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IES Named LEED Proven Provider by Green Building Certificati
Dec 25, 2014 GLASGOW, Scotland - Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) announced that the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has designated it as a LEEDR Proven Provider?. This designation was developed to streamline the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) project review process for experienced organizations that demonstrate consistent excellence in administering LEE...
Panoramic Power and Autodesk to Collaborate on Joint Product
Dec 25, 2014 NEW YORK - Panoramic Power, a leading provider of wireless, self-powered device-level energy management solutions, announced that it is collaborating with Autodesk, a leader in 3D design and simulation software, on joint product development that combines Panoramic’s energy platform with Autodesk’s cloud-based building information modeling (BIM) portfolio. Autodesk has also made a stra...
Outcome-Based Pathway Voted into 2015 Green Construction Cod
Dec 25, 2014 WASHINGTON - For the first time, a national model code can be adopted for code officials, builders, and designers to use an outcome-based approach when complying with local building energy codes. This new compliance pathway, which was voted to become a part of the 2015 International Green Construction Code (IgCC), gives design teams the ability to achieve compliance through actual per...
JOBS Program Graduates 45th Student in HVAC, Plumbing
Dec 24, 2014 LA PLATA, Md. - The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Juvenile Offenders Building Skills (JOBS) program’s latest graduation ceremony recognized the efforts of 15 students who completed training in HVAC and plumbing. This is the fourth JOBS group of students since the program’s inception in 2012. The program now has 45 graduates who have the credentials to work in the HVAC or plumbing...
Waste Heat Regenerates Ammonia Battery to Produce Electricit
Dec 24, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - An efficient method to harvest low-grade waste heat as electricity may be possible using reversible ammonia batteries, according to Penn State engineers. “The use of waste heat for power production would allow additional electricity generation without any added consumption of fossil fuels,” said Bruce E. Logan, Evan Pugh Professor and Kappe Professor of E...
'Photocatalytic Water Purification Technology' - Creating Dr
Dec 23, 2014 Category: Technology In India, approximately 70 per cent of the population uses water not from taps but primarily that from under the ground. Leaching into it are harmful substances such ...
EC leaves it late to replace R22 chillers
Dec. 23, 2014 BELGIUM: The European Commission may set the rules but at least one of its operations is still to come to terms with the phase out of R22. The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM), one of seven institutes of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), a directorate-general of the European Commission (EC) is looking to replace R22 chillers at its facility in Geel, Bel...
10 Coolest Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Apps 2014
Dec. 23, 2014 With countless mobile apps available, Fridgehub brings you the 10 most downloaded, must-have apps for refrigeration and air conditioning technicians. This chart has been put toge...
New App Allows Service Professionals to Run Their Business f
Dec. 23, 2014 SAN DIEGO - HouseCall Pro has announced the nationwide launch of its smartphone app, available for free on iOS and Android devices, that enables service professionals to run their entire business from their smartphone and complimentary web portal. According to the company, the app supports professionals with all aspects of their daily workflow, including: job scheduling, techn...
Nestle to Use Natural Refrigerants for All New Ice Cream Fre
Dec. 23, 2014 VEVEY, Switzerland - Nestle has announced that, as of January 2015, every new horizontal chest freezer it buys to store ice cream will use natural refrigerants rather than synthetic refrigerants. These new freezers represent 70 percent of Nestle’s total spend on freezers. “Already, in 2013, Nestle committed itself to buying only new horizontal ice cream chest freezers with nat...
