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2014.12.31

Daikin Applied Wins Danfoss EnVisioneering Award

Dec 30, 2014 Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, industrial and water systems, has presen...

2014.12.21

Four Seasons Wins BBB Award, the First for Chicagoland HVAC

Dec 30, 2014 For 18 years, the Torch Award has become the preeminent honor for companies that strive to be leaders in their industry through a solid commitment to honesty, trustworthiness, and fairnes...

2014.12.31

Contractor Comfort Index at 71 for December, Up 4 from 2013

Dec 30, 2014 The December Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) shows that contractors are closing out 2014 feeling positive about short-term growth. ACCA began measuring contractor attitudes toward short-te...

2014.12.24

Chigo signs Jackie Chan

December 27 CHINA: Martial arts film star Jackie Chan has been signed up as the face of the Chinese air conditioning brand Chigo.   The internationally-known actor will act as brand ambassador fo...

2014.12.31

Current DuPont hq will be home to Chemours

December 27, 2014 USA: DuPont’s proposed Chemours Company spin-off will assume ownership of the current DuPont headquarters building in Wilmington.   The Chemours Company will be the new, public...

2014.12.31

Green Globes for Mitsubishi’s US hq

December 27, 2014 USA: Mitsubishi Electric’s own VRF air conditioning is behind the company’s success in achieving  two Green Globes for its US headquarters in Suwanee, Georgia. Green Globes is ...

2014.12.31

Manitowoc could split cranes and food service

December 29, 2014 USA: Manitowoc is being pushed to separate its food service and crane manufacturing businesses.   According to reports by the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, shares in the co...

2014.12.30

Montreal Protocol ditches 2.2m tonnes of ODS

December 27, 2014 KENYA: Although over 2.2m tonnes of ODSs have been phased out by the Montreal Protocol, 640,000 tonnes of HCFCs are still to be eliminated.   This and other interesting statisti...

2014.12.30

FirstFuel Receives DOD Project of the Year Award for Its Ene

December 29, 2014 LEXINGTON, Mass. - FirstFuel Software announced that its Remote Building Assessment project with the Department of Defense (DOD) has been named Project of the Year in the Energy and Water category by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), the DOD’s environmental technology and demonstration program. Selected from a pool of more than 65 ongoing or rec...

2014.12.30

Expansion of Climate Zones Proposed for ASHRAE/IES Energy St

December 29, 2014 ATLANTA - New proposed climate data could make the ASHRAE/IES energy standard more applicable for global use.   Addendum w is one of 10 proposed addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, open for public comment. Addendum w closes for review Jan. 19, 2015.   The addendum was developed in response t...