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Chemists develop refrigerant capture molecule
November 14, 2014 USA: A team of chemistry researchers at the University of Houston claim to have developed a molecule that could capture fluorinated refrigerants. The team has developed a mole...
USITC so no to imposing duties on China refrigerants
13 November 2014 USA: The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC ) has ruled out imposing duties or tariffs on refrigerant gases from China, determining that imports of refrigerant R134a fro...
$23.9m grant to rid Thailand of HCFCs
November 14, 2014 THAILAND: The World Bank is to provide Thailand with a US$23.9m grant to help the country reduce its use of HCFC refrigerants. The funds are designed to help local manufacture...
Market Research released: U.S. Appliance Industry Market Val
November 14, 2014 APPLIANCE has released its annual portrait of the U.S. appliance industry: Market Research: U.S. Appliance Industry: Market Value, Life Expectancy & Replacement Picture 2014. The annual report details the value of monthly shipments by the United States appliance manufacturing industry. Monthly Value of Shipments spans the period from January 1992 through August 2014. ...
USGBC Announces Extension of LEED 2009 Rating System
November 14, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that it will allow Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) users to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until Oct. 31, 2016. The original date for LEED 2009 registration to close was June 15, 2015. USGBC said the extension to October 2016 gives LEED users and members of the green building...
InsideIQ Building Automation Alliance Approves Restructuring
November 14, 2014 KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The election of new leadership and approval of a restructuring plan with an emphasis on training were highlights of the InsideIQ Building Automation Alliance Fall Meeting. The alliance is an international organization comprised of independent building automation contractors. “Our members unanimously approved The Way Forward strategic initiative during ...
AHRI Releases September 2014 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipm
Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for September 2014 increased 9.5 percent, to 365,132 units, up from 333,392 units shipped in September 2013. R...
The 'R' Word is the Talk of the HVACR Industry
14 November 2014 Events by Danfoss and Emerson Climate Technologies have shed new light on what refrigerant phaseouts mean to contractors, manufacturers and distributors. Information is vital where re...
HFC producers call for phase-down agreement
13 November 2014 BELGIUM: The European chemical industry is calling on parties to next week’s Montreal Protocol meeting in Paris to reach agreement on a global phase down on HFC refrigerants. The European Fluorocarbons Technical Committee (EFCTC), part of the European Chemical Industry Council, has urged Parties to the Montreal Protocol to move forward with a constructive dialogue to achiev...
R22 refrigerant smuggling a major concern
13 November 2014 UK: The threat of a global black market trade in ozone-depleting refrigerants is greater than ever, according to a new report from the EIA. New Trends in ODS Smuggling is the l...
