ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced that the week of April 18-24, 2004 will be the first annual "National Indoor Comfort Week." Immediately following
ARLINGTON, Va. - William G. Sutton, president of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI), has announced that the trade association has withdrawn its challenge regarding the U.S. Department of Energy's
ROSSLYN, Va. - The Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) announced that it has recovered 2,215 pounds of mercury from 250,000 used mercury-switch thermostats returned by HVAC contractors since it began operating
WASHINGTON - According to a report by Robert F. Bennett, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee of the United States Senate, health care spending has become a serious concern in
WASHINGTON - With gasoline prices near record highs, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Energy Information Administration (EIA) anticipates "a high likelihood" of additional price increases this spring, peaking at
NEW YORK - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and other officials have introduced a new system at the city's wastewater treatment plants that uses fuel cells to convert waste gas into
MILWAUKEE - In an effort to improve its aging infrastructure, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has given Johnson Controls notice to proceed with the second phase of a $14
ATLANTA - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded Servidyne Systems LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abrams Industries Inc., with the Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award.Servidyne received Energy
ZURICH, Switzerland - Fred Kindle will become the next chief executive officer of ABB Group, replacing Jurgen Dormann next year. Kindle, currently chief executive of Swiss-based technology company Sulzer AG,
CLEVELAND - United States demand for HVAC equipment is forecast to increase 2.4 percent per year to $12 billion by 2007, according to a study by The Freedonia Group, a