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Honeywell VP of Investor Relations Named a Woman Worth Watch
10/09/2014 Honeywell’s Elena Doom, Vice President of Investor Relations, was recently named a “Woman Worth Watching” by Profiles in Diversity Journal, a bi-monthly magazine focusing on diversity and i...
Hussmann Announces Transcritical CO2 Refrigeration Systems A
9 October 2014 BRIDGETON, Mo. -- Hussmann Corp. and Systemes LMP, Quebec, Canada, have announced an alliance to provide customized solutions for CO2 transcritical refrigeration systems. Hussmann is a refrigerated products and solutions provider; LMP manufactures cooling modules and heat recovery systems. Together, the two companies expect to expand the reach of their products to a broader audience...
Homeowners to Invest More Than $625 Billion in Energy Genera
9 October 2014 BOULDER, Colo. -- Innovations in renewable distributed power generation, along with attractive new financing mechanisms, are providing residential customers with new options to manage their energy use and generate their own power, notes Navigant Research. Known collectively as distributed energy resources (DER), these technologies are causing a broad disruption that is altering the ...
ASHRAE Releases Legionellosis Standard for Fourth Public Rev
9 October 2014 ATLANTA -- A fourth version of ASHRAE’s proposed legionellosis standard is open for public comment until Nov. 10, 2014. Standard 188P, Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems, currently under development, will establish minimum legionellosis risk management requirements for building water systems. The standard is intended for use by building owners and manag...
Ingersoll Rand Among Top Companies in CDP S&P 500 Climate Ch
October 8, 2014 The CDP S&P 500 2014 Climate Change Report recognized Ingersoll Rand last month for its carbon management efforts, gained through transparent reporting of greenhouse gas emissions,...
Ceiling fan energy standards will be topic of DOE public mee
Oct 9, 2014 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold public meetings in November to discuss a preliminary analysis it has conducted for purposes of establishing energy conservation standards for ceiling fans. The public meetings will be Tuesday and Wednesday, November 18-19, 2014, in Washington, DC. DOE plans to also allow participation in the meeting via webinar. DOE will accep...
BuildingIQ Selected for GSA’s Green Proving Ground Program
8 October 2014 SAN FRANCISCO -- BuildingIQ, a leading energy management software company, announced that its technology has been chosen by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) for its Green Proving Ground Program. The Green Proving Ground Program aims to help government buildings move toward net-zero-energy classification and meet targeted sustainability goals. BuildingIQ was selected fo...
Savant Introduces Home Automation App
8 October 2014 HYANNIS, Mass. -- SavantR, a smart home technology company, has announced the Savant App, which enable homeowners to control their HVAC, lighting, security, and entertainment systems from a single, easy-to-use app. Calling the technology the Single App Homec, the company said it offers a high level of personalization, so every user can tailor it to match the way they live and contro...
As electricity costs rise, market for heat pumps takes off
Once expensive add-ons, hot-cold air pumps gaining in popularity. 06 October 2014 To produce heating as well as cooling, high-efficiency heat pumps circulate a fluid between indoors and outdoors, much...
Solar4America Rolls Out National Program for Fixed Cost Elec
7 October 2014 FREMONT, Calif. -- PetersenDean has announced that its Solar4America campaign will begin offering electricity to consumers nationwide at under six cents per kilowatt hour. The program has already been launched in Arizona and California and will roll out to Texas in October, with four other states to follow in the first quarter of 2015. The program has already generated more t...
ZigBee Alliance Announces Updated Remote Control Standard fo
7 October 2014 SAN RAMON, Calif. -- The ZigBee Alliance has announced the ratification of the ZigBee Remote Control 2.0 standard for smart home remote control using fast, reliable radio frequency technology. “With this release, which includes a range of necessary enhancements, ZigBee is now the most comprehensive standard for an optimal control experience,” said Arsham Hatambeiki, vice pres...
MovinCool Climate Pro 18: Heating & Cooling Combined
7 October 2014 MovinCool, a brand of DENSO Corporation, has announced the release of a new Climate Pro 18 portable heat pump, which combines both cooling and heating capabilities in a single, self-con...
