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JCPenney Earns Energy Star Certification at Over 500 Locatio
18 November 2013 Plano, Texas -- JCPenney announced that it has achieved Energy Star certifications at over 500 stores, one supply chain facility, and its home office, surpassing the company’s initial goal of having 400 locations certified by the end of 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards Energy Star certifications to buildings that rank within the top 25 percent of similar...
US Building Automation Market Is Primed for Growth
18 November 2013 London -- The United States market for building automation equipment is set to grow by more than 40 percent within the five-year period ending in 2017, spurred by the need in commercial buildings for more efficient energy consumption, according to a new report from IHS Inc. With electricity rates on the rise, driven by increasing wholesale prices and investments in renewabl...
90% of Brits share concern over rising energy prices this wi
18 November 2013 Research carried out by Bristol-based sustainability company Sustain has revealed 90 per cent of British consumers are concerned about increasing energy prices this winter. The poll revealed that 16 per cent will need to cut back on household essentials such as food in order to pay their bills this winter. Forty per cent said that they did not understand the energy-e...
Grundfos USA Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Nov. 18, 2013 Grundfos celebrated 40 years of operations in the United States on November 14, with a ceremony at its facility in Fresno, CA, and the unveiling of a commemorative sculpture by the Danis...
HC cooling equipment showcased at 25th MOP in Bangkok
15 November 2013 During the 25th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP) in Bangkok at the end of October 2013, GIZ Proklima showcased at their booth climate-friendly cooling equipment, namely a Coca-Cola bottle cooler using CO2 as a refrigerant and a supermarket freezer cabinet using propane (R-290), manufactured by AHT. HC supermarket freezers Austrian manufacturer A...
Nestle’s regional distribution centre in Metz employs NH3/CO
15 November 2013 Nestle established a NH3/CO2 Distribution Centre in Metz, France. The new regional distribution centre consists 22,000 m2 of warehouse and 665 m2 office space for 135 employees. The ...
