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Pat Murphy, NATE’s vice president of certifications, reports that beta testing of the service-related segment of the NATE refrigeration certification exam has been completed, and he expects the refrigeration tests to be ready by 2008. The exams cover information related to light commercial refrigeration (fractional HP to 7.5 hp) and commercial refrigeration (7.5 HP to 80 hp).
People across the United States dealing with heat waves, tropical storms, and hurricanes are not alone in experiencing weather extremes. According to the World Meteorological Organization the weather and climate in many parts of the world have reached record extremes this year.
U.S. Green Building Council invites the public to comment on the draft LEED for High Performance Operations v2008 Rating System. LEED for High Performance Operations is the outcome of a LEED for Existing Buildings revisions process.
The Department of Homeland Security announced recently supplemental fiscal year 2007 grants for three grant programs: the Port Security Grant Program, Transit Security Grant Program and Emergency Management Performance Grant Program. The supplemental announcement totals $260 million is in addition to $567 million awarded from the regular FY 2007 appropriations for these programs, suggesting major construction industry impact.
ASHRAE recently approved a research grant to analyze by-products from photocatalytic oxidation air cleaning devices, improving understanding of the technology. ASHRAE Research Project 1457, By-Product Production from Photocatalytic Oxidation Associated with Indoor Air Cleaning Devices, was awarded to University of Wisconsin. The $124,889 project is expected to take two years to complete.
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