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Nexia Smart Home Devices Now Integrate with Amazon Echo
July 5, 2016 BROOMFIELD, Colo. - Nexia(TM), a brand of Ingersoll Rand, has given subscribers the ability to control Nexia-certified smart home devices in their home - starting with thermostats, lighting, and plug-in wall modules - with simple voice commands through Amazon Echo. Additional features will be added soon. “Echo is one of the great technological breakthroughs of the past several ...
Insulation Market Projected to Reach $93.34 Billion by 2024
July 5, 2016 SAN FRANCISCO - The global insulation market is forecast to reach $93.34 billion by 2024, according to a new report by Grand View Research Inc. The rising importance of energy efficient buildings owing to escalating energy costs is expected to remain a key driving factor for the global insulation market. Legislative initiatives such as new building codes by the European Union (...
Ammonia/CO2 conference call for papers
July 1, 2016 MACEDONIA: Papers describing technological innovations in ammonia and CO2 refrigeration are invited for a major conference in Ohrid next year. Organised by the International Instit...
1234yf team to receive 'Heroes' award
July 1, 2016 USA: The team behind Honeywell’s development of HFO refrigerant R1234yf have been recognised as Heroes of Chemistry by the American Chemical Society (ACS). Since 1996, the annual H...
Dexter + Chaney Announces Executive Team Moves
July 1, 2016 SEATTLE - Dexter + Chaney, a supplier of construction enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and provider of Spectrum(R) Construction Software, has announced two significant moves among the company’s executive team. Dexter + Chaney’s president, Norbert Orth, will be assuming the additional responsibilities of CEO. With his promotion to president and CEO, Orth will continue...
Ingersoll Rand Honored with Three Awards for Product Sustain
July 1, 2016 DAVIDSON, N.C. - Ingersoll Rand announced that it received three Product and Project of the Year awards from Environmental Leader at the fifth annual Environmental Leader Conference in De...
US Leads in Imports of Commercial and Industrial HVAC and Re
In 2015, U.S. imports of air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment totaled $15.44 billion July 1, 2016 DOUGLAS, Scotland - The United States is the leader in global imports of commercial and industrial air conditioning, heating, and refrigeration equipment, accounting for a 15 percent share (based on U.S. dollars), according to a new report from IndexBox Marketing. The U.S. was follow...
Honeywell to Acquire Intelligrated, A Leader In Supply Chain
Jul 01, 2016 Manufacturing Scanning & Mobile Productivity Business & Financial Productivity Honeywell To Acquire Intelligrated, A Leader In Supply Chain And Warehouse Automation Technologies H...
Ozone hole is on the mend
June 30, 2016 USA: Scientists have identified what has been called the “first fingerprints of healing” of the Antarctic ozone layer. The scientific team report that the September ozone hole had...
Display cases adopt magnetic refrigeration
June 30, 2016 USA: Michigan-based display case maker Structural Concepts is to adopt magnetocaloric refrigeration technology under a deal with French magnetic fridge company Cooltech. The part...
Private and public sector leaders commit to pioneering polic
Johnson Controls and United States Energy Association host 27th annual Energy Efficiency Forum MILWAUKEE, June 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Energy systems are evolving with traditional users acting as bot...
ABC and Autodesk Sign Strategic Partnership Deal
Jun 30, 2016 WASHINGTON - Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) and Autodesk, a leading global 3D design and engineering software company, have announced a strategic partnership to enable construction professionals to work smarter by harnessing digital solutions to increase productivity, reduce redundancy, and eliminate waste. “The Autodesk partnership is designed to help all ABC member...
