eJARN News
AHRI Announces New Officers, Presents Awards
Nov 26, 2013 The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) held its Annual Meeting November 17-19 at Amelia Island, FL. The organization elected its new officers and directors and ...
US Eyeing R-134a Imports from China
Nov 26, 2013 Washington -- The latest skirmish concerning possible illegal refrigerants coming into the United States involves HFC-134a from China. A petition has been filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce in which Louisiana-based Mexichem Fluor has asked the government to impose sanctions on the imports. “The massive Chinese overcapacity, Chinese government subsidies, and Chine...
Portland State Will Build Green Roof Research Site on Walmar
Nov 26, 2013 Portland, Ore. -- The design of green roofs - including its energy efficiency enhancing and heat island mitigating features - is expected to improve following a two-year research partnership between Portland State University (PSU) and Walmart that will collect in-depth data on the largest green roof installation in Portland. PSU’s Green Building Research Laboratory will lead th...
NGOs call on EU ministers to back strong F-gas legislation
November 22, 2013 London: A coalition of European campaigners has issued an urgent plea to their governments to support ambitious measures to reduce the emission of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) - super greenhouse gases used in cooling equipment. In a letter to EU Ministers, a group of 11 organisations, including the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), the European Environmen...
Activities of the IIR's Commission C1 on Cryobiology and Cry
25/11/2013 Members of the Cryobiology and Cryomedicine Commission (C1) are working hard to reach their 2013-2015 objectives in cryobiology and cryomedicine research; knowledge dissemination; technolog...
Ductless systems growing in the global HVAC market
24/11/2013 Annual revenue from ductless systems will grow from USD 3.9 billion in 2013 to over USD 9 billion by 2020, representing nearly 30% of total energy-efficient HVAC systems revenue in that year, according to a new report from Navigant Research. Overall, annual revenue from energy efficient HVAC systems will grow from USD 17.2 billion in 2013 to USD 33.2 billion by 2020, the report s...
NSCC and Barclaycard launch new partnership
26 November 2013 The National Specialist Contractors’ Council (NSCC) has launched a new partnership with Barclaycard, designed to support Specialist Contractors to grow and manage their cashflow. With preferential rates on debit and credit card transactions, NSCC members will be able to accept card payments from their clients meaning no more banking of cheques and the transfer of funds with...
APPROACHING WAVE? European Marketers Discuss Alternative Ref
11/26/2013 Shecco’s fifth ATMOsphere Europe Conference, held in Brussels, Belgium Oct. 15-16, 2013, was the largest ATMOsphere event produced to date, as it was attended by more than 220 decision make...
Emerson Photo Contest Searches for Thermostat Works of Art
11/26/2013 Emerson will launch a contest via social media for contractors and homeowners to share photos of thermostat works of art. Starting December 2, Emerson Climate Technologies will accept photo...
New eQUEST(R) SmartSource(TM) + Enfinity(TM) WSHP Download I
11/25/2013 Daikin would like to announce a new resource for the design engineers that currently utilize eQUEST(R) software. eQUEST(R) is widely use for energy efficient building design, to show energy...
