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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...
Honeywell Alarm Management Reaches Milestone; Makes 100 Oper
10/02/2014 Honeywell Process Solutions announced today that its DynAMo? alarm management technology is improving safety and productivity at more than 100 process plants and pipelines around the world ...
DOE Updates National Reference Standard For Commercial Build
Oct 2, 2014 ATLANTA - Following preliminary analysis that ASHRAE/IES’s 2013 energy efficiency standard contains energy savings over the 2010 standard - 8.5 percent source energy savings and 7.6 site e...
Innovative trigeneration system for off-grid homes and busin
01/10/2014 An innovative ’trigeneration’ system fuelled entirely by raw plant oils could have great potential for isolated homes and businesses operating outside grid systems. Developed by a consorti...
World Resources Institute and Johnson Controls launch new Bu
New partnership will advance global solutions for greater building efficiency in cities WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls, a global multi-industrial company, and the World Reso...
Ingersoll Rand Declares Quarterly Dividend
Swords, Ireland, October 2, 2014 - Ingersoll-Rand plc’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 cents per ordinary share, payable December 31, 2014, to shareholders of record on December 12, 2014. Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, has paid consecutive quarterly cash dividends on its common shares since...
Service Experts Acquires A-Plus AC of Maryland
2 October 2014 Service Experts currently offers service in the Richmond (Eveready Service Experts) and Salem, Virginia markets and in Gaithersburg, MD (Parker-Pearce Service Experts), but there is no overlap with the A-Plus service area, which includes Montgomery, Prince George’s and Charles counties in Maryland, as well as Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William and Loudoun counties in Virginia. ...
2014 Design/Build Awards: Pre-fab a Winner!
2 October 2014 Taking on the largest, most ambitious project in a company’s history from three states away, on a tight time frame would cause sufficient stress for most HVAC contractors. But to have t...
FMI Survey Predicts Slow but Solid Construction Growth
2 October 2014 The report cites low energy prices, low inflation, unemployment (high, but holding at 6.2%) and slow growth in the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) number. Additionally, FMI says consumer confidence is rising steadily, building permits and housing starts bounced back in July, and banks are starting to lend more to credit-worthy clients. FMI says sectors such as power, co...
2014 Design/Build Awards: Caring Includes Comfort
2 October 2014 There are times when an existing HVAC system is so antiquated and overwhelmed by the passage of time, that the only choice is to start from scratch. That’s what happened when Air Force ...
