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New Course on Demand Response Part of ASHRAE’s Fall Online S
21 August 2014 ATLANTA -- A new ASHRAE Learning Institute (ALI) course, Building Demand Response and the Coming Smart Grid, addresses new technologies and design concepts to help lead the way to how buildings and their systems will interact with the coming smart grid. The course is part of the ALI fall online series. “Peak demand management and response are becoming more important in buildi...
Honeywell Enhances Connected Home Offering by Adding Voice C
Video Recording and Remote Software Downloading Among Other Updates to Popular Home and Business Controller MELVILLE, N.Y., August 20, 2014 - The home of the future took another step toward rea...
Canadian Housing Starts Expected to Edge Down
21 August 2014 Economic and demographic fundamentals will steer the Canadian housing industry through the second half of 2014 and into 2015, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), the country’s national housing agency. "Recent trends have shown an increase in housing starts, which is broadly supported by demographic fundamentals. However, our latest forecast calls for starts...
Panasonic Releases 2014 Sustainability Report
21 August 2014 Panasonic Corporation released its Sustainability Report 2014, detailing its social and environmental initiatives. It explains Panasonic’s CSR/environmental management structures, inclu...
Manufacturing outlook still strong
21 August 2014 Expectations for manufacturing output growth in the next three months are strong, despite an easing of pace over the past quarter, the latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows. While nine sectors surveyed reported that the pace of growth had slowed in the past three months, sixteen sectors anticipate growth over the coming quarter. The survey of 414 manufacturers also found that ...
Mitsubishi expands in SW
21 August 2014 Mitsubishi Electric’s operations have grown so much in the South West region that the company is expanding into new offices within Bristol’s northern business district. Vantage C...
Chillventa Congressing - high-calibre technical programme de
21 August 2014 Preparations are in full swing as Chillventa enters its fourth round. From 14 to 16 October 2014, the exhibition halls in Nuremberg will once again play host to the international gathering of the refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation and heat pump sector. “We are highly satisfied with progress for Chillventa 2014,” explains project manager Alexander Stein. “For the first time...
Sakura Launches New Gas Heaters/Boilers
Recently, Sakura has launched a new series of gas heaters/boilers. The series consists of condensing type, balanced type, forced exhaust type, natural exhaust type, wall-mounted gas boiler, central ho...
European HVAC&R Market Trends in 2014
According to the latest figures from Eurovent Market Intelligence, sales of chillers grew 3.8% during the second quarter of 2014, and the overall trend in 2014 is expected to be a 4.6% increase. Sales of rooftops are expected to increase 2.8% in 2014 following 2% growth over the second quarter. Sales of air handling units (AHUs) are expected to be stable in 2014, with a decrease of 0...
New Haier R&D Center Boasts 106-m Test Tower
After two decades of development, China has grown into the world’s largest air conditioner market, and Chinese manufacturers also enjoy the largest production scale in the global market. In order to a...
