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Kestrel pocket air flow tracker launched
16 July 2013 Richard Paul Russell Ltd has launched an air flow tracker by Kestrel Hand Held Weather Meters designed specifically for the HVAC industry. The mobile phone-sized Kestrel 4200 Pock...
Honeywell Wins Indo-American Corporate Excellence Awards
Jul 16, 2013 Honeywell Automation India Limited (HAIL) received two Indo-American Corporate Excellence awards at a ceremony organized by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC). Anant Maheshwari,...
Energy Star to Release Upgraded Building Benchmarking Tool
Jul 16, 2013 Washington -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star program announced that it will release a complete upgrade of Portfolio Manager, its benchmarking tool for commercial buildings, on July 17, 2013. Portfolio Manager is a free online tool that enables users to measure, track, assess, and report on the energy and water performance of their buildings, benchmarkin...
Energy Star A/C, Heat Pump Specification to be Revised
Jul 16, 2013 Washington -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it intends to revise the Energy Star Version 4.1 Central Air Conditioner and Air-Source Heat Pump (CAC/ASHP) specification. A Version 5.0 framework document is available for review and comment, with a stakeholder meeting and webinar scheduled for July 22 to discuss the framework document and address any ...
CEE Proposes Changes to Residential Furnaces Specification
Jul 16, 2013 Boston -- The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) is considering changes to its specification on nonweatherized gas furnaces, and has requested comments from stakeholders, including the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). Comments are due by July 22. The CEE proposal identifies three high efficiency furnace tiers, two of which are similar to the le...
MIT and NSTAR Renew Campus Energy Efficiency Program
Jul 16, 2013 Cambridge, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and utility company NSTAR concluded the first phase of MIT Efficiency Forward - a multimillion-dollar pilot collaboration on energy-use reduction - and due to its success have signed a second agreement to renew the program through 2015. The first phase achieved the program’s goal to reduce 34 million kilowatt-hours of...
Shale Gas Revolution and Consequences
Europe’s waning attention to global warming? The prolonged economic recession in Europe may be weakening the region’s concern over climate change. The primary focus of climate change policy in Europe ...
AIRAH Releases Flammable Refrigerant Safety Guide
AIRAH, the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating, has released its Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide. The guide-which was developed by independent organizations and stakeholders, and is thought to be the first of its kind in Australia-comprehensively covers the management of health and safety risks associated with flammable refrigerants. AIRAH’s Flammable Ref...
Daikin Ururu Sarara with R32 to Debut in Europe
Europe’s first commercialized air-toair (ATA) heat pump system to use R32 refrigerant will be introduced by Daikin in Autumn 2013. The updated Ururu Sarara range offers very high energy efficiencies t...
Reviving U.S.--India Cooperation on Climate Change
Secretary of State John Kerry visited to New Delhi, India, in June. The visit was a key opportunity for Secretary Kerry to reinvigorate U.S.-India cooperation on climate change and to continue to make progress under the Green Partnership, the landmark clean energy and climate change agreement forged by President Obama and Prime Minister Singh in 2009. Since the Green Partnership was signed,...
