ARLINGTON, Va. - Combined U.S. factory shipments of 407,380 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for January were up 6 percent compared to shipments for the same month last

WASHINGTON - The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has announced that it is leading an industry-driven effort to develop more resource-efficient, environmentally sensitive, and cost-effective homes. At the National

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) and Energy Star, administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), have announced a

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - This year, reports the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors- National Association (PHCC), more than $70,000 in scholarships will be awarded to students who are enrolled in a major directly

WASHINGTON - The National Institute of Building Sciences' (NIBS') Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) Web site has received "sole portal" status for design and construction criteria from the Department of

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The spring meeting of the Chiller Systems Group will be held here, March 12-13, hosted by group member Metro Mechanical Inc. Scheduled for the agenda is a

LOS ANGELES - The National Audubon Society has announced that the Audubon Center in Los Angeles is the first building in the nation to receive a Platinum Rating - the

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced the finalists for its second annual "Best Contractors on the Web" Internet Marketing Awards. The awards program recognizes

ARLINGTON, Va. - A new, 10-minute video called "Improving Life" has been introduced by the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI). The organization says the video is being used to recruit

FREEPORT, Texas - Dow Chemical Company began drawing on a 75-kW fuel cell this month to help power its Texas Operations site here. The fuel cell, manufactured by General Motors