The
Building Performance Institute has established eligibility
criteria for HVAC companies to be Accredited Contractors
reflecting their specialized training and work experience.
Public
input is being sought until June 18 for the revision of an ASHRAE/Illuminating
Engineering Society standard that addresses retrofit of existing residential
and commercial buildings to achieve greater energy efficiency.
Eneref Institute recently announced a collaboration with the Department of Defense to
form a solar heating industry consortium composed of a multi-economic
sector of the U.S. solar thermal industry.
Heat illness initially may manifest as heat rash or
heat cramps, but quickly can become heat exhaustion and then heat stroke if
simple prevention steps are not followed.