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2014.09.03

Heat pumps are first choice in 32,2% of new residential buil

Sep. 08, 2014 According to the German Federal Bureau of Statistics, the share of heat pumps used as primary heating device for newly constructed residential buildings was 32, 2% in 2013 ? a gain of 2%...

2014.09.09

ASHRAE/IES Propose Adding Verification Requirements To Energ

Sep 8, 2014 ATLANTA -- Multiple compliance options to ensure verification of delivered building envelope performance are being proposed for the ASHRAE/IES energy standard.   “Uncontrolled air lea...

2014.09.09

ASHRAE Proposes Alternate Compliance Path For Existing Build

Sep 5, 2014 ATLANTA -- Recognizing that the ventilation rate procedure in its indoor air quality standard may be difficult to apply in existing buildings, ASHRAE is proposing an alternate complia...

2014.09.09

Electrolux to Acquire GE Appliances for $3.3 Billion, Includ

08 September 2014 AB Electrolux entered into an agreement to acquire the appliances business of General Electric for $3.3 billion. The deal also gives Electrolux 48.4% share in Mexico-based appliance ...

2014.09.05

Emerson Climate Technologies to Educate HVACR Contractors an

?eBook Designed to Help Contractors Sell and Service High Efficiency Systems   St. Louis, September 9, 2014 -- Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc., a business of Emerson, provides helpful informat...

2014.09.08

Headline News Volume 238

============================ eJARN.com Headline News Date: September 12th, 2014, Volume 238 http://www.ejarn.com ============================ * Europe (World Heat Pumps Market) The European ATW market peaked in 2008 when it reached a scale of 300,000 units. Around this time, Europe was hit by the global economic crisis and the ATW market began to contract. This contraction proved to be temporary, ...

2014.09.04

EPA and DOJ Announce Settlement with Costco to Cut Refrigera

05/09/2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have announced a settlement with Costco Wholesale Corp. in which the company agrees to pay $335,000 in penalties for federal Clean Air Act violations and improve refrigerant management at 274 stores at an estimated cost of $2 million over the next three years.   According to EPA and DO...

2014.09.05

DesignBuilder Eases Whole Building Energy Simulation

05/09/2014 SANTA ROSA, Calif. -- DesignBuilder Software has released version 4 of its whole building energy simulation program, DesignBuilder. The company said this new version adds a substantial set of new features and improvements oriented to the different but overlapping needs of engineers and architects.   DesignBuilder Packages for Engineers consist of a set of tools to assist with the i...

2014.09.08

Optimum Energy Named a ‘Cool Vendor’ in Data Center Power an

05/09/2014 SEATTLE -- Optimum Energy, a provider of data-driven HVAC energy optimization for enterprise facilities, announced it has been named as one of five “Cool Vendors in Data Center Infrastructure Management, Power and Cooling, 2014” in a report by Gartner1 Inc., a leading information technology research and advisory company.   “Optimum Energy is thrilled be included as a ‘Cool Vendor’ ...

2014.09.04

Costco to Cut Harmful Refrigerant Emissions

05/09/2014 SAN FRANCISCO - The United States reached a deal Wednesday regarding leaking refrigeration equipment at more than half of Costco’s stores nationwide.      The settlement, filed simultaneously with the federal complaint, slams Costco with $335,000 in penalties for federal Clean Air Act violations.      It also requires Costco to fix refrigerant l...