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New Standard for HVAC Fans Finalized by DOE
Jun 27, 2014 A new energy efficiency standard for furnace fans was announced by the U.S. Department of Energy this week. The standard is the latest of eight finalized standards and nine proposed standards issued since President Obama’s Climate Action Plan was announced in 2013. The new standard for furnace fans will help reduce harmful carbon pollution by up to 34 million metric tons, which...
Cloud-Based Home Management Projected at 44.6 Million by 201
Jun 27, 2014 The installed base of cloud-based home management services is projected to grow from 5.6 million at the end of 2013, to 44.6 million at the end of 2018, according to research firm IHS. Cloud-based home management systems are aimed at mass market adoption. They let homeowners control their home devices even when away from the home, using a smartphone, tablet, or computer. Applic...
More Home Electronics, But Less Energy Use
Jun 26, 2014 Despite higher market penetration in U.S. homes, consumer electronics (CE) account for a lower share of the electricity usage per household than they did three years ago, according to research from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The study says CE devices accounted for 12% of residential electricity consumption in the U.S. in 2013, down from 13.2% in 2010. "Rapid changes ...
ASHRAE BEQ Program Qualifies For Florida Rating System Under
Jun 26, 2014 ATLANTA -- Under amended legislation recently signed, the building energy rating and labeling program known as Building Energy Quotient (bEQ) now qualifies as an energy rating option for ...
Cover Your HVAC Business Costs And Be What You Envision
26 June 2014 Close your eyes. Find a quiet place. And Dream. Dream about what you want your business to be. Visualize what you want it to look like. Do you have a spacious, neatly organized office? Are the sounds that of an organized office, where you hear phones answered with a positive, upbeat smile? Is your building professional in appearance and well-identified? Are all your people in uniforms...
AV & Security Solutions To Be Active at the Stadiums in Braz
25 June 2014 Panasonic do Brasil (PANABRAS) installed that it has provided Arena Pantanal Stadium, one of the stadiums to be used in the Soccer World Cup 2014, with Panasonic’s wide variety of AV and ...
Hydrocarbons: “better sustainability, lower power consumptio
25 June 2014 In the spring of 2014, the Department of Energy (DoE) released a new recommendation for energy standards for 2017. Embraco saw this as an opportunity to spread the message about hydrocarb...
Rockline Installs Largest Geothermal System for Use in Produ
25 June 2014 Rockline Industries announced that it has installed the nation’s largest single geothermal heating and cooling system for use in a production facility According to ACHR News The use of geothermal technology at the 1.2 million-square-foot plant, located in Booneville, Arkansas, is expected to reduce Booneville’s reliance on overall energy and natural gas by 65 percent. Fo...
BEMS market for Small, Medium-Sized Buildings to Reach $1.3
25 June 2014 According to a new report from the research firm, worldwide revenue for BEMS for small and medium buildings will grow from $277 million in 2014 to $1.3 billion in 2022. “The BEMS market for smaller buildings is expanding as building owners and managers, particularly portfolio managers, demand more energy savings and easier ways to manage energy use in their facilities,” said N...
Precision launches new counter range
25 June 2014 The new range comes in a choice of different depths and heights, and two-, three- or four-doors, plus a huge variety of options. Precision claims it is the most flexible range of counters on the market, with some 10,000 possible ‘standard’ product configurations. The counters are also said to offer low running costs. The company claims the 670mm wide two-door refrigerated count...
