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Building-Integrated Solar Heating Systems Increasing
1 May 2014 Washington -- According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), a growing sector of the U.S. solar energy industry has reached a major milestone, with 5 million square feet of building-integrated solar air heating collectors now installed in North America. Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the SEIA, says these systems represent 250 megawatts (MW) of thermal energy. “Bu...
EPA Releases Top 25 List of Cities with Most Energy Star Bui
1 May 2014 Washington -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the sixth annual list of the top 25 U.S. metropolitan areas with the most Energy Star certified buildings. The Top 10 cities on the list are: Los Angeles; Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; New York; San Francisco; Chicago; Dallas; Denver; Philadelphia; and Houston. “Not only are the Energy Star top 25 cities saving m...
Carrier Transicold Celebrates Sale of 1 Millionth Container
1 May 2014 Singapore -- Carrier Transicold Pte Ltd presented its 1 millionth container refrigeration unit during a ceremony at its Singapore manufacturing facility. The milestone unit, a PrimeLINE uni...
National Comfort Institute Announces Spring Classes
1 May 2014 Get certitifed in various areas of Performance-Based Contracting.(TM) National Comfort Institute, Avon Lake, OH, has published its slate of in-person classes for Spring 2014. MAY 2014 Residential & Light Commercial Air Balancing with Certification ? May 6-8, Tulare, CA; Chicago, IL ? May 13-15, Fairfield, NJ ? May 20-22, Denver, CO Residential HVAC System...
Nortek Acquisition of Thomas & Betts Finalized
1 May 2014 Nortek, Inc. NTK, a global diversified company with leading brands and innovative air management and technology-driven products and solutions for residential and commercial applications, announced on April 30 it had completed its acquistion of the ventilation and air conditioning business of Thomas & Betts Corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of ABB Ltd., a global power a...
Volution acquires inVENTer
1 May 2014 Volution has announced it has acquired the assets and business of Oko-Haustechnik inVENTer GmbH (inVENTer), a manufacturer of decentralised residential heat recovery ventilation products in...
Service-Tech Group expand into Scotland
1 May 2014 Service-Tech Group has expanded into Scotland with the opening of their new Scottish Office in the Town of Kirkcaldy in Fife. The company provides TM44 Air Conditioning Inspection compliance services to companies throughout Scotland and also concentrate on the delivery of services within England and Wales. Service-Tech Group founder and managing director, Steve Walker said...
BSRIA/CABA Market Sizing North America Research Opportunity
May 2014 BSRIA is pleased to announce that the Continental Automated Buildings Association (CABA) Board of Directors, based on the CABA Intelligent & Integrated Buildings Council’s (IIBC) recommen...
U.S. Carbon Emissions Down But HFCs Are Soaring
30 April 2014 The news website, Responding to Climate Change, reports that “US greenhouse gas emissions dropped 10% from 2005 - 2012.” The results, part of the Environmental Protection Age...
Panasonic Appliance Sales Up 10%
30 April 2014 Panasonic Corp. reported that its Appliances business segment saw a 10% sales increase in its just-ended fiscal year. Appliances business sales ended fiscal 2014 with sales of 1,196.6 bi...
