eJARN News
'Green Button' to Cut Energy Costs Across the Federal Govern
18 June 2014 Washington -- The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced that it will use “Green Button” technology to save energy and cut costs across the federal government. The agency launched its energy-saving initiative following a December 2013 presidential memorandum directing federal agencies to strengthen efforts to use renewable energy and manage energy usage more efficiently a...
Reliance Home Comfort to Buy National Home Services
18 June 2014 Toronto -- Reliance Comfort Limited Partnership (Reliance Home Comfort) has entered into an agreement to purchase the shares of National Energy Corp. (which operates under the name National Home Services) for $505 million from Just Energy Group Inc., subject to the approval of the federal Competition Bureau. Reliance Home Comfort sells and rents HVAC equipment, primarily in Ontario a...
Researchers Unveil Green Wall Prototype to Improve IAQ
18 June 2014 Troy, N.Y. -- Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute working at the Institute’s Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE) in New York City have spent several years researching ways to harness plants’ natural abilities to filter toxins out of the air into an application that could be used in indoor spaces like office buildings. Those researchers have now unveiled th...
Do You Know How To Determine HVAC Exhaust Fan Airflow?
18 June 2014 While industry standards specifying ventilation rates are coming out of the woodwork, a practical standard describing how to measure ventilation airflows that can be applied in the field ...
New Ladder Crane Compressor Hoist
18 June 2014 AC compressors can weigh well over 100 pounds. Lifting them out of condensers has always been a back breaking issue. Thanks to HVAC contractor/ specialist and inventor Mike Gregory, there...
Almcoe Refrigeration Employs EOS Climate's Refrigerant Asset
18 June 2014 EOS Climate -- providers of refrigerant lifecycle management systems - reports that the ContractingBusiness.com 2009 Commercial Refrigeration Contractor of the Year - Almcoe Refrigeration...
Kent company marks 30 years
18 June 2014 Complete Cooling Systems is celebrating 30 years of trading success, having helped stars including Robbie Williams, Lily Allen, Kylie Minogue, Bryan Ferry and Duran Duran to keep their cool with their air conditioning, ventilation and heating systems. The Kent firm has also been the preferred supplier for several world-famous recording studios, including Abbey Road, Townhouse a...
Experts challenge conventional thinking on cooling
18 June 2014 Data centre and design build specialist Keysource has published two white papers revealing the findings of an industry experts’ round table. The white papers address two key industry topics: the use of fresh air in data centres and raising inlet temperatures within a facility. Representatives from The Uptime Institute, Operational Intelligence, Colt, Fujitsu, Vocalink, N...
Refrigeration the answer to CO2 capture?
17/06/2014 The use of refrigeration technology is now being considered as a means to capture CO2 from large power stations and industrial plants. Current methods employ chemicals or advanced ma...
Alfa Laval wins SEK 120 million energy-efficiency order from
17 Jun 2014 Alfa Laval - a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling - has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers for the caustic evaporation plant of AkzoNobel ...
