Ellis & Watts Global Industries just launched a new website designed to highlight its global capabilities in five key practice areas and six sectors. 

Kastalon announced the rollout of its new website at www.kastalon.com. The new site offers a look at the company’s extensive lines of standard products, including rollers, pads, bumpers, and sleeves for various uses in materials handling, metals producing and processing, as well as other market applications. 

After nine months in development, the new BPI Industry Professionals website is live.

Regal Beloit Corp. announced it has launched a new, responsive website platform with significant upgrades, additional product features, and a focus on industry solutions. The company’s approach to convert each of its brand-specific domains to the new company-wide platform will occur in phases, starting with the Marathon^® Motors North American site.

Regal Beloit Corp. announced it has launched a new Marathon^® Motors website for the North American region. The new website contains significant upgrades and additional product features as part of the company’s phased approach to convert all brand-specific domains to the new company-wide platform.

Source Energy Optimization, a Source Refrigeration & HVAC business unit, has launched a new website as part of a strategic expansion to meet the growing demand for energy optimization services among high-energy usage businesses.  

The new website provides a personalized, seamless, and efficient web experience.  Some new site features include easier navigation, enhanced search and product filtering capabilities, faster response time, and state-of-the-art e-commerce capabilities.

DiversiTech® Corp is introducing a newly enhanced website that helps wholesalers and contractors more easily find the wide array of products and services DiversiTech offers. 

HVAC.com has recently launched a redesigned website. HVAC.com’s new look offers visitors an enhanced user experience while adding engaging options for advertisers.

EVAPCO has introduced its newly redesigned website: evapco.com. The website has a fresh new look and easier navigation. The company has adopted a responsive design to offer similar appearance, navigation and information whether using a desktop, tablet or smartphone.

DDI System announced the launch of its newly revamped website, www.ddisystem.com. The website offers an in-depth overview of DDI System’s Inform ERP software along with industry specific features, authentic client testimonials and robust partner integrations.

The Women in Energy Association launched a new website: wewomeninenergy.com. The website supports the group’s mission to connect and empower women working in the energy industry. They do this by providing career resources, creating networking and mentoring opportunities, promoting educational courses, and developing strategies to minimize obstacles women may face in the industry.

ASHRAE announced the launch of a new, redesigned version of its website, ashrae.org. This website offers quick and easy access to essential information and simplified navigation through mega-menus.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hunter Industrial Fans, the industrial division of Hunter Fan Company, has launched a new website designed to enhance the online consumer experience. Hunter’s revamped website includes new features designed to make all product information readily available to both consumers and distributors.  

As mobile devices use icon’s Utilitarian nature, helping to make General Filters website easy to browse is a new icon-driven menu that is aimed at the audience visiting; bringing them the information that is most relevant.

The upgraded website offers quick and easy access to essential information for LG’s solutions for commercial, light commercial, and residential applications.

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) relaunched its website, propane.com.

Sustainable commercial construction is the wave of the future, and, for many, the future is now. Public awareness of the benefits of sustainable — some call them green — buildings is increasing.

Danfoss North America recently signed a power purchase agreement with CIG Capital, a U.S.-based project financing firm, to purchase about 75 MW of solar power from a solar farm in Texas, starting in 2025.

While implementing new technology may seem like a daunting task, seasoned technicians could find it’s not all that different than the work they are already doing.

Colorado’s total allocation for both Home Energy Rebates programs is more than $70 million.

Dr. Spangler brings invaluable expertise to advance HVAC Excellence's mission of helping HVACR educational programs meet industry-established standards through programmatic accreditation.

Pureit offers a broad range of residential water-purification solutions, primarily in India.

Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating’s new H2i R2-Series heat pumps provide year-round comfort, even in extreme climates. 

ACI’s compact sized, A/MLP Series Pressure Transmitter is designed specifically for panel mount, duct and OEM installations. Pressure ranges from +/- 0.5 inch to +/- 20 inches of water column.

The unique valve design of V-traps makes them virtually trouble free. They are self-priming; you never have to add water to make them work. A self-sealing column of water, equal in height to the negative pressure in the air conditioner, automatically prevents air from entering the drain trap allowing the condensate to drain freely.

New from FasTest for the HVACR market is the CoreMax SV, an advanced single port service valve with significant performance advantages over conventional service valves typically used in split system air conditioner systems.

LG Art Cool™ Premier delivers unrivaled performance. Efficient and quiet (down to 17dB(A)) the duct-free air conditioning system delivers powerful heating performance down to -13°F.

Fraud isn’t the only threat to an HVAC business’ revenue, but it is one of the most preventable.

With early exposure to the trades, a young girl found inspiration from the women she saw working in the industry, and now she wants to encourage more women to get into the business.

In the midst of a historic energy transition, the HVAC is facing a workforce shortage, and it needs to get creative to find solutions.

California HVAC contractor JBS Heating and Air Conditioning has been named a recipient of the Bryant Medal of Excellence Award for the second consecutive year. The honor is awarded by Bryant Heating and Cooling Systems to local heating and air conditioning contractors that meet their high standards for customer satisfaction.

California Polytechnic State University has been honored with state awards for efforts to conserve energy and water. The university received two sustainability best practice plaques at the 2015 California Higher Education Sustainability Conference in San Francisco.

Kenneth D. Goodrich, managing partner of US Peach LLC, an HVAC and plumbing service provider, recently announced the acquisition of The Honest Plumber, Heating & Air, a Las Vegas-based air conditioning, heating, and plumbing company, and Walton’s Air Conditioning, based in Corona, California.

Air Reps LLC, of Bellevue, Washington, is expanding its territory to Oregon by combining operations with Oregon Air Reps, resulting in one unified presence under the Air Reps name. The move makes Air Reps LLC the primary Daikin Applied and Daikin North America HVAC equipment sales representative in the region.

The city of Las Vegas and NV Energy have announced a new partnership that, upon approval of a filing to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and ratification by the Las Vegas City Council, will dedicate to city operations a portion of energy produced by a local solar facility currently in development.

Audax Private Equity announced that it has partnered with management to acquire Source Refrigeration & HVAC Inc. from Arsenal Capital Partners. Source, headquartered in Anaheim, California, is a leading independent provider of commercial refrigeration and HVAC services in North America.

SolarCity is introducing a Smart Energy Home offering to new residential customers in Hawaii. It includes advanced technology: solar photovoltaic (PV), battery storage, smart electric water heaters, and the Nest Learning Thermostat, all coordinated by a home gateway.

Cooper Oates Air Conditioning (COAC), a mechanical contractor serving northern California, has announced the appointment of James Biagioni as general manager, Service Division. Biagioni will be responsible for all operational aspects of the Service Division.

Hassler Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. of El Cerrito, California, was named the 2015 Home Upgrade Program Contractor of the Year by PG&E and Energy Upgrade California.

Cambridge Engineering, a leading manufacturer of high temperature heating and ventilation (HTHV) direct-fired gas products for commercial spaces, announced that Steve Shaffer has returned to the company to lead its sales and marketing efforts in California, Nevada, and Arizona.

Harris Companies, a leading national mechanical contractor, announced it has purchased Quality Mechanical Contractors based in Las Vegas. Founded in 1971, Quality Mechanical specializes in industrial, commercial, and residential HVAC, plumbing, piping, and sheet metal fabrication.

Leaders from five service contracting companies from the plumbing, heating and cooling, and electrical industry joined contributing NEWS columnist Al Levi at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix on November 15-16, 2017 for The 7-Power Contractor® Build Your Operating Manuals Program Workshop.

According to the AEA, nonresidential buildings consume more than half the building energy use in Alaska, and the majority of these buildings are privately owned. The Commercial Building Energy Audit program is designed to pay up to 75 percent of the cost of an ASHRAE level 1+ energy audit performed on privately owned commercial buildings.

Building projects offering business opportunities for HVAC contractors, both residential and commercial, will be available because of these loans in multiple states.

While exterior pollutants, such as smog and CO, may receive more attention, IAQ within a home can have serious effects on our physical and mental health, as well.

The tech who showed up to the house was probably just as surprised as I was that my dad was getting the ducts cleaned. But he saw this appointment as an opportunity, not a waste of time. He talked to my dad, found things out about him and the house. Because he spent just a few minutes with my dad, he was able to add on additional products and services. That tech turned a $375 duct cleaning job into a $1,500 IAQ solution job.

The National Air Duct Cleaners Association recently drew more than 500 people to a resort near Denver for its annual meeting and exposition.

Now available in new 1.5- and 2-inch sizes, this smart mixing valve connects through the building automation system (BAS).

Designed for tankless water heaters with integrated PRV and/or drain ports, this valve kit isolates the unit for servicing.