Burke, chairman of Goettl Air Conditioning, Tempe, Arizona, with the 2016 Skip Snyder Humanitarian Award. The award was presented today as part of a MainStage Session at the ACCA 2016 conference.

WaterFurnace International Inc., a leading manufacturer of geothermal and water source heat pumps, has announced the return of its SEVENbration savings event for the company’s high-efficiency 7 Series variable capacity geothermal heat pump.

Two seafood processing and cold storage companies, Ocean Gold Seafoods Inc. and Ocean Cold LLC, have agreed to cut R-22 refrigerant releases from leaking refrigeration equipment at their facilities in Westport, Washington, and pay $495,000 in penalties for environmental violations.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Ames Laboratory will be the home of a new research consortium for the discovery and development of more environmentally friendly and energy-efficient refrigeration technologies, sponsored by DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).

The National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) has announced its spring 2016 seminar schedule. Seminars on building enclosure testing; building systems commissioning: cleanroom performance testing; fume hood testing; retro-commissioning; sound and vibration; and testing, adjusting and balancing will be held from March to June.

A 17-state bipartisan coalition called the Governors’ Accord for a New Energy Future has been announced. It represents an effort by these states to develop and implement clean energy policies and initiatives that expand clean energy sources, modernize energy infrastructure, and build a clean energy economy.

Siemens Building Technologies Division and IBM have announced cloud-based solutions that will leverage Siemens’ building expertise and IBM’s Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities to maximize the potential of connected buildings, helping corporate real estate owners drive business results and meet energy efficiency goals.

AAON Inc., a leading manufacturer of heating and cooling equipment, announced that it has broken ground on a new engineering research and development laboratory at its Tulsa, Oklahoma, manufacturing facility. The three-story 75,000-square-foot facility will be both an acoustical and performance measuring laboratory.

Hillphoenix has introduced its new AdvansorFlex CO2 refrigeration system, which the company said delivers all the benefits of CO2 refrigeration in a compact and scalable format for small and medium-sized retailers.

The global home energy management system (HEMS) market is forecast to grow from $864.2 million in 2015 to $3.15 billion in 2022, increasing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.36 percent between 2016 and 2022, according to a new report published by MarketsandMarkets.