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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...
Home Performance Coalition Names Brian T. Castelli as CEO
12 August 2014 PITTSBURGH and WASHINGTON -- The board of directors of the Home Performance Coalition (HPC) has announced that Brian T. Castelli has been named chief executive officer of the organization. “Brian Castelli is a knowledgeable, experienced, and well-respected individual in the home performance and weatherization industry. He’s a strategic thinker with exceptional vision and pass...
RGF and Ingersoll Rand Enter into Agreement for IAQ Product
12 August 2014 RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. -- Ron Fink, president/CEO of RGF Environmental Group Inc., a designer and manufacturer of air, water, and food purification systems, has announced an agreement to s...
Busy HVACR Professionals Can Now Access Emerson Climate Tech
Popular resource for Copeland(TM) compressor specifications now available as a free mobile app St. Louis, August 11, 2014 - On-the-go HVACR professionals now have access to the popular Online P...
Rising optimism for H&V sector
12 August 2014 With rising optimism in the construction and house building sectors, recent research has shown that the heating and plumbing industry is following suit with 90 per cent of installers enthusiastic about the year ahead. 45% of respondents thought that the biggest factor affecting their business would be customers wanting more efficient systems to help them to save money, while ...
￡50m energy efficiency funding to help Londoners this winte
12 August 2014 The Mayor of London has announced that ￡50 million will be allocated to improve the energy efficiency of more than 175,000 homes in the capital. The Mayor Boris Johnson has contracted Capita Symonds to provide support to ensure energy efficiency improvements, worth at least ￡50 million, to homes by 2017. It is estimated that these measures could save residents up to ...
MHI Launches Bonding Services Using Proprietary Room-tempera
-- Targets Set on Boosting Recognition of Innovative Technology and Growing New Business Operations -- Tokyo, August 11, 2014 - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), responding to robust external ...
Wireless Controls for Smart Buildings to Reach 57.4 Million
Aug 11, 2014 BOULDER, Colo. -- As building automation and information technology converge, wireless technology is offering a range of benefits for commercial building owners and managers, notes Navigant Research. While building automation and controls have been used for decades, wireless systems are enabling more granular control over building systems without many of the design and labor challenge...
Sharp Introduces Smart Energy Storage Solution
Aug 11, 2014 CAMAS, Wash. -- Sharp Electronics Corp. has announced the launch of its SmartStorage energy storage solution, which is immediately available throughout California and will be expanded to ...
NEBB Announces Testing, Adjusting, and Balancing Review Semi
Aug 11, 2014 Gaithersburg, Md. -- The National Environmental Balancing Bureau (NEBB) announced that it is holding a Testing, Adjusting and Balancing (TAB) Certified Professional Review Seminar on Oct. 1-3, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia. The course will review HVAC principles involved with TAB work including fan laws and curves, air systems, formulas and their use, psychrometrics, hydronic sys...
