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1.3.2 Spain
Cautious optimism is expressed for a slow recovery in Spain’s economy with a tentative growth of 0.8% in GDP for 2014 and a possible 1.2% in 2015. Nevertheless construction industry activity continues to decline and its fight-back is not expected until late 2015. This is not good news for most sectors of the air conditioning industry who must continue to rely to a large extent on refurbishment. Cu...
1.3.1 Italy
There are signs that the country’s economy could starting its recovery from the long recession: from a fall of 1.4% in gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013, a rise of around 0.7% is expected for the current year. Renovation projects in the residential sector will grow by 2% compared with a shrinkage of 2.4% in 2013. Foreign investment is also being encouraged by the government’s Destination Italy ...
1.3 Europe
Alan Field reports on overview of the latest BSRIA report This is a brief overview of the markets in eight European countries based on the BSRIA report World Air Conditioning published in March 2014 f...
1.2.2 Canada
According to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute (HRAI) of Canada, commercial air conditioning shipments decreased 7% from 42,873 units in 2012 to 40,030 units in 2013. Commercia...
IEA-RETD Request for tender: Next generation policy instrume
May. 30, 2014 The IEA’s Implementing Agreement on Renewable Energy Technology Deployment (IEA-RETD) has published a call for tender for a study on: “Next generation policy instruments for renewable he...
Source Refrigeration & HVAC Acquires Service Refrigeration
30/05/2014 Anaheim, Calif. -- Source Refrigeration & HVAC, a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has announced the acquisition of Service Refrigeration LLC, based in Houston. Service Refrigeration is a leading provider of refrigeration and HVAC service solutions to grocery, commercial, and industrial clients throughout the state of Texas. Source Refrigeration & HVAC said ...
New IIR Informatory Note on Refrigerant Charge Reduction
28/05/2014 The 25th IIR Informatory Note on Refrigerant Charge Reduction in Refrigerating Systems, the latest in the series on Refrigeration Technologies, is now available. Currently available for II...
Europe: 1st quarter 2014 HVAC-R market trends
28/05/2014 Eurovent Market Intelligence (EMI) has just released the latest trends for the European HVAC&R market Quarterly Forecasts for HVAC-R Market in Europe Product Quarter 2014Q1 Market trend Trend for next quarter Forecast 2014 AHU* -2.1% ...
Pakistan confiscates illegal HCFCs
28/05/2014 The Pakistan government ordered the confiscation of illegally imported HCFCs and denied import quotas to seven companies this year. Pakistan newspaper Dawn reported that a senior official of the Climate Change Division had confirmed that “seven authorised importers were placed under a moratorium and not given any quota for 2014” due to their inability to provide documentary proof...
New centre aims to design low-carbon buildings for the futur
30 May 2014 A new centre for doctoral training in decarbonisation of the built environment at the University of Bath was launched this week by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The CDT will receive funding of ￡3m from the University and industry partners, including BRE Trust, Arup Group, Expedition Engineering, Atkins Global and Lhoist. The new CDT will be situ...
