The sixth edition of the National Association of Wholesaler Distributors’ (NAW) Distribution Research and Education Foundation (DREF) study, titled “Facing the Forces of Change: Future Scenarios for Wholesale Distribution,” is available.
The Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) has approved the chapter charter for the Alaska Mechanical Contractors Association. The founding members include 16 different Alaska companies and will represent sheet metal contractors in southern Alaska.
In Idaho, Local 648 is being acknowledged by the United Association (UA) for its hard work on a unique project. UA members worked for over a year on the construction of a system that would filter byproducts for a dehydrated potato processing plant.
Trane has announced that it will offer products that meet the new American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)/Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) Standard 90.1-1999.
Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Spencer Abraham has announced a $4.3 million award to Honeywell Laboratories for development of a modular packaged system for large building cooling, heating, and power (BCHP) generation.