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AHR Expo in New York Will Be Largest Northeast Show
December 13, 2013 Westport, Conn. -- Show management has announced that the 2014 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) in New York City, scheduled for Jan. 21-23, will be the largest HVACR exposition ever held in the Northeast. More than 1,800 exhibiting companies have reserved 387,000 square feet of booth space, exceeding the record-breaking exhibit s...
ITC Moves Forward on China Refrigerant Import Issue
December 13, 2013 Washington -- The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) on Dec. 13 voted 6-0 to move forward against China regarding possible illegal HFC-134a refrigerant coming into the United States. The ITC said in a news release that there is a “reasonable indication” that U.S. industry is materially injured by the imports. The decision is in regards to a petition filed w...
California’s Title 24 Implementation Delayed
December 13, 2013 Sacramento, Calif. -- At its Dec. 11 meeting, the California Energy Commission (CEC) voted to push back the effective date for the 2013 Building Energy Efficiency Standards, also known as Title 24, from Jan. 1, 2014, to July 1, 2014, after receiving requests from industry organizations for more time to comply with the code, which regulates energy consumption of commercial and res...
Follett Ice Dispensers Are Energy Star Qualified
December 13, 2013 Easton, Pa. -- Follett Corp. has announced that all 7 Series ice-only dispensers, with integral air-cooled ice machine producing up to 125 pounds (56.7 kg) of ChewbletR ice daily, are now Energy StarR qualified. The 7 Series ice-only dispenser comes in countertop, undercounter, and freestanding models. Standard features include: ? Compact -- 17.5 inches (445 mm) tal...
Working Together for a Bright Future
Emerson Climate Technologies joins hands with Hisense to launch variable speed residential central air conditioner Beijing, China, December 10, 2013 -- Hisense Air Conditioning Company and Emerson Cl...
Japan scientists launch freeze-dry animal sperm bank
12/12/2013 Japanese scientists have launched a sperm bank for endangered animals that uses freeze-drying technology. The team at Kyoto University’s Institute of Laboratory Animals Graduate School of ...
Johnson Controls Partners with Hyatt Regency Guiyang to Beco
New property leads with reduced energy, water and recycled materials Guiyang China, December 13, 2013 -- Johnson Controls, the global leader in building technology and services, recently helped Hyatt...
Survey reveals one-third of UK favour renewable energy inves
13 December 2013 According to the ‘Great British Money Survey’ carried out by One Poll, almost one-third of the UK public favour investing in renewable energy, second only to property. The survey, which was commissioned by crowd funding platform Abundance Generation, found that 33 per cent of respondents preferred to put their money into renewable energy, Renews reported. Some 43 per...
NHBC Foundation report casts doubt over reliability of co-he
Co-heating tests that are used to measure overall heat loss from buildings are inconsistent and highly sensitive to the weather, new research by the NHBC Foundation has found. The study warns t...
Jackson Systems, Local Businesses Brighten Holidays for Stud
Dec. 13, 2013 HVAC controls manufacturer/distributor Jackson Systems, LLC, has again partnered with local businesses to brighten the holidays again this year for the students at William Penn Elementary School #49 in Indianapolis. William Penn Elementary School #49 is the least privileged of all Indianapolis Public Schools. At School #49, every teacher is invested in their students. They are...
