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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and various home heating furnace, boiler and high-temperature plastic vent (HTPV) manufacturers are urging home owners who have not yet responded to the previously announced 1998 recall, to do so immediately.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), along with nine other organizations, has formed a consortium in response to a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for advice on high-performance building issues.

AHR Expo organizers report that the upcoming show Jan. 26-28 in Chicago will surpass last year's record-breaking New York show in size.

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to modify its proposed rule governing the sale of equipment pre-charged with HCFC-based refrigerants (R-22, R-142b, and their blends).

Taco Inc. has acquired the assets of Innovex Technologies, a Lewiston, Maine,-based manufacturer of Intelligent Building Systems products.

The Radiant Panel Association reminds members and non-members alike that there are plenty of opportunities in early 2009 for continued education.

The Unified Group, a national network of independent mechanical contractors, celebrated 10 years together in 2008.

More than 40 leaders in industry, finance, research and policy discussed critical issues and opportunities for the HVACR industry at the Danfoss EnVisioneering Symposium held in Carlsbad, CA, in November 2008.

Grundfos Pumps Corp. held a grand opening of its substantially enlarged training and fabrication facility in Allentown, PA.

North American Technician Excellence (NATE) awarded the grand prize in the NATE Bowl competition, a trip for two to Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, FL, to BW Service Experts, Mishawaka, IN.