HVAC INDUSTRY LINKS

ABMA - American Boiler Manufacturers Association is a national association representing the manufacturers of commercial, industrial and utility steam generating and fuel burning equipment, as well as suppliers to the industry. The primary goal of ABMA is to promote the common business interests of the boiler manufacturing industry and to promote the safe, environmentally friendly use of the products and services of its members.

ACCA - Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) mission is to help the best HVACR contractors in the country acquire, serve, and satisfy customers. They are a non-profit association whose only goal is the success of the HVACR contracting industry they've served for over thirty years.

AESP - Association of Energy Services Professionals. AESP is a member-based association dedicated to improving the delivery and implementation of energy efficiency, energy management, and distributed renewable resources.

ARI - The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) is a voluntary, nonprofit organization comprised of the manufacturers of air conditioning, refrigeration, and heating products. More than 90 percent of the air conditioning and refrigeration machinery and components manufactured in the United States is produced by members of ARI.

ASHRAE - American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers. An international organization of 50,000 persons throughout the world. The Society is organized for the sole purpose of advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration for the public's benefit through research, standards writing, continuing education, and publications.

ASME - The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is the premier organization for promoting the art, science, and practice of mechanical engineering throughout the world.

ASPE - American Society of Plumbing Engineers is the international organization for professionals skilled in the design, specification, and inspection of plumbing systems.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY - The department of Energy's overarching mission is to advance the national, economic and energy security of the United States; to promote scientific and technological innovation in support of that mission; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.

ENERGY INFORMATION ASSOCIATION - The Energy Information Administration (EIA), created by Congress in 1977, is a statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Energy. They provide policy-independent data, forecasts, and analyses to promote sound policy making, efficient markets, and public understanding regarding energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.

GAMA - The Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association is a national trade association whose members manufacturer appliances, components and related products used in connection with space heating, water heating, and commercial food service.

HYDRAULIC INSTITUTE -The Hydraulic Institute is the largest association of pump producers and suppliers in North America. HI serves member companies and pump users by providing product standards and forums for the exchange of industry information. HI is your source for pumps standards, books, energy reduction programs and much more.

MCAA - The more than 1,300 contractors that proudly call themselves members of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America are dedicated to excellence and committed to quality. MCAA members deliver construction that moves quickly and efficiently. Their jobs are problem free and safe.

USGBC - The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.

OTHER SITES

4SPECS - A fast and comprehensive way to access "specified" product information. Quickly access over 10,201 manufacturers' web sites for the construction product specifications, CAD details and CSI-formatted specs you need for your project.

AIR CONDITIONING, HEATING, and RERIGERATION NEWS - For more than 75 years, The Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News has been the leading voice of the industry.

DOGPILE - Dogpile is a meta-search engine that searches the Internet's top search engines such as About, Ask Jeeves, FAST, FindWhat, Google, LookSmart, Overture and many more. With one single, powerful search engine, you get more relevant and comprehensive results. When you use Dogpile, you are actually searching many search engines simultaneously.

FREETRANSLATION - FreeTranslation.com is an easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages.

HPAC ENGINEERING MAGAZINE - HPAC Engineering is a forum for peer-to-peer communication among engineering professionals in the buildings and construction industries.

UL - UL provides a full range of conformity and quality assessment services to manufacturers and other organizations. In addition to these customers, UL also assists jurisdictional and provincial authorities, provides educational materials to consumers, and works to strengthen safety systems worldwide.