eJARN News

2015.03.30

Toshiba wins top training award

30 March 2015 Toshiba Air Conditioning has won one of the industry’s top training awards for its national network of air conditioning training centres.   The company received the ACR News award f...

2015.03.31

Carrier unveils CO2OLacademy

March 30, 2015 Carrier Commercial Refrigration has opened its CO2OLacademy field training facility in Germany - its first in a live-store environment.   The CO2OLacademy aims to increase the tech...

2015.03.30

First CO2 Ice Rink in US Saves Energy, Reduces Environmental

March 30, 2015 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The first United States ice rink to use CO2 refrigeration is benefiting from lower operational costs and reduced environmental impact just two months after opening.   “We are already seeing savings, and we’re anticipating energy savings of 25 percent to 40 percent when all the results are in,” said John Rodda, parks and recreation director for Anchorage, Al...

2015.03.30

Daikin VRV is Eurovent certified

29 March 2015 BELGIUM: Daikin’s range of air-cooled VRV systems is now certified by Eurovent.   The independent Eurovent certification verifies the performance ratings of air conditioning and ref...

2015.03.30

Midea to develop ac for US market

March 28, 2015 USA: Chinese air-conditioning manufacturer Midea is planning to build its first US r&d facility in Louisville.   In the $2.7m project, Midea, the third-largest appliance maker ...

2015.03.31

LG opens new factory in Vietnam

March 27, 2015 VIETNAM: LG Electronics has officially its newest production facility in Vietnam with the completion of the main building at its Haiphong Campus.   At 800,000m2, the building in LG...

2015.03.21

Japan quake released 6,600t of halocarbons

March 27, 2015 USA: Damage caused by the Japanese earthquake in 2011 released thousands of tons of CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs, according to a new study.   New research suggests that the thousands of bu...

2015.03.30

Toshiba Carrier plans local manufacturing

March 27, 2015 JAPAN: Toshiba Carrier is to establish factories in Europe, India and North America within the next five years.   The announcement of the new heating, ventilating and air condition...

2015.03.29

Revised format for second annual solar workshop

27 Mar 2015 The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating (AIRAH) has introduced a revised format for its second annual Solar Heating and Cooling Workshop to be held on April 23, 2015 at the University of Wollongong. AIRAH CEO Phil Wilkinson said solar heating and cooling has the potential to help Australia deal with some of the nation’s electricity grid issues, such as ...

2015.03.29

ACCA Approves CalcuNow App as Manual J Block Load Compliant

27-Mar-2015 ARLINGTON, Va. -- ACCA has recognized CalcuNow.com’s “Manual J Residential Block Load” online app as compliant with Manual J block load calculation procedures.   To become recognized, ACCA reviewed the app’s functionality, sensitivities, defaults, and capabilities to ensure that CalcuNow.com’s Manual J Residential Block Load meets the procedures and requirements of ANSI/ACCA 2 Man...