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Parsons Voted New GEO Chairman
5 May 2016 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - By unanimous vote of its directors, the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) has named Joe Parsons of Earthlinked Technologies as its new chairman of the board for 2016-17. He has served on the GEO board of directors since May 2014. Parsons is chief operating officer at EarthLinked Technologies, responsible for product development, training programs, standar...
Changes to Purpose, Scope of ASHRAE Standard 189.1 Open for
5 May 2016 ATLANTA - Changes to the purpose and scope that reflect advances in green buildings over the last 10 years have been proposed to the green building standard from ASHRAE, the International Code Council (ICC), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). ASHRAE/IES/USGBC/ICC Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance Gree...
Air Force One Named to Forbes List of Best Small Companies
5 May 2016 Air Force One, Dublin, OH, a leader in commercial HVAC, has been named to the Forbes annual list of America’s Best Small Companies for 2016. "We are proud that Forbes as named us as one of...
LG supply R32 air conditioners in the US
May 4, 2016 USA: LG is marketing a range of window air conditioners in the USA using the new lower GWP refrigerant R32. While the world’s major manufacturers have been announcing equipment usin...
EPA repeats warnings on R22 'substitutes'
May 4, 2016 USA: The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has repeated warnings of the dangers of using hydrocarbon refrigerants as substitutes for R22 in existing equipment. The EPA warns ...
IoT World Show Attendees Learn about the Benefits of Intelli
Santa Clara, California, May 4, 2016 - Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, will educate attendees about the benefits of intelligent...
Samsung HVAC Product Roadshow Brings Innovations to Contract
04 May 2016 Samsung HVAC has embarked on its inaugural United States product roadshow. The 53-foot Samsung trailer will showcase current and innovative products including: Residential, Light Commerc...
Viega LLC Announces 2015 Top Gun Award Winners
04 May 2016 WICHITA, Kan. - May 2016 - Viega LLC announced its 2015 Top Gun award winners at the company’s 2016 annual national sales meeting held in April in Wichita, Kan. The following top ...
CIBSE releases new weather data for building designers
04 May 2016 CIBSE (The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers) has issued a new version of the weather data that is used by building designers in their calculation of heating and cooling requirements for buildings. The datasets provide climate information for building simulation software which is then used to demonstrate compliance to UK Building Regulations. Produced i...
Encompass to Open New Training Facility to Support HVAC and
May 4, 2016 LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Encompass Supply Chain Solutions Inc. announced it has begun renovations to its 150,000-square-foot headquarters in Georgia to build a state-of-the-art training facility to assist major HVAC and appliance manufacturers in providing comprehensive training to field service technicians. The new training facility, located within Encompass’ main distribution cent...
Watts Water Announces Opening of Watts Works Learning Center
May 4, 2016 NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - Watts Water Technologies Inc. has announced the grand opening of the Watts Works Learning Center, a state-of-the-art facility where customers, distributors, sales representatives, and others can obtain hands-on experience with the company’s plumbing, HVAC, and water quality products and technologies. The 12,000-square-foot facility includes configurable classroom...
US: EPA to strengthen HFC laws
02/05/2016 The proposed changes to Section 608 of the Clean Air Act, published on November 9, 2015, aim at reducing emissions of ozone depleting substances (ODS) and substitute HFC refrigerants during...
