HVAC technician platform Bluon names Danica Bunnett as COO
Irvine, CA-based Bluon, Inc., an HVAC support platform, has promoted Danica Bunnett to COO. Bunnett has been with the company for more than four years. The fast-growing platform currently serves 60,000 of the nation’s HVAC …
Florida high school debuts HVAC program
Volusia County Schools in Deltona, FL has officially launched a new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) program at Pine Ridge High School. The new Heating/Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics/Installers and Heating/Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) …
Women in Energy to host two fall conferences
Women in Energy (WE) is gearing up to host Fall Conferences, including September 23–24 at Peddler's Village, New Hope, PA, and October 7–8 at the Wayfinder Hotel Newport, RI. Both properties are casual and intimate, WE …
August 16 is first National Backflow Prevention Day
The first National Backflow Prevention Day, set for Aug. 16, 2021, will recognize the role of backflow prevention and cross-connection control and those who install, maintain and test backflow preventers. August 16 holds particular significance—on that …
Fall OESP Oil Heat Retreat set for Sept. 24-26
Oil & Energy Service Professionals (OESP) will hold its Fall 2021 Oil Heat Retreat from Sept. 24–26, 2021 in historic Bethlehem, PA . The Fall Board of Directors meeting will take place Sept. 25. Nearby hallmarks …
Understanding How Condensate Pumps Do What They Do
As I am writing this column, the summer of 2021 is getting underway. It seems like a strange time to talk about steam systems and condensate handling equipment, but as you all know, the heating …
VISA Increases Fees
Having personally spent the greater part of the last 20 years directly communicating with credit card brands on behalf of the Heating Fuels Industry, I am not happy with the recent and unfortunate increase in …
Whole House Dehumidification
With a steamy summer climate in much of the U.S., the annual maintenance check on your customer’s air conditioning unit is also an ideal time to discuss reducing relative humidity (RH) in their homes. As …
PERC offers updated resources to prepare customers for winter
The Propane Educations & Research Council (PERC) is now offering a collection of customizable materials for marketers to use to promote winter preparation to homeowners. The items in the resource catalog, which now feature the new …
Old mill to become biorefinery for heating oil substitute
Biofine Developments Northeast (BDNE), a biofuel producer and associate member of the National Energy & Fuels Institute (NEFI), announced an agreement with the town of Lincoln, ME to establish a new commercial biorefinery at the …