The Hydronics Institute product section of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute turns 100 this year. Founded in 1915 as the National Boiler and Radiation Manufacturers Association, then renamed the Institute of Boiler and Radiation Manufacturers in 1929, HI was formed in 1970 as a combination of the two.
The centennial anniversary will be celebrated Sept. 15-17 at the Seaview Hotel and Golf Club in Galloway, N.J. President and CEO of ECR International Ron Passafaro recently was re-elected as HI chairman through 2017.