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GEO Working to Get Federal Incentives for Geothermal Heat Pu
October 20, 2014 SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) announced that it is actively supporting “tax extenders bills” that are now under consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate. The bills would reinstate and extend several tax incentives for geothermal heat pumps that expired last year. According to GEO President Doug Dougherty...
EPA Steps Up Phaseout of R-22 Refrigerant
October 20, 2014 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its final phase down schedule regarding production and importation of HCFC-22 refrigerant. It calls for an immediate drop come this Jan. 1 from 51 million pounds allowed in 2014 to 22 million pounds in 2015. After that, 18 million pounds of new and imported R-22 will be allowed in 2016, 13 million pounds in ...
Emerson Digs In, Breaks Ground on HVACR Innovation Center
October 20 -- Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson, broke ground today on its $35 million innovation center on the University of Dayton campus. The facility will foster an ambitious, co...
DOE Announces Funding to Develop Next Generation HVAC System
17 October 2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) has announced nearly $8 million to support research and development of next generation HVAC technologies. The R&D will focus on developing regionally appropriate HVAC solutions that would offer significant potential energy savings for new and existing buildings, and on developing innovative approaches that could replace current v...
Rinnai Tankless Water Heater Offers Both Concentric and Twin
17 October 2014 PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- Rinnai has introduced a tankless water heater that allows for concentric or twin-pipe PVC venting from the same unit. The new Ultra Series condensing tankless water heater models RUC98i and RUC80i feature a built-in system that allows maximum flexibility for installers and dealers, who can now know that the unit they’ve specified or have on-hand will be compa...
Emerson Climate Technologies Breaks Ground on HVACR Innovati
$35 million project to offer five specialized research areas Dayton, Ohio, October 17, 2014 -- Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), broke ground today on its $35 mil...
AHRI Annual Meeting registration open for just 1 more week
Oct 17, 2014 The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) is accepting registrations for one more week for its 2014 Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be November 16-18, in ...
Smart devices shipments forecast to show strong growth
Oct 17, 2014 Smart home products are exhibiting strong growth in U.S. homes, and 20% of households with broadband plan to acquire one or more smart home devices within the next year, according to new survey released from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and Parks Associates. The study said 48% of those surveyed who own a smart home device are under 35-years-old. “It makes s...
Oct. 21: Emerson to Host Webinar on Walk-in Cooler Regulatio
Oct 17, 2014 Topics in the Emerson webinar will include: ? Survey of existing condensing unit technology and how it compares to the AWEF minimum requirements ? Technology/design options (compressors, coil, motors, modulation, controls, etc.) ? Impacts of the EPA’s recent significant new alternative (SNAP) refrigerant delisting proposal ? Refrigeration industry push back The Department of En...
POV: Tecumseh on the HVACR Refrigerant Transition
Oct 17, 2014 The refrigerant sector of the HVACR industry is operating in an accelerated state of change. This has been driven primarily by government mandates in the U.S. and Europe, due to concerns ...
enVerid Systems Receives DOE Funding for Energy-Saving HVAC
Oct 16, 2014 HOUSTON -- enVerid Systems announced that it has been awarded $2.4 million through a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate the deployment of the company’s new HVAC Load Reduction (HLR?) technology for buildings. enVerid said its HLR technology addresses one of the leading causes of energy waste in buildings associated with HVAC systems, wh...
Lochinvar Launches VIP Contractor Program
Oct 16, 2014 LEBANON, Tenn. -- Lochinvar has announced the opening of its 2014-2015 VIP Contractor Program. The program offers participating contractors numerous ways to earn prizes for installing Lochinvar residential boilers. Throughout the year, approved VIP Contractors will receive a Visa Reward Card for every eligible product they register. Qualified products include the high-efficienc...
