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Atlantic and Thermor Open New Training Center

Atlantic and Thermor have opened a new training center in France. Installers will acquire additional skills enabling them to provide their customers with optimal energy efficient solutions. The...
Cemafroid’s Experience in F-gas Certification Now Applied in
French AC&R specialist Tecnea, Cemafroid group company, was recently accredited by Italian regulatory authorities to grant Italian companies with certification (certificates of competency) through Tecnea Italia. Accredia, the Italian accreditation organization, granted a five year authorization covering certification of companies installing, servicing or repairing stationary refrigerati...
French Building Sector Struggling to Keep Afloat

The French government is faced with a sharp decline in the construction of new buildings due to a difficult economic context with high levels of unemployment on one hand and new laws that are dissuasi...
Surprise Bid for CIAT
United Technologies, Carrier’s parent company, recently made a bid to acquire CIAT, a major French manufacturer of air conditioning, heating, refrigeration and air handling systems. CIAT is currently owned by the Falconnier family, descendant of the founder, and Somfy Participations, the investment arm of Somfy, a company specialized in automated building technology. The Falconnier family and Somf...
Global Air Conditioner Market Review for the First Half of 2

Continued from the August issue, JARN is delivering the air conditioner market reports from the reporters worldwide. China Reported by Zhang Yanbin, All View Consulting, China The Chinese air c...
Trane Presents Energy Efficiency Award to Hardin Medical Cen
Administrators at Hardin Medical Center report that infrastructure improvements to the healthcare facility have reduced annual energy and operational savings by 25% while increasing patient comfort and physician and staff satisfaction. The hospital also received an US$ 11,500 rebate from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for reducing its load on the electrical grid. In recognition of the...
Sharp Introduces Smart Energy Storage Solution in U.S.

On August 11, Sharp has announced the launch of its SmartStorage energy storage solution, which is immediately available throughout California and will be expanded to other states in the second half o...
Daikin VRV for Large Scale Buildings

Daikin VRV systems have developed considerably over the past number of years and are now being specified for larger and more diverse buildings. The latest VRV solutions can be designed on a greater sc...
Mitsubishi Electric 2-Pipe VRF Brings Sustainability to Hist

Outline of Strawberry Mansion Project Location: Philadelphia, the United States Completion Date: May 2013 Air Conditioning Systems - Water-cooled VRF: 2 units of condensing units and 17 units o...
Toshiba’s Smart Community Center with Optimum Combination of

Outline of Lazona Kawasaki Toshiba Building Project Location: Kawasaki City, Japan Completion Date: Fall 2013, Floor space: 104,600m2 Air Conditioning Systems - More than 430 units of air-coole...