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Use of All-aluminum Coils Increasing
For years, copper tubes with aluminum fins have been the typical choice for condensing coils for HVAC&R equipment. Due to soaring copper prices, however, manufacturers have recently begun looking ...
ebm-papst named as energy saving advocate
April 24, 2014 Fan manufacturer ebm-papst UK has been named as an official champion of energy saving protocols in data centres. The company has become an official endorser of the European Comm...
Humideco appointed UK distributor for DriSteem
April 24, 2014 Humideco has been appointed as UK distributor for the innovative DriSteem range of humidifier units. The broad range of steam humidifiers and dispersion manifolds from DriSteem complem...
Adcock launches campaign to highlight refrigeration legislat
April 24, 2014 Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning has launched a campaign to highlight the issue of new refrigerant legislation that could affect more than 50 per cent of UK commercial properties. EU Regulation 1005/2009 rules that to halt the risk of damage to the ozone layer, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) are to be phased out completely by 31 December 2014. It is estimated that ...
Manufacturers most optimistic since 1970s, says CBI
April 24, 2014 Business optimism among manufacturers saw its sharpest improvement since 1973, on the back of strong growth in orders at home and abroad, according to the latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends Survey. The survey of 405 manufacturers found that in the three months to April 2014, growth in total order books and domestic orders was the fastest since 1995. Export orders grew strongly,...
AHRI Applauds Court Approval of Regional Standards Settlemen
April 24, 2014 Arlington, VA -- The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today applauded approval by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit of the resolution of a laws...
Inadequate office temperature may cost the UK economy 15,7bn
23/04/2014 A new survey suggests around 2% of office hours are wasted due to the temperature alone, potentially costing the UK economy an estimated 15,7bn E annually. One Poll surveyed 2,000 people on behalf of air-conditioning and heating specialists Andrews Sykes, in a bid to discover how much the temperature affected workplace efficiency and output. It was found that less than a qu...
Real-time savings in buildings HVAC consumption
22/04/2014 BuildingIQ, an Australian-based software company, is making software that automatically makes real-time adjustments to building controls to reduce HVAC consumption based on several indicato...
Johnson Controls ranked 12th in Corporate Responsibility Mag
Milwaukee, April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls today announced its 12th-place ranking in Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine’s 15th annual "100 Best Corporate Citizens List." The compan...
Friedrich Opens New Design & Development Center
24 April 2014 Friedrich, the San Antonio manufacturer of room air conditioners, announces the opening of its multi-million dollar state-of-the-art Design and Development Center (DDC) located at 957 Is...
