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Daikin plans $410m US factory
January 7, 2015 USA: Daikin is to build a new 350,000m2 factory in Houston as part of plans for a major medium- to long-term expansion of its US market. The $410m new base near Houston will int...
Introducing Cor: A Smart Thermostat From The Inventors Of Mo
Jan 6, 2015 Indianapolis Carrier to Unveil Product Wednesday at Consumer Electronics Show Press Conference The smart thermostat fusing the convenience of smart device remote access with improve...
Half of top contractors say diversity at their firms 'suffic
7 January 2015 Half of leaders at the UK’s biggest construction contractors have said they employ sufficient numbers of women and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, according to Construction News. Results from the Construction News Barometer for Q4 2014 revealed that 45 per cent of respondents thought their company employed enough women, and 53 per cent said they employed a suffici...
Ideal urges installers to get ready for ErP
01/07/2015 On 26 September this year a new Energy related Product (ErP) directive from the EU comes into force, ensuring that space and water heaters meet minimum efficiency requirements. Installers will still be able to use products purchased and installed prior that date, however afterwards, manufacturers and installers will have to ensure that the products they use and the systems they c...
Honeywell Starts Full-Scale Production of Low-Global-Warming
01/07/2015 Honeywell has started full-scale commercial production in its Baton Rouge, Louisiana facility of its newest SolsticeR product, HFO-1234ze, a low-global-warming-potential (GWP) material used...
Revenue from Zero Energy Buildings to Total Nearly $4.6 Tril
07 January 2015 BOULDER, Colo. -- On a global scale, commercial and residential buildings account for 35 percent to 40 percent of total energy consumption, notes Navigant Research. While advances in energy efficient buildings are reducing the energy consumption of many new and existing structures, the spread of zero energy buildings (ZEBs), which generate as much energy over the course of a year a...
Advent International Acquires Distribution International
07 January 2015 BOSTON -- Advent International, one of the largest global private equity investors, announced that it has acquired Distribution International Inc. (DI), a leading distributor and fabricator of mechanical insulation and related products in North America. Under the terms of the agreement, existing shareholder Audax Group will retain a minority equity position in the company and remai...
Emerson Climate Technologies’ E360 Forum Coming to Anaheim
Event to Feature Keynote Speakers, Breakout Sessions on Latest News and Trends in Refrigeration Industry ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7, 2015 -- After a successful inaugural event in November in Columbus, O...
Simplified Pressure, Temperature, and Airflow Diagnostics
Jan 7, 2015 Diagnosing the performance of an HVAC system is simple if you master the art of profiling. Profiling consists of taking a series of measurements across a system and subtracting to quickly ...
HVAC Pros Across the Country Feeling the Cold Today
Jan 7, 2015 Southern contracting businesses may not be the first that come to mind on extremely cold days like today, but they’re still going to be extremely busy all week. A story from WCNC-TV, based in Charlotte, spoke with Morris Jenkins, a heating technician company, who said they’ll be busy all week. The company, ContractingBusiness.com’s 2009 Residential Contractor of the Year, told the new...
