On January 19, 2013, in Dallas, Texas, Sunset West (Vista, California) was named as the winner in the Manufacturer: Outdoor Living category of the 24th annual awards presented by the nonproft Accessories Resource Team (ART): The Creative Home Furnishings Network, a trade association for home-decor professionals. The ARTS Awards were…

Monessen Hearth Systems Company has changed its name to Vermont Castings Group. The overall structure, size, and organization of the Paris, Kentucky, company remain the same. No personnel changes are expected as a result of the corporate name change.

Dan Clifford, president and CEO of Vermont Castings Group, says,…

The U.S. EPA has acknowledged that the Earth’s Flame fireplace retrofit device, the Hybrid Clean Burn™system (as tested in the Heatilator E36 fireplace) meets the phase 2 qualifying emissions level under the EPA woodburning fireplace program, Burn Wise (www.epa.gov/burnwise). The goal of the EPA, and of many states, is to…

M&G DuraVent has received more key approvals for PolyPro venting systems. Bryant 900 series, Carrier 59 series, Day & Night 90+, Heil 90+, Keeprite 90+, Payne’s 2012 models, and Tempstar 90+ furnaces have all approved the use of PolyPro singlewall, concentric, and flex products with their appliances.

PolyPro is…

A federal tax credit on 75% efficient biomass heating appliances, which expired on December 31, 2011, was reinstated by the fiscal cliff legislation, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, signed by President Obama on January 2, 2013. The bill includes a tax extender for Internal Revenue Code section 25C,…