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Existing Home Sales Up in April
May 23, 2013 April 2013 sales of existing-home in the United States were up, but low inventory and tight credit kept sales less than the underlying demand, according to the National Association of Realtors. Strong price gains, compared to one year ago, continue to be seen in all regions of the United States. Total sales of existing home sales (including town homes and condos as well as single-fa...
Liebherr Wins Good Design Award
May 23, 2013 Liebherr announced in May 2013 that its integrated (built-in) ECBN 5066 refrigerator was awarded the international Good Design award for the first time in the United States. The 75...
DOD Challenge Announces Final Call for Energy Solutions
May 23, 2013 Honolulu And Austin, Texas -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is seeking new energy solutions to increase the safety of troops, lower energy costs, and reduce reliance on foreign energy supplies. The third annual Defense Energy Technology Challenge (DETC) seeks to identify top defense-related clean energy solutions and match them to existing and upcoming testing and procurement o...
Manual S Residential HVAC Standard Available for Review
May 23, 2013 Arlington, Va. -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for “BSR/ACCA 3 Manual S - 201x, Residential Equipment Selection” as a revised and redesignated industry standard. The public review period has a comment deadline of June 24, 2013. Th...
Building Energy Labeling Program Expanded
May 23, 2013 Atlanta-- A building energy labeling program that allows the industry to zero in on opportunities to lower building operating cost and make informed decisions to increase value has been e...
Wigan the centre for Japanese-led heat pump study
23/05/2013 UK: Leading air conditioning manufacturers Hitachi and Daikin are part of a Japanese-led consortium which is to study the feasibility of heat pumps and information and communication technologies (ICT) in a demonstration project in Wigan. The consortium, which is being led by Hitachi and also includes Japanese bank Mizuho and the IT strategy company Mizuho Information & Research Ins...
