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Emerson’s Helix Innovation Center aims to disrupt old ways o
April 29, 2016 ? Emerson is making a total investment of $35 million in this new 40,000-sq.ft. innovation center over a five-year period. ? The Helix features full-scale simulated environments. ? The ...
Nest Expands Energy Business to More Than 50 Energy Provider
April 29, 2016 PALO ALTO, Calif. - Nest Labs Inc. has announced continued growth in its energy business with the addition of more than 50 energy providers now offering Nest Learning Thermostat rebates and rewards for residential customers. Along with the energy efficiency (EE) savings and enhanced customer engagement offered by the Nest thermostat, many of these partners are also participating in ...
Nortek Appoints Biasiotta as COO, Air Management
April 29, 2016 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Nortek Inc. announced the appointment of Bruno Biasiotta as chief operating officer, air management. In this newly appointed role, Biasiotta will report to Nortek’s president and chief executive officer, Michael J. Clarke, and assume responsibility for the Residential & Commercial HVAC (RCH) and Custom & Commercial Air Solutions (CAS) businesses. Group pre...
New Johnson Controls YORK(R) touch-screen thermostat seamles
Easy-to-use interface compatible with most conventionally-wired heating and cooling systems MILWAUKEE, April 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- A new residential touch-screen thermostat from the YORK(R) brand o...
Corporate Responsibility Magazine ranks Johnson Controls 17t
Johnson Controls has been in the top 25 since 2006 Johnson Controls has been ranked 17th in Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s 17th annual “100 Best Corporate Citizens List.Johnson Controls has ...
HVAC and IoT, Simply
28 April 2016 Getting deeper into the benefit of HVAC IoT means also the tackling the challenge of reducing the time and resources workers on site at a building must spend to upkeep systems and respon...
Watts Water Technologies names new Business Development Mana
28 April 2016 NORTH ANDOVER, MA - Watts Water announced today that James “Jimmy” Hunt has joined the company as Business Development Manager - BLUCHER Products. In that role, he is responsible for developing and implementing a comprehensive plan that defines strategic goals for the company’s BLUCHER stainless steel drainage and piping systems in the industrial markets of North America. Jimmy has ...
Quarterly GDP Growth Slowest in Two Years
28 April 2016 WASHINGTON, DC - Real gross domestic product (GDP) expanded only 0.5 percent (seasonally adjusted annual rate) during 2016’s first quarter according to an analysis of Bureau of Economic ...
CEO Warrior Founder Mike Agugliaro Hosts Fast Track CEO Work
28 April 2016 EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ - Mike Agugliaro, co-owner of Gold Medal Service, a $28 million home service business, and founder of CEO Warrior, a business mentoring and coaching service for home s...
DOE Expands Program to Help Jumpstart New Building Technolog
28 April 2016 OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Four U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories are joining Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to expand an online crowdsourcing community for building technologies called JUMP, which helps bridge the gap between cutting-edge ideas and the marketplace. Joining ORNL in JUMP, which was launched by Oak Ridge National Laboratory last year, are Argon...
ACCA Launches HVAC Duct Design Basics Online Training
28 April 2016 ARLINGTON, Va. - ACCA has announced the launch of its newest online certificate training program, Qtech: Duct Design Basics. Through Qtech, contractors can offer their employees on-demand training in quality HVAC installation, maintenance, home performance, and other areas. Technicians that successfully complete Qtech programs will be awarded certificate designations allowing them to...
Proposed Guideline Provides Advice for Efficiency Improvemen
28 April 2016 ATLANTA - Historical buildings - from those on the local Main Street to world-renowned structures - could be brought from the past into an energy efficient future under a proposed guidel...
