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IEA Releases New World Energy Outlook
09 December 2014 LONDON -- Events of the last year have increased many of the long-term uncertainties facing the global energy sector, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) World Energy Outlook 2014 (WEO-2014). It warns against the risk that current events distract decision makers from recognizing and tackling the longer-term signs of stress that are emerging in the energy system....
Contractors Invited to Grand Opening of Source 1 HVAC Supply
09 December 2014 MILWAUKEE -- Johnson Controls announced that it will celebrate the grand opening of its newest Source 1 HVAC Supply Center in Tampa, Florida, on Dec. 10. Contractors are invited to at...
Building Energy Efficiency Startup Closes New Financing Roun
09 December 2014 BOSTON -- Essess Inc., which has developed a mobile thermal imaging technology and data analytics program to identify and quantify energy losses across numerous buildings, has completed a new financing round, which brings the total amount raised by the company since its founding to $10.75 million. The company said it closes this financing round having recently completed fie...
Domestic refrigerator temperatures over the years
08/12/2014 A recent article by J. Evans et al. from London South Bank University reports on the changes in domestic refrigerators in the UK based on the last detailed survey carried out in 1991 and on a comparison with more recent figures. The 1991 survey showed an overall mean temperature of 6°C, with 70% of refrigerators operating at average temperatures above 5°C. The 2014 survey,...
How the HVACR Industry Can Be Heard by Lawmakers
December 9, 2014 The new regional efficiency standards for residential heating and cooling equipment that take effect on January 1, 2015, remind us just how pervasive federal regulations are in our in...
Digital transformation a futurwise built environment
December 9, 2014 Written by David Philp, Head of BIM at Mace Group also HM Government BIM Task Group The digital economy is transforming the way we live and work and the construction industry w...
Japanese ac firms target Latin America
December 8, 2014 JAPAN: Daikin and Panasonic are two companies expected to participate in future energy-saving projects in Latin America. The two Japanese manufacturers are identified by the Ni...
EC clears UTC purchase of CIAT
December 8, 2014 EUROPE: The purchase of French air conditioning manufacturer CIAT by Carriers’ parent company UTC looks set to go ahead following approval by the European Commission. The take-over, ...
AHRI adds new standards
December 8, 2014 USA: The AHRI has announced new certification programmes for air-handling unit casings and plate heat exchangers. The voluntary AHRI (Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigerati...
Second release of Green Deal Home Improvement Fund opens thi
08 Dec 2014 The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced that the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GDHIF) will open to new applications for the second time on Wednesday 10 December. Through this second release funding of up to ￡5,600 will be available to households in England and Wales to help with the cost of installing energy saving measures such as solid wall insula...
