eJARN News
So, Not Air Balancing Yet?
1 October 2014 In the residential and commercial sectors of the HVAC industry air balancing is becoming part of everyday shop talk. This profession within our trade has come of age and is now included...
Joint venture wins multi-million nuclear framework contract
1 October 2014 Balfour Beatty has announced that its joint venture with AMEC and Jacobs has been appointed to a framework contract to provide a new nuclear waste processing plant at Sellafield in Cumbria, UK. The joint venture will be the sole contractor on the four year framework with Sellafield which is worth between ￡240m and ￡336m to construct the new ‘Box Encapsulation Plant’ w...
Africa’s first concentrating solar cooling system
30/09/2014 Mobile telecommunications company MTN has launched Africa’s first Concentrating Solar Cooling System in its Head office in Johannesburg. The system uses a technology called Linear Fresnel Concentrating Solar Power. The system consists of 242 solar receivers supplied by German manufacturer Schott and covering 484 m2. These track the sun to generate pressurised hot water at 180°C. ...
Fernox backs Quality Plumber Week
Sep 30, 2014 Fernox is supporting The Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors’ (APHC) first Quality Plumber Week (29 September- 5 October). The week aims to raise awareness of using trained and accredited plumbing and heating engineers in a bid to stamp out rogue traders. Global marketing director for Fernox, Francine Wickham, said: “At Fernox we’re constantly championing the importance o...
ASHRAE, AHR Expo Return to Chicago For 2015 Winter Conferenc
Sep 30, 2014 ATLANTA -? Registration is open for ASHRAE’s 2015 Winter Conference in Chicago where attendees have the chance to discuss and examine the latest topics in the building industry, network; ...
Alfa Laval wins SEK 70 million energy-efficiency order in In
September 24, 2014 Alfa Laval -- a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has won an order to supply Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to a refinery in India. The...
US Small Business Creation Is at an All-Time Low
09/30/2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives’ Small Business Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, under the chairmanship of Rep. Richard Hanna, R-New York, conducted a hearing to examine the declining rate of small business creation over the last three decades and the state of entrepreneurship during this latest economic recovery. The rate of new business creation has dr...
Veolia to Manage Operations of Saddleback College’s Cogenera
09/30/2014 BOSTON -- Veolia North America announced the award of a five-year contract with the South Orange County Community College District to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) of its central cogeneration plant at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California. Veolia will also manage several capital improvements at the plant, in addition to providing campus-wide environmental health ...
Updated Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement Standard
09/30/2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Educational Institute Standards Task Team announced that its updated ANSI/ACCA 12 QH Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement standard has been recognized by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Drawing on a committee comprised of volunteers from mechanical contractors, testing and rating profess...
Jim Bujold Addresses ASEAN Business Outlook Dialogue Session
09/30/2014 Jim Bujold, president of Honeywell Southeast Asia, joined the Dialogue Session on ASEAN Business Outlook 2013/14 on September 4, 2014 to discuss the economic growth prospect in ASEAN countr...
