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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...
40 HVAC and Plumbing Mobile Apps to Make A Contractor's Life
24 April 2014 Are you using mobile phone/tablet apps to market your HVACR and plumbing contracting services? Do you know that there are apps out there that can help you actually manage you business? Do you find yourself confused by the plethora of apps out there? By the way, do you have your own app? These are some of the questions asked during the Comfortech 2013 session conducted by Matt ...
SkillBuild holds south-west heat
24 April 2014 City College Plymouth has been selected to host the south-west heat of SkillBuild 2014 - the UK’s largest multi-trade competition for construction trainees and apprentices. SkillBuild, which is managed by CITB, the Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board, as part of its ongoing work to bring new blood into the construction industry, is an annual event that sees buddi...
Regarding the Consolidation of System LSI Businesses in New
Tokyo, Osaka, and Yokohama, Japan, April 23, 2014 - Fujitsu Limited, Panasonic Corporation, and Development Bank of Japan, Inc. (DBJ) have signed a memorandum of understanding in which DBJ will make a...
Technology to improve thermal efficiency of windows
23 April 2014 After two and a half years of scientific research and technological development in polymer compounding and multi-layer extrusion techniques, a solution has been found to make windows more energy efficient. The project partners - which included Eurofilms Extrusion, Wells Plastics, Hanita Coatings, Hermanos Del Pino Espinosa and the UK Materials Technology Research Institute, a ...
Climate change expert calls for more renewable technology
23 April 2014 Installers of renewable technology could benefit from the recent IPCC report which is calling for a shift away from cheaper fossil fuels to help cut CO2 emissions, the BBC has reported. One of the country’s leading climate change experts has warned businesses in the east of England are going to be increasingly at risk from rising energy costs, unless they take action now. &nbs...
New HCFC regulations call for alternative cooling solutions
23 April 2014 Companies should start to find alternative solutions to systems using R22 refrigerants in plenty of time before 1 January 2015. This is the date when recycled or reclaimed hydroch...
Existing-Home Sales Show Slight March Decrease
Apr 23, 2014 Existing-home sales in the United States was flat in March and the growth in home prices moderated, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. Existing-home sales are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops. Total March 2014 existing-home sales decreased slightly-0.2%-to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.59 ...
Bosch Home Appliances Garners EPA Energy Star Partner of the
Apr 23, 2014 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized Bosch home appliances with a 2014 Energy Star Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award, recognizing continued leadership ...
AO Smith Develops Ultra-Low NOx, Compact Commercial Water He
Apr 23, 2014 Water heater maker A. O. Smith engineered a new compact commercial water heater with technology enabling low nitrous oxide emissions. David Chisolm, vice president of marketing for the company, said the Master-Fit ultra-low NOx gas water heater for California markets has the shortest design on the market, as well as multiple water connections. "Innovative engineering al...
