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India buys time on greenhouse gases
September 29, 2013 After letting itself to be cornered on the issue of climate change at the G20 meeting in St. Petersburg earlier this month, India has managed a short time-out from the U.S. by means of the joint statement that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama signed in Washington on Friday. There was no recouping lost ground, only buying time. Instead of right away...
Lidl and Aldi raise their green game
28 Sep 2013 Lidl is ploughing ￡27m into new refrigeration in a bid to improve the green credentials of its in-store chillers. The new ‘plug-in chillers’ have a leakage rate of less than 1%, making t...
'World's most advanced entry level thermal camera' launched
1 October 2013 Thermal imaging specialist FLIR has unveiled a new range of entry-level cameras, promising unparalled technology for a ‘basic’ type of camera FLIR says its Ex-Series of entry-lev...
Bloomberg TV: Dave Cote on the Government Shutdown
Oct 1, 2013 Honeywell Chairman and CEO Dave Cote appeared on Bloomberg’s Street Smart: Shutdown Showdown with Trish Regan to discuss the state of the economy and the potential effects of a government ...
DOE and Georgetown Offer Energy Prize to Spur Efficiency
Oct 1, 2013 Washington -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Georgetown University have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreement to collaborate on the Georgetown University Energy Prize, a competition to encourage innovative, replicable, and scalable approaches to reducing energy use in communities across the United States. The initiative aims to increase the number of municipalit...
HVAC Contractor Economic Index Continues to be Strongly Posi
Oct 1, 2013 Arlington, Va. -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announced that its Contractor Comfort Index (CCI) for September was 67, up from 66 in August, indicating that HVAC contractors’ outlook on short-term growth is continuing to be strongly positive. The CCI also shows that contractors are feeling significantly more positive about growth than they were 12 months ag...
New Home Sales Show Strong Growth in August
Oct 1, 2013 August 2013 sales of new single-family houses in the United States were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 421,000, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. August adjusted sales were 7.9% above the revised July rate of 390,000 and 12.6% above August 2012’s 374,000. The median sales price of new houses in August 2013 were $254,600. The average sales price was $318,900. The seasona...
AHRI Launches Unit Coolers Certification Program
Oct 1, 2013 The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute launched a certification program for unit coolers, typically used in refrigerated warehouses. This is AHRI’s 39th certification ...
LG Washing Machines Become the First Certified for New UL Wa
Oct 1, 2013 Washing machines from LG Electronics have become the first in the world to be certified for the new Water Footprint Inventory being launched by UL Environment, a business unit of UL (Under...
Hitachi Air Conditioning Europe launches aircademy training
1 - October - 2013 Hitachi Air Conditioning Europe has launched its newly refurbished aircademy training centre in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Dedicated to excellence, the aircademy has recently been upda...
