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Transformative Wave Announces Canadian Patent for Its CATALY
29 May 2015 KENT, Wash. -- Transformative Wave announced that the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has issued patent approval on the company’s CATALYST technology, marking the fourth overall patent for the product. The first patent was awarded in August 2013 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, followed by a second U.S. patent in January 2015, and the Australian Intellectual Property Offi...
The Jordan Co. Acquires DiversiTech
29 May 2015 New York -- The Resolute Fund III L.P., a private equity fund managed by The Jordan Co., announced that it has acquired DiversiTech Corp. in partnership with the existing management team from the company’s shareholder group, led by longtime chairman, Charles Lipman. Headquartered in Duluth, Georgia, DiversiTech is a leading manufacturer and distributor of HVACR products for the ...
Neutrons provide first images of refrigerant flow
28/05/2015 Researchers at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have captured undistorted snapshots of refrigerants flowing through small heat exchangers, helping to further elucidate characteris...
Titus Introduces the Revolution TFX Air Handling Unit
29 May 2015 Titus HVAC, a leader in air management, introduces the RevolutionTFX air-handling unit (AHU). This air handler expands the contractor’s ability to meet the wide range of retrofit challenge...
Trane Showcases Trane Building Advantage(TM), Tracer(R) Conc
Attendees learn about the benefits of building controls and automation solutions Fort Worth, Texas, May 28, 2015 - Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a bran...
Survey Shows Energy Star Brand Awareness Continues to Grow
28 May 2015 WASHINGTON - The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) has announced that results from its National Awareness of Energy StarR survey for 2014 shows continued growing strength for the Energy Star brand. In 2014, 89 percent of households recognized the Energy Star label when it was shown to them. This constitutes an increase of 48 percent since CEE first conducted the survey in 2000. &n...
Hypertherm Offers Free Plasma Cutting Curriculum and Grant P
28 May 2015 HANOVER, N.H. - Hypertherm announced it is reinforcing its commitment to welding schools and training programs by making all 10 hours of its American Welding Society (AWS) SENSE approved curriculum available for free download to instructors. At the same time, the company is launching a new educational grant program designed to place Powermax systems in North American schools. Hy...
Quality Maintenance of Commercial Refrigeration Systems Stan
28 May 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its BSR/ACCA 14 QMref -201x, “Quality Maintenance of Commercial Refrigeration Systems” as a new industry standard. The public review period has a comment deadline of June 29, 2015. &...
Recent trends in global emissions of HCFCs and HFCs
27/05/2015 Global-scale atmospheric measurements were used by S.A. Montzka et al.* to investigate the effectiveness of recent adjustments to production and consumption controls on HCFCs under the Montreal Protocol, and to assess recent projections of large increases in HFC production and emission. The results show that aggregate global HCFC emissions did not increase appreciably during 2007...
Johnson Controls awarded two 2014 FCA US Qualitas Awards
Multi-industrial recognized for its diversity and cost reduction efforts Plymouth, Mich., May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FCA US LLC has awarded Johnson Controls two Qualitas Awards: the Diversity Suppli...
Distributed Refrigeration: The Benefits of Ammonia Refrigera
May 21, 2015 The majority of industrial refrigeration systems in the U.S. are central-station ammonia systems-the backbone of the food and beverage industry. For over 100 years, these ammonia systems ...
Advanced Rooftop Unit Campaign Awards Organizations For Exce
May 27, 2015 ATLANTA - Today, the organizing partners of the Advanced Rooftop Unit (RTU) Campaign (ARC) announced the award winners for excellence in RTU efficiency. ASHRAE, RILA and the U.S. Departme...
