The House Education and
Labor Committee passed H.R. 2187, the 21st
Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, which would
authorize $6.4 billion in 2010 for school construction projects that meet
certain environmental standards.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI)
recently reported that shipments of a/c and heat pumps are down, as well as
furnaces and water heaters for the year-to-date.
Watsco Inc. and Carrier
Corp. have agreed to form a joint venture
in the distribution of HVAC/R products throughout the U.S. Sunbelt, Latin
America and the Caribbean.