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Tecumseh celebrates 80th anniversary and launches new produc
Oct 15, 2014 This year leading commercial refrigeration firm, Tecumseh Products Company, is celebrating its 80th anniversary. The first celebration took place in January 2014 in New-York during...
Electrolux Design Lab 2014 Finalists Chosen
Oct 15, 2014 Electrolux has chosen the six finalists in its annual Design Lab competition. The finalists will present their concepts to a jury in Paris on November 12, 2014 and a winner will be chosen...
HVAC Game Changer: Calculating System BTUs
? The basics of System Delivered BTU made simple. ? Heating BTUs ? Cooling BTUs ? Determine for yourself how well your home system is operating, and then to begin to move this knowledge and skill with you into your everyday job. Traditionally the HVAC industry has offered their customer’s replacement equipment based on the manufacturer rated BTU and efficiency ratings. If this is still your...
Trane and Honeywell address greenhouse gas emissions at Chil
14 October 2014 Trane and Honeywell have announced that they are working together to increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). At Chillventa this week the companies are introducing visitors to the Trane Series E CenTraVac chiller using Honeywell’s Solstice zd, a next generation refrigerant with global warming potential (GWP) of just one (according to the Intergov...
ONS estimates August construction output dip of 3.9%
14 October 2014 Estimates for construction output in August have shown a 3.9 per cent dip, compared with July, and is 0.3 per cent down year on year. According to Construction News, the ONS sai...
Stater Bros. Markets Receives GreenChill Award for Lowest Co
14 October 2014 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Stater Bros. Markets announced that it has received the Best Emissions Rate Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) GreenChill Partnership for having the lowest corporate-wide refrigerant emissions rate of all GreenChill partners in 2013. There are approximately 8,000 GreenChill partner stores throughout the nation. Stater Bros....
‘Autotune’ Software Makes It Quicker, Easier to Model Energy
14 October 2014 OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - As many as 3,000 parameters can be specified when modeling a building’s energy use. Jibonananda Sanyal of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Building Technologies Research and Integration Center and principal investigator Joshua New have developed automated, or “Autotune,” calibration software, which reduces the amou...
Thermo King Recognizes Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AV
HOUSTON Oct. 14, 2014 -- Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control solutions for a variety of mobile applications and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, presented the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) with the Energy Leader Award today at the American Public Transit Association (APTA) Expo. The award recognizes AVTA for its pioneering efforts in adopting an all-electric hea...
Global district cooling market
13/10/2014 According to a new report from MarketsandMarkets (information provided by ReportLinker), global district cooling market is growing at 11.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) until 2019. &n...
Field Service Software Provider Intac Releases New App for A
13 October 2014 BURLINGTON, Mass. - Intac International LLC, provider of the field service software Wintac, has announced the availability of a new app for Wintac subscribers. The app is available on all Android devices, including tablets and smartphones. The new app is available for free download with the installment of the latest Wintac Web Portal, which is available as an add-on to the W...
ACCA Develops Manual J Course Curriculum for HVAC Educators
13 October 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. - ACCA announced that it has developed a curriculum especially for teaching students how to do a load calculation using the Manual J8ae Speedsheet. This new curriculum is available for free download at www.acca.org/educators/. ACCA worked with educational specialists to develop this curriculum, which is designed to be used for three class sessions and is inten...
New Report Highlights Value of Solar Heating and Cooling
There Are Now More Than 1,700 Companies Nationwide That Specialize in Solar Heating and Cooling 13 October 2014 WASHINGTON -- With projected savings in some cases as high as $1.5 million, a new report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) illustrates the benefits achieved by utilizing solar heating and cooling (SHC) systems for U.S. businesses and commercial buildings. ...
