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Carrier Enhances Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Line for Coa
December 30, 2015 INDIANAPOLIS - Carrier has announced the introduction of a new line of 14 SEER air conditioning and heat pump units designed to provide advanced corrosion prevention and protection i...
Rinnai Recognizes Its Top Manufacturer’s Reps at Annual Sale
December 30, 2015 PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. - Rinnai America Corp., a manufacturer of tankless water heaters, recognized five independent manufacturer’s representatives for their 2015 sales growth achieveme...
MCAA Names Student Chapter Contestants
December 29, 2015 The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) announced it received 26 entries for its 2015-2016 Student Chapter Competition. The competition pits future industry professionals against each other, in a test of skill and knowledge about mechanical systems and the business of contracting. This year, students will design and eight-story office building. The ...
Tech Update January 2016: Indoor Air Quality, UV and Humidit
December 29, 2015 American Standard AccuClean provides whole-house filtration for indoor air, which EPA studies indicate may be 25 times, and occasionally more than 100 times, more polluted than outdo...
New Wi-Fi Thermostat Adds Convenience to Waste Oil Furnaces
December 29, 2015 HONEY BROOK, Pa. - Clean Energy Heating Systems, a designer and manufacturer of waste oil furnaces, announced that it is now offering a Wi-Fi thermostat that is compatible with its entire line of waste oil furnaces. Clean Energy’s Wi-Fi thermostat gives facility managers the ability to turn on a waste oil furnace remotely, via a smartphone or tablet, without needing to be ...
MCAA Announces 26 Entries for Student Chapter Competition
December 29, 2015 ROCKVILLE, Md. - The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) announced that its 2015-2016 Student Chapter Competition, an annual challenge of future industry professionals’ skills and knowledge about mechanical systems and the business of contracting, drew 26 submissions. The MCAA student chapters participating include: Ball State University; Cal Poly Pomona; ...
BPI Launches New Blog for Homeowners
December 29, 2015 MALTA, N.Y. - The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced the launch of a new blog at www.bpihomeowner.org/blog to educate homeowners about the health, safety, and energy saving benefits of home performance upgrades. The primary goal of the blog is to help homeowners understand the house-as-a-system concept, the idea that the house is made up of many differ...
AHR Expo Survey Shows HVACR Industry Optimism
December 29, 2015 WESTPORT, Conn. - Responses from a 2016 AHR Expo survey sent to 1,300 exhibitors reveal optimism for the coming year among HVACR manufacturers. The survey asked HVACR equipmen...
Bernhard Mechanical President and CEO Kenny Bernhard to Reti
Dec 28, 2015 LAFAYETTE, La. - Kenneth “Kenny” Bernhard, CEO of Bernhard Mechanical, announced that he will retire at the end of the year. Bernhard will continue to serve as a board member and shareholder of Bernhard LLC and as a consultant to Bernhard Mechanical through 2019 when the company will celebrate its 100 year anniversary. Bernhard represents the third generation of leadership of t...
ECR International Acquired by BDR Thermea
Dec 28, 2015 UTICA, N.Y. - ECR International, an HVAC manufacturer offering products under the brand names Dunkirk, Utica Boilers, Olsen, Airco, Pennco, RetroAire, Argo, and EMI, announced that its shareholders have approved the sale of the company to BDR Thermea, a Dutch heating products group headquartered in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Ron Passafaro, president and CEO of ECR Internationa...
