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Spending on Commercial Appliances Strong and Expected to Sta
Jun 6, 2014 Positive trends in restaurant sales and customer traffic in April 2014 spurred restaurant operators’ increasing capital expenditures; that is, spending on commercial appliances and other restaurant equipment, as well as expansion or remodeling, according to the National Restaurant Association. The organization’s data for April showed that 56% of operators said they made a capital expen...
DOE Seeks Nominations for Appliance Standards Committee
Jun 6, 2014 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting nominations to fill upcoming vacancies on the Appliance Standards and Rulemaking Federal Advisory Committee. Nominations must be submitted by July 7, 2014. DOE said the Committee provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on the appliance program’s test procedures and rulemaking. The Committee’s scope is to review ...
Canada Still Has 515 CFC Chillers In Operation
Jun 6, 2014 The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) released its 2013 update on the Canadian CFC chiller stock study. The update estimates that 83 chillers that previously operated using CFC refrigerants were converted or replaced in Canada in 2013. This is fewer than the 148 conversions/replacements that occurred in 2012. The total number of converted or replac...
AES Reclaim Becomes Supporting Member of Advanced RTU Campai
6rd June, 2014 Tallassee, Ala. -- AES Reclaim, a specialist in HVAC equipment recycling, announced that it has become a supporting member of the Advanced RTU Campaign, which is designed to encourage building owners and operators to replace or retrofit old rooftop units (RTUs). According to the campaign, older, inefficient commercial rooftop unit air conditioning systems are common and can waste an...
National Champions of Student Energy Conservation Competitio
6rd June, 2014 Washington -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) announced the national champions of America’s Home Energy Education Challenge (AHEEC), a student competition created to help families save money by saving energy. The sixth grade class from South Ripley Elementary School in Versailles, Indiana, and sixth and seventh grade students ...
HVAC Electricity Use Slashed with Energy Efficiency Controls
6rd June, 2014 Richland, Wash. -- Commercial buildings could cut their HVAC electricity use by an average of 57 percent with advanced energy efficiency controls, according to a year-long trial of the controls at malls, grocery stores, and other buildings across the country. The study demonstrated higher energy savings than what was predicted in earlier computer simulations by the same researchers....
Emerson creates focus for CO2
3rd June, 2014 USA: Emerson Climate Technologies has created a strategic business initiative to focus on carbon dioxide (CO2) refrigeration systems. Faced with the growing global interest in CO...
ClimateMaster's Dan Ellis Receives International Industry Aw
06 Jun 2014 Daniel Ellis, President of Oklahoma City-based ClimateMaster, received the Rittinger Medal on May 14, 2014 at the 11th IEA Heat Pump Conference in Montreal, Canada. The Ritter von Ritting...
Embraco will present benefits of hydrocarbons in ATMOsphere
Suwanee, Ga., June 3, 2014 /Nassau News Live/ -- Embraco, world leader in manufacturing hermetic compressors for refrigeration, will be one of the speakers at the next edition of ATMOsphere America 20...
How to keep refrigerant costs down
02 Jun 2014 A special presentation on how to keep refrigerant costs down will be presented at the CCN Live Conference on August 13, 2014. The presentation will be delivered by Michael Bellstedt...
