Mechanical Hub Team

Lebanon, Tenn. —Lochinvar and EC POWER announced a strategic partnership to launch a cutting-edge cogeneration product in North America. Using up to 96 percent of the fuel, a commercial facility with a cogeneration system can produce both energy-efficient heat for domestic hot water and electricity to reduce energy consumption from external power sources. The system Read more

Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $14.5 million in new funding to advance geothermal energy development. The Efficient Drilling for Geothermal Energy (EDGE) funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will focus on geothermal drilling in support of accelerating the research and development of innovative geothermal energy technologies in America. “Advancing research Read more

Peachtree City, Ga. — Rinnai America Corporation announces it has manufactured its first unit in the United States, just eight months after it announced plans to start manufacturing domestically. The first unit was a Rinnai HE+ Series, RL model, non-condensing, Wi-Fi-compatible tankless water heater. It will be commemorated in the lobby of the Rinnai America Manufacturing facility in Read more

Franklin Park, Ill. —Sloan is devoted to sustainability both inside and outside the restroom, and supports the Earth Day Network in its efforts to end plastic pollution as Earth Day 2018 approaches on April 22. As the exponential growth of plastics — from its detrimental effects of injuring marine life to clogging waste streams and Read more

Milwaukee—In 1974, Penny Yonan Padgett was asked by a friend to fill in for her as a receptionist at an HVAC company. Forty-four years later, she is still in the industry, having worked her way up to territory manager for YORK® and another manufacturing division of U.S. Air Conditioning Distributors. “I was one of the Read more