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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...
RPA to Host ‘Basics of Radiant Heating and Cooling’ Class
October 15, 2015 MOKENA, Ill. - The Radiant Professionals Alliance (RPA) will hold a one-day “Basics of Radiant Heating and Cooling” class on Thursday, Oct. 29, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Taco Inc. training facilities in Cranston, Rhode Island. The first in a series of classes designed to educate RPA members on the requirements of the ASSE International Radiant Installer Professional Qualif...
Danfoss Honors California Commercial HVAC Contractor
October 15, 2015 BALTIMORE - Danfoss has announced that EMCOR Services Mesa Energy Systems, of Irvine, California, is the winner of its sixth annual EnVisioneer of the Year Award. Launched in 2...
Emerson Makes Progress on Environmental, Energy Initiatives
?Company’s Climate Technologies unit updates industry leaders, Administration at second White House meeting on energy, environmental issues ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15, 2015 - Recapping significant prog...
Honeywell Boosts Projections for Reductions in Global Greenh
Oct. 15, 2015 Honeywell announced today at a White House event that increasing global adoption of its range of low-global-warming-potential (GWP) products will reduce global greenhouse gas emissions b...
AHRI Will Reinforce Refrigerant R&D Commitment at White Hous
$1M for refrigerant R&D follows $5 billion pledge in 2014 Oct. 15, 2015 Arlington, Va. - At a White House Industry Leader Roundtable today, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institu...
