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Construction growth boosts UK economy
28 - October - 2013 According to the latest GDP figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on 25 October, construction output increased by 2.5% in the third quarter of 2013, following an increase of 1.9% in the previous quarter. Between the third quarter of 2012 and the third quarter of 2013, construction output increased by 4.9%. GDP increased by 0.8% in the third...
Blast furnace equipped with three miles of cooling pipe
28 October 2013 A new state-of-the-art blast furnace at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks has been equipped with three miles of cooling pipework. Installed by Fairwood Fabrications and supplied by Pipe Center,the ￡9m installation was part of a complete rebuild of No. 4 Blast Furnace at the South Wales plant, which has created one of the most modern iron making facilities in the world. &n...
Honeywell, Western Michigan University Celebrate Campus Sust
28 - October - 2013 Honeywell and Western Michigan University (WMU) celebrated Campus Sustainability Day on Oct. 23 to showcase the school’s efforts in reducing its energy use and carbon footprint. Th...
BPI's Multifamily Energy Auditing Standard Released for Comm
28 - October - 2013 Malta, N.Y. -- The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced that BPI-1105-S-201x: Standard Practice for Multifamily Energy Auditing is now available for public comment through Dec. 2, 2013. BPI-1105-S-201x: Standard Practice for Multifamily Energy Auditing defines the minimum criteria for conducting a building-science-based evaluation of existing multifami...
Energy Conservation Code Will Offer Optional Compliance Path
28 - October - 2013 Washington -- Energy efficiency advocates celebrated at the 2013 International Code Council (ICC) Annual Conference and Public Comment Hearings where building code officials approved an updated 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). One of the most significant code updates under consideration, a proposal known as RE-188, adds a new optional compliance pathwa...
HVACR Revenues Up in 2013, Industry on Upswing
28 - October - 2013 Los Angeles -- HVACR industry revenues will be up this year, and sales are projected to return to prerecession levels over the next five years, according to a new report from research firm IBISWorld. Residential and commercial construction, as well as private spending on home improvements, largely drives demand for the heating and air conditioning industry, notes the rep...
BSRIA publishes new water treatment guide
28 - October - 2013 BSRIA has launched the Water Treatment for Closed Heating and Cooling Systems guide. This guide replaces (AG 2/93) Water Treatment for Building Services Systems with respect...
Photovoltaic thermal system combined with adsorption cooling
25/10/2013 Researchers from IBM Zurich research laboratory combined photovoltaic (PV) and solar thermal techniques in a high-concentration PV thermal (HCPVT) system to achieve efficient electrical coo...
￡450k investment starts next phase of Manchester geothermal
28 October 2013 GT Energy has started work on the next phase of its geothermal scheme, which aims to provide a secure supply of cheaper, renewable heat to homes and businesses in Manchester. Detailed geological evaluations will be undertaken by GT Energy to produce thermal models of the Devonshire Street site in the Ardwick area, enabling the firm to complete final designs from which to ext...
Single phase to three phase converter IC for air-conditioner
2013-10-28 IRAM630-1562F from International rectifier packs trench insulated gate bipolar transistors and controller circuit for converting to 230 V AC mains into three phase power required for driving compressor motor of the air-conditioners and any such three-phase motors used in home appliances such as washing machines. This IC can also be used for driving three phase AC motors used in any othe...
