California’s first micro-concentrator solar cooling demonstration was recently installed at Santa Clara University’s Solar Decathlon House, a solar-powered house that won third place in the 2007 contest.

Noritz America Corp. recently opened a newly renovated, 1,650-sq.-ft. showroom and contractor-training facility in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta.

American Standard Heating & Air Conditioning recently honored eight independent distributors for their outstanding business performance in 2009 at its annual Pinnacle Awards event.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. and Uponor have joined forces to develop a comprehensive solution for installing Uponor’s ProPEX fitting system.

Uponor hired 20-year industry veteran Sandy Hoyt as national account manager for Ecoflex.

Coffee With Caleffi is a series of online product training Webinars intended for contractors, designers and wholesalers.

REHAU announces the 2010 schedule of Skill Builders training classes offered throughout the U.S. and Canada by REHAU Academy.

The Green Mechanical Council launched the GreenMech Career Center, which offers its members and the industry at-large a targeted resource for online employment connections.

The 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Bill of 2010 proposes to authorize rebates which, along with other incentives, would cover up to half the cost of the 10 million solar power systems and 200,000 water heating systems.

Massachusetts may join the rising number of governmental jurisdictions offering a popular way to finance solar photovoltaic installations: with loans repaid through tax assessments. In addition to solar PV systems, solar water-heating equipment and other energy-efficiency measures are often eligible for funding.