Affordable Comfort Inc. has announced that Carrier and Dow Building Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Co., will serve as host sponsors for the 2013 National Home Performance Conference in Denver, April 30-May 3. This is the first time in ACI’s 26-year history that the organization will have international manufacturers as host sponsors for this event.
“Carrier and Dow’s investment in ACI is a measure of the strength of the home performance and weatherization industry,” says Amy Fazio, ACI’s CEO. “Their commitment proves that we represent a stand-alone industry, in which manufacturers can invest to stay ahead of their competitors.”
ACI’s National Home Performance Conference is an annual event attracting members of all sectors of the home-performance and weatherization industry: contractors, building analysts, utilities, government and more. The conference hosts a comprehensive educational agenda, workshops, networking and the industry’s largest trade show. The 2013 event will take place at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, and registration is now open.
Carrier and Dow have pioneered innovative technology that changed the way we live, impacting home construction, comfort and energy efficiency. Carrier’s sustainable, efficient furnaces, central air conditioners and air-quality products represent decades of research and development in heating, cooling and refrigeration. Dow’s innovative insulation and air-sealing products, including STYROFOAM Brand Extruded Polystyrene Foam Insulation, FROTH-PAK Foam Sealants and Insulation and GREAT STUFF Insulating Foam Sealants, have advanced energy-, air- and moisture-management solutions.
This partnership will enable ACI to extend its reach into the insulation and HVAC sectors of home performance and weatherization, engaging a more diverse group of professionals in its mission of making every home healthy, comfortable and resource-efficient.