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Updated Green Globes Certification Now Built on ANSI Standar
5 July 2013 Portland, Ore. -- The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has announced the release of a significant upgrade to its Green Globes(R) for New Construction (NC) program, noting that it now based on an ANSI standard: ANSI/GBI 01-2010: Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings. Green Globes is a web-based program for green building guidance and certification that includes an o...
New Guide Published on Underfloor Air Distribution Systems
5 July 2013 Atlanta -- ASHRAE announced that, with the use of underfloor air distribution (UFAD) systems increasing in commercial and institutional buildings in North America, it has published a new comprehensive UFAD guide. The newly published UFAD Guide: Design, Construction and Operation of Underfloor Air Distribution (UFAD) Systems incorporates updated results from laboratory and field ...
Renewable energy store launches franchise opportunity
5 July 2013 Renewable energy store Green Square has announced the launch of a franchise operation, encouraging entrepreneurs to facilitate the UK-wide expansion of the brand, Startups.co.uk reported. Green Square supplies and installs renewable energy products and systems in homes and small commercial operations. Since the launch of its flagship store in Raynes Park, London, the firm...
￡100 million funding available to invest in
5 July 2013 SDCL and BRE are launching a new programme to provide capital investment for non-domestic energy efficiency retrofit projects in the UK. The new programme has up to ￡100 million available to invest in buildings’ retrofit projects and energy infrastructure projects where clear energy and carbon emissions savings will result. The programme is now open for applications. The...
Energy App Helps Users Find the Right Air Conditioner
By Gillian Mohney Jul 5, 2013 The Econofy app helps users find out which air conditioning unit is right for them. (Getty Images) With blistering summer temperatures set to intensify as ...
EC ready to take legal action against Daimler over use of ba
4 July 2013 The EU says it is has given German carmaker Daimler an ultimatum over its continued use of R134a, which is now banned in new models of cars under the Mobile Air Conditioning (MAC) Directiv...
SDI Acquires Systems Integrator i-sys
July 4, 2013 Chicago -- SDI (System Development.Integration LLC), a leading systems integrator of mission-critical technologies and infrastructure, has announced the acquisition of i-sys Corp, a national systems integrator that delivers integrated security, environmental, and fire safety solutions. SDI said the acquisition will extend its service network coverage throughout the United States, whil...
Topping Out of Fort Hood Design-Build Project Is Celebrated
July 4, 2013 Dallas -- The Balfour Beatty/McCarthy joint venture, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Health Facilities Planning Agency (HFPA), and Medical Command (MEDCOM) celebrated the official topping out for the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Replacement at Fort Hood, Texas. At $536 million, the medical center replacement is the largest project to date funded by the American Recovery a...
GEA to sell heat exchanger business
July 4, 2013 Germany: The GEA Group is to sell its heat exchanger division to focus on its core business as system provider to the process and food industries. In a statement from its head office in ...
GEA opens spiral chiller plant in Dijon
July 4, 2013 France: GEA Refrigeration Technologies has opened a new plant in Dijon to manufacture spiral chillers and freezers from its A-Tec and Maxi-Stack ranges. Until now, these spiral fre...
