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Heil Trailer, owned by American Industrial Partners, has announced it is now part of EnTrans International, LLC, along with SERVA, also an AIP-owned company. Both Heil Trailer and SERVA will continue to operate under their existing brand names.

Recognizing that the ventilation rate procedure in its indoor air quality standard may be difficult to apply in existing buildings, ASHRAE is proposing an alternate compliance path. Proposed addendum b is one of six addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2013, Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality currently open for public comment from Sept. 5 to Oct. 5, 2014. To comment or learn more, visit www.ashrae.org/publicreviews.  

We thought it important to share some information regarding the passing of one of our past National Officers, Mr. Jack Simione.   Mr. Simione was the owner of Simione Oil, Winthrop Mass.  He was very active in our association. He was Past President of the Boston Chapter and he served on the national level back in the late 60's and early 70's in the positions of secretary and vice president. His funeral was held at  Our Lady of the Assumption Church on Sept. 1.

As part of Testo's 2014 Fall Promotion, they are running a Race Weekend for Four Sweepstakes. The winner will receive race tickets, travel and accommodations for four people ' valued to $10,000'for a car race of your choice within the continental United States.  Register and get details at www.testo.com/promo.  Entries will be accepted from September 1, 2014 through January 28, 2015.

To assist policymakers, planners and businesses prepare for a wide variety of weather-related emergencies, the Diesel Technology Forum is sponsoring a free webinar on September 18 designed to provide a basic understanding of the issues surrounding the use of emergency back-up power systems, technology and fuel choices, operating conditions and incentives to provide critical electrical power.

Release Date: September 9, 2014 Highlights

Utilities would like consumers to believe that natural gas prices will remain lower than oil prices for at least the next few years, but one analyst pokes holes in that belief in a recent article posted on The Motley Fool website.

Sunrun unveiled Sunrun BrightPath???, the industry's first open end-to-end automated software platform that enables Sunrun and its certified partners to manage every aspect of a homeowner's solar system.

Boart Longyear, the world's leading integrated exploration drilling services, equipment and performance tooling provider, has been awarded a contract at the Magnum NGLs (Natural Gas Liquids) Storage Project at central Utah's Western Energy Hub.

Thermostat Recycling Corporation applauds Johnstone Supply's effort to enhance its thermostat recycling at more than 380 locations nationwide. It has committed to making any Johnstone Supply location into a thermostat recycling center in order to make the service available across the nation. The company is promoting the service online at JohnstoneSupply.com.