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52 Lime Street achieves a BREEAM first
29 October 2014 A new City of London office tower, 52 Lime Street, has been awarded the first BREEAM UK New Construction 2014 certificate for building design. It has been awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating. Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) and engineered by Arup for WRBC Development, the tower will be approximately 190m tall. It will provide approximately 400,000 sq ft of office ac...
ecovent Launches Room-by-Room Temperature Control for Homes
Oct 29, 2014 BOSTON -- ecovent, maker of wireless vents and sensors for home heating and cooling systems, announced that the company has closed on $2.2 million in seed funding and has begun accepting pre-orders for its room-by-room temperature control system. ecovent said it extends the capabilities of smart thermostats by providing room-level temperature control and putting an end to heati...
RPA, IGSHPA Agree to Cross Promote Ground Source Heat Pumps
Oct 29, 2014 MOKENA, Ill. -- The Radiant Professionals Alliance (RPA) and the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cross promote the application of ground source heat pump technology where it overlaps with radiant heating and cooling systems. The two organizations will collaborate to develop education courses pertaining to “...
New Study Quantifies Efficiency Losses Due to Improper HVAC
Oct 29, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- ACCA has announced the availability of a new report that the association says confirms that HVAC equipment requires a quality installation (QI) in order to perform at rated efficiency. The research, undertaken by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), found that substantial equipment efficiency is lost due to design a...
Cool-Therm to offer spare parts for Turbocor chillers
Oct 29, 2014 Cool-Therm Ltd has acquired AC Air Con Ltd, the specialist supplier of chiller and compressor parts. The deal enables Cool-Therm, best known for its pioneering development of the Turbomiser chiller, to become a one-stop-shop for the supply of parts for all mainstream chillers and compressors. Importantly, the company will now stock key components for Turbocor-based chill...
Carrier Unveils Innovative Solution to Preserve Michelangelo
Oct 29, 2014 Vatican City State-of-the-art heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system highlighted at Vatican Museums cultural heritage event Carrier announced Wednesday the completed installatio...
Canadian HVAC/R wholesaler sales up 5.3% so far in 2014
Oct 29, 2014 All product segments tracked by the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating showed increased wholesaler sales in September 2014. Total product sales were up 8.5%, or $45 million dollars, from September 2013. September 2014 was called a record month by the group, when comparing it to the previous three years for the same period. Wholesaler sales in September 2014, c...
Anchor Electricals Opens Its Second Panasonic LED Lighting E
Oct 28, 2014 Bangalore, India - October 10, 2014, Continuing with its focus on providing the best of innovation and technology, India’s leading electrical solutions provider - Anchor Electricals Pvt. ...
Trane Introduces BAS R’newal Building Controls Upgrade Progr
BAS R’newal provides a cost effective migration plan to access new technologies St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 13, 2014 -- Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a...
Cool-Therm opens new office in University Science Park
28 October 2014 UK: Cool-Therm Ltd has opened a new Midlands office at the prestigious University of Wolverhampton Science Park. Headed by Martin Sharman, it will provide a base for the c...
