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DOE rejects AHRI petition over walk-ins standard
Oct 2, 2014 DOE is denying a petition from AHRI to reconsider the new DOE standard for walk-in coolers and freezers (WICFs). DOE is claiming that AHRI’s petition "appears to reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of how to perform the calculations required to rate a given refrigeration component. Accordingly, AHRI’s petition is predicated on a flawed set of calculations and assumptions. " The Dep...
Big August increase for new home sales
Oct 2, 2014 August sales of new single-family homes were up 18.0% from July 2014 were up 33.0% from August 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. August 2014, sales of new single-family homes were at seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000, up 18% over the revised July rate of 427,000 and up 33% from 379,000 in August of last year. The median sales price of new houses sold in ...
LG gas dryers first to get 2015 Energy Star certification
Oct 2, 2014 LG Electronics is the first home appliance manufacturer to announce gas dryers certified to new Energy Star standards. The first energy efficiency standards for residential clothes dryers ...
4 Ways to Measure Airflow
02/10/2014 While industry standards specifying ventilation rates are coming out of the woodwork, a practical standard describing how to measure ventilation airflows that can be applied in the field is hard to find. Let’s take a look how you can determine residential and commercial exhaust fan airflow in the field. Fans at Either End of the Duct This may be obvious, but it is a ...
Coldest ever molecules
01/10/2014 Physicists at Yale University claim to have achieved the coldest ever molecules through direct cooling. The tiny titans in question are bits of strontium monofluoride, dropped to 2.5...
Dubai sets air conditioning to 24oC
02/10/2014 Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has extended its annual “Set your AC to 24°C” campaign to raise awareness among customer and commercial consumers about the importance of ration...
Panasonic Launches the Industry's Thinnest Battery Connector
October 2, 2014 Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation has announced that it has developed a battery connector for FPC (Flexible Printed Circuit) boards corresponding to high current capacity and boasti...
RectorSeal Announces Acquisition of Evolve Composites
DALLAS -- RectorSeal Corp., a leading Houston-based manufacturer of chemical and specialty products for professional tradesmen, has acquired the PolyslabTM, Evo-CreteTM, and related HVAC brands from Evolve Composites Pty Ltd, based in Queensland, Australia. Evolve manufactures a range of products for HVAC systems. RectorSeal is a portfolio company of Capital Southwest Corp. “The Evolve tran...
DOE to Hold Public Meeting on Test Procedures for WICF Refri
10/02/2014 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Washington, District of Columbia, to discuss a variety of issues related to the testing and calculation of the energy efficiency of refrigeration systems used in walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers (collectively, “walk-ins” or “WICFs”). In addition, DOE plans to broadcast the...
University of Industrial Distribution Changes Name
10/02/2014 ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The University of Industrial Distribution (UID), an educational program focused on serving the wholesale distribution industry, announced that it has officially changed its name to the University of Innovative Distribution (UID). Founded in 1994, UID is sponsored and managed by 35 leading industry trade associations and has served over 9,000 attendees in its 21 year hi...
