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Tesco to invest $110m to step up Indian presence
18 December 2013 Tesco has applied to take a 50 per cent stake in Tata Group’s Trent Hypermarket in India as it bids to become the first foreign supermarket to enter the country. ? According to Retail...
F-Gas: The Key Dates For Bans
18 December 2013 he European Parliament has now published the text for its informal agreement for the F-Gas Regulations. We have reproduced the table of key dates and, for those who want to pore over ...
Pushing the envelope: improvements to buildings’ outer layer
New IEA publication details how to capitalise on new technologies 18 December 2013 Buildings use more energy than any other sector and therefore are a prime focus of efforts to save energy. A n...
European Union Agrees on HFC Refrigerant Cap and Phase Down
18 December 2013 Brussels -- The European Union (EU) has reached an agreement on new rules for fluorinated gases (F-gases). The rules will introduce a cap on HFC refrigerant consumption to achieve a 79 percent reduction by 2030. The heating, cooling, and refrigeration industry, represented by the European Partnership for Energy and the Environment (EPEE), said it welcomed the new rules. And...
AEE’s Certified Energy Manager Program Accredited by ANSI
18 December 2013 Atlanta -- The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) announced that its Certified Energy ManagerR (CEMR) certification program has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) based on the International Standard ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024. ANSI Standard 17024 is the recognized standard for personnel certification accreditation. “The Association of Energy Engi...
Control Devices Acquires Kerick Valve
18 December 2013 Fenton, Mo. -- Control Devices LLC., headquartered in Fenton, Mo., a portfolio company of Minneapolis-based Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison (GHJ&M), has announced the acquisition of Kerick Valve Inc., headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. Kerick Valve is a leading manufacturer of PVC float valves and other related components that are used in a variety of applications ...
Reduce Building Load with Duct Renovation
Return Ducts and Building Load Dec. 18, 2013 Let’s focus first on the return duct system and understand how this part of the HVAC system can drastically affect the load of the building. Heat loss of a building in winter is often looked at as the heat that escapes a building envelope through a leaky window, poorly insulated ceilings, or oversized plumbing penetrations. While these are true, each o...
Trane Improves Infrastructure and Lighting for Missouri Scho
Dec. 18, 2013 Administrators at Dunklin R-V School District, located in Herculaneum, MO, in suburban St. Louis, expect recently completed infrastructure and lighting updates to save nearly $27,000 a y...
Lennox Expands Into Variable Refrigerant Flow Technology
Dec. 18, 2013 Lennox Industries announced today it will be expanding its portfolio in 2014 into variable refrigerant flow (VRF) technology, to serve the North America commercial HVAC market. Widely us...
Bitzer leads the way on RAC technology
16 December 2013 The compressor is at the heart of any RAC system and customers are increasingly demanding products that not only deliver high energy-efficiency, but also facilitate close control of t...
