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State promises clear policy on greenhouse gas emissions
03 April 2014 Africa’s greenhouse gas emissions by the end of this year, Mactavish Makwarela of the Department of Environmental Affairs said on Wednesday. Mr Makwarela, director of the department’s climate change directorate, with special responsibility for transport mitigation, was speaking at a World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) transport seminar in Johannesburg. Water and Environmen...
Leading UN report urges immediate action to mitigate climate
03 April 2014 The new report, “Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability” from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the second in a four-part assessment of climate change. It relies on about 12,000 papers and is written by over 300 scientists, who voted on the final version on 30 March 2014 in Japan. In recent decades, changes in climate have caused impac...
Daikin UK takes van on tour
3 - April - 2014Daikin UK’s new display van, showcasing its RHI-ready Altherma air-water heat pump range, began a tour of the UK yesterday (2 April). Ahead of the expected launch of the Government’s ...
DECC takes to the road to promote RHI scheme
3 - April - 2014 DECC is attending a number of exhibitions this spring and summer to help businesses, installers and consumers to find out about the forthcoming Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive scheme. At the events, attendees will be able to find out how the domestic RHI and the Green Deal will work together to ensure that all participants benefit from having a smarter, warmer hom...
Uponor wins European design award
3 - April - 2014 Uponor has won the 2014 iF Design award for Product Design - Buildings at BMW World in Munich its Q&E Shrink Fit plumbing system. Judged by a panel of 49 industry experts a...
Cool Solutions sees business boom
3 - April - 2014 Cool Solutions Distribution says that it saw exceptional levels of business over this winter, following on from three consecutive years of growth in air conditioning sales. The Leeds...
Honeywell and CPS Energy Help Make The Electrical Grid Smart
Apr 3, 2014 Honeywell will participate in a two-year program with CPS Energy, the community-owned, not-for-profit energy utility in San Antonio, Texas. The utility will use automated demand res...
New Home Sales Down in February
Apr 3, 2014 February new home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 440,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This rate puts February 2014 3.3% below January 2014’s rate of 455,000 and 1.1% below February 2013’s 445,000. The median price of new homes in February 2014 was $261,800. The average sales price was $317,500. The government’s seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses fo...
AHRI: No Test Needed on Commercial Water Heater Unfired Stor
Apr 3, 2014 The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) sent its comments to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) in response to a request for information regarding efficiency test procedures for commercial water heating equipment-specifically commercial water heaters and hot water supply boilers. The comments from AHRI voiced support for changes to update the reference to...
New Method Proposed for Implementing Green Construction Code
03 April 2014 Washington -- Representatives from across the building industry, including code officials, building owners, manufacturers, designers, and energy efficiency advocates, have come together under the leadership of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) to develop a new approach to meeting green construction code requirements. This “Outcome-Based Pathway,” which the group subm...
