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Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote Accepts Hero’s Award fr
On Thursday, October 15, 2015, Honeywell Chairman and CEO, Dave Cote, accepted the Hero’s Award, given by Community Hope of New Jersey, in recognition of Honeywell’s commitment and support of the mili...
ACCA Online Program to Help HVAC Contractors Train, Reward Q
October 19, 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. - ACCA has announced the launch of Qtech, a new series of online certificate programs for HVAC technicians. Through Qtech, contractors can offer their employees on-demand training in quality HVACR installation, maintenance, home performance, and other areas. Technicians that successfully complete Qtech programs will be awarded certificate designations allowing them ...
Daikin Applied Expands Thermal Mechanics Inc.’s Territory
October 19, 2015 MINNEAPOLIS - Daikin Applied has extended the territory of Thermal Mechanics Inc. (TMI) from eastern Missouri and southern Illinois to include specific counties in eastern Kansas and ...
Smart thermostats are among the most popular smart home wire
October 19, 2015 SAN DIEGO - Growing awareness and demand for smart home solutions has reached mass market scale, according to survey results from global technology research firm ON World. “The majority of U.S. consumers express interest in smart home products and services and 20 percent are likely to adopt within the next two years,” said Mareca Hatler, ON World’s research director. “Large...
White House Recognizes Air Conditioner and Chemical Manufact
16 October 2015 Washington, DC [October 15, 2015] - At the White House earlier today, the Obama Administration recognized Daikin Industries, Ltd. and other private sector businesses for their continui...
US Govt. and manufacturers continue ambitious HFC reduction
16 October 2015 The Obama Administration and the US private-sector has announced the further introduction of a series of significant HFC-reduction commitments The White House has announced a dr...
DOE Announces Buildings Crowdsourcing Competition Winners, N
16 October 2015 OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) revealed the first-round winners of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL’s) crowdsourcing competition to advance innovative building technology ideas, and announced a new open innovation program between ORNL and four industry partners. BUILDINGS CROWDSOURCING 1.0 WINNERS ORNL launched the Buildings Crowdsourcing Communi...
Automated Control Systems Completes BAS Integration for Loyo
16 October 2015 NEW ORLEANS - Automated Control Systems Inc. has completed a $2.7 million building automation system (BAS) integration as part of the renovation and expansion of Monroe Hall on the campus of Loyola University in New Orleans. Automated Control Systems, based in Metairie, Louisiana, designs and installs environmental control systems for buildings in the southeast Louisiana and southe...
Clogged Filter Monitor Indicates Time to Replace HVAC Air Fi
16 October 2015 AUSTIN, Texas - Airflow1 has announced a clogged filter monitor, called the CFM-GM, that signals the ideal time to replace HVAC air filters, which the company says can help homeowners keep a cleaner indoor environment, reduce the need for maintenance on HVAC equipment, and trim energy costs. The company currently has a Kickstarter campaign to fund the final development and producti...
Carrier makes progress in lower global warming potential ref
Oct 15, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. Representatives participate in White House Roundtable on HFCs Against the backdrop of World Food Day and building on a commitment made one year ago to pursue low Global W...
Daikin to build R32 units in the USA
15 October 2015 USA: Daikin is to start manufacturing air conditioners using low GWP refrigerant R32 in the USA. Daikin says it will begin production and sale of high-efficiency package termina...
Building Energy Management Systems Boom Due to Falling Cost,
October 15, 2015 BOSTON - With the emergence of data analytics tools and new software-enabled hardware, building energy management services (BEMS) have expanded in capability. BEMS have benefitted from falling costs and $1.4 billion in venture capital (VC) funding to facilitate operational decisions based on analysis of building energy data, reports Lux Research. “Customers view energy anal...
