Tyco International Ltd. reported today a $3.55
billion loss for the third quarter as it pays for lawsuits and breakup costs
tied to its former convicted chief executive officer.
The ASA Executive Committee announced Frank
Finkel, president of Davis & Warshow in Maspeth, NY, has been selected to
receive the honor of the Fred V. Keenan Lifetime Achievement Award.
Commercial refrigeration manufacturers and energy-efficiency advocacy groups recently announced that they reached a consensus agreement on the first-ever federal energy-efficiency standards for commercial walk-in freezers and coolers.
Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air
conditioners and air-source heat pumps for June totaled 947,268, up 3% from
June 2006 shipments, according to the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute
(ARI).
Canada's Institute for Research in Construction is
using robots to measure whether forced-air heating or hydronic radiant heating
is more effective for making occupants comfortable.
“AHR Expo Plumbing and Hydronics Symposium-PM
Live” is the name of an interesting and informative program on plumbing and
hydronic heating that will be offered at AHR Expo for the first time, Jan. 22,
2008.