Goettl Air Conditioning, a small manufacturer based in Phoenix, joined Goodman Manufacturing, maker of Amana appliances, in urging the Bush administration to abandon its plans to roll back the residential central air conditioner and heat pump standard.

Johnson Controls was awarded many of the more than 300 individual contracts required for the Pentagon Renovation Program.

Strict air quality standards and demands from employees and building tenants are forcing employers and building operators to improve air quality. This demand will increase revenue in the air filtration market to $1.51 billion by 2007, according to consultant firm Frost & Sullivan.

Invensys Climate Controls and Lennox Industries have teamed up to develop a "smart," Web-addressable HVAC control system for the home.

International Comfort Products recently honored its outstanding distributors of 2000.

Carrier Corp. recently acquired Nashville, Tenn.-based Andrews Distributing Co.

The replacement of cooling chillers that use ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons is expected to nearly reach the halfway point this year, according to a survey of large tonnage liquid chiller manufacturers.

John Hazen White Sr., 87, chairman of Taco Inc., died March 28 in Cranston, R.I.

The Bush administration recently proposed a 20% increase in the minimum energy efficiency standard for air conditioners and heat pumps by 2006, from SEER 10 to SEER 12.

Houston-based ACR Group reported that it received a Nasdaq Staff Determination indicating that its securities are subject to delisting from The Nasdaq SmallCap Market.