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Small-scale trigeneration system offers hope for refrigerati
12 August 2014 Newcastle University researchers believe system which runs on raw plant oils will offer potential for off-grid buildings in the UK as well as improving cold chain prospects in countries...
Coolers and Vending in Gyms
07 August 2014 Gym, fitness suites and leisure centres couldn’t ask for anythinng better than BCC Vision: the watercooler with video and audio for information and publicity. Thanks to the professiona...
Industry feedback sought on BIM Product Data Templates
Aug 12, 2014 CIBSE’s BIM Steering Group - in partnership with a number of industry bodies and professional engineering institutions - has developed a Building Information Modelling (BIM) initiative, P...
New research challenges the perception that sustainability c
Aug 12, 2014 New research challenges the perception that sustainable buildings are necessarily more costly to construct, by presenting the actual costs and savings associated with a wide range of sustainable building strategies. The research team from Sweett Group and BRE applied cost data from real construction projects to three case study buildings - an office, secondary school and commun...
Alfa Laval wins SEK 95 million natural gas order in the U.S.
Aug 12, 2014 Alfa Laval -- a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling ? has won an order to supply air cooler systems to a U.S. export terminal for natural gas liquids....
Manufacturing Technology Orders Up in June
Aug 13, 2014 June 2014 U.S. manufacturing technology orders were $405.73 million, according to AMT ? The Association For Manufacturing Technology, up 12.6% from May 2014 but down 2.1% from $414.26 million in June 2013. The year-to-date total of $2,349.38 million puts 2014 down 2.7% from 2013. “Order gains in June were driven by two factors ? the end of the quarter and continued strength in ...
Toshiba Appliance/Electronics Segment reports Higher 1Q Sale
Aug 13, 2014 Toshiba Corporation’s Lifestyle Products & Services segment saw its white goods (major appliances) business record notably higher operating income, due to successes in efforts to stre...
Fagor Operations in Spain to Restart Under New Owner CNA
Aug 12, 2014 The Commercial Court No. 1, San Sebastian, Spain, has awarded CNA Group with the assets of appliance maker Fagor Electrodomesticos. CNA paid EUR 38.5 million to acquire all Fagor manufacturing lines in the Basque region of Spain. CNA Group said its plan assures the continuity of the well-known appliance brand Fagor, as well as brands Edesa, Aspes, and Splendid. Fagor Electrodom...
Danfoss Turbocor Included in GSA Chiller Study
12 August 2014 The U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Green Proving Ground (GPG) program recently evaluated the effect of new, high efficiency chiller technology on rising energy consumption...
EPA Announces Fifth Annual Energy Star Battle of the Buildin
12 August 2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched the 2014 Energy Star Battle of the Buildings: Team Challenge. More than 5,500 buildings nationwide are competing to reduce their energy use. The competition specifically targets energy waste in commercial buildings, to improve energy efficiency, reduce carbon pollution, and save money. This year’s theme...
