The Alliance Works with AHRI on Regional Standards and Other News

Although it’s widely believed that climate legislation is dead for this year, the Alliance, along with organizations like the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute and the National Resources Defense Council have banded together on regional standards for furnaces, air conditioners and heat pumps. There’s power in numbers! [Contracting Business]

• University of California, San Diego, is going green with the help of the Alliance’s Green Campus Program. The student-led program is working with the school’s Housing, Dining, Hospitality department to conduct energy and water assessments of on-campus dining halls. [FoodService Director magazine]
• Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Cathy Zoi is being elevated to serve as acting under secretary for energy. We’re a big fan of Zoi and honored her at our 2010 Stars of Energy Efficiency Awards Dinner Sept. 14 with the Chairman’s Award. Congrats! [Inside Energy]