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Second phase begins for district heating project in Solihull
15 April 2014 The second phase of Solihull Community Housing project is currently underway. Phase one of the project, which was completed in December 2012, comprised a single biomass fuelled district heating scheme supplying heating and hot water to 120 flats across two 1960’s high rise social housing buildings in Solihull, West Midlands. The second phase of the project comprises mul...
Climate change expert calls for more renewable technology
16 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...
Johnson Controls to acquire Air Distribution Technologies fo
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Investment further expands Johnson Controls’ leadership position in buildings industry Milwaukee, April 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI), a global multi-industrial company, today ...
NIBE announces extended heat pump warranty to match RHI
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15th April, 2014 Following the launch of the domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), NIBE has extended the warranty on key products across its heat pump and biomass ranges to seven years. The new ind...
'The Barracks' wins LABC NW Building Excellence Award
15th April, 2014 A refurbishment project in Bury that saw exemplary teamwork between contractors Servistec and air conditioning supplier Powrmatic, has won the Best Small Commercial Building category in the LABC North West Building Excellence Awards 2014. ’The Barracks’ project was also a finalist in the Best Change of Use of an Existing Building or Conversion category. The project will now go thr...
Flammable refrigerant safety seminars
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14th April, 2014Australia: In a bid to promote safe use of flammable refrigerants, AIRAH is running a free national seminar series based on its Flammable Refrigerants Safety Guide, published last yea...
New leadership team announced for Climate Center and Pipe Ce
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15 April 2014 Pipe Center and Climate Center have announced a new leadership team as part of its growth strategy. The new structure, announced by managing director Lee Jon Newman, forms p...
EHPA welcomes F-Gas regulation announcement
15 April 2014 The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) has welcomed the adoption of the F Gas regulation by the European Union, which it claims will help focus investment. In a statement the EHPA said: “The European Heat Pump Association (EHPA) is satisfied that the Council has adopted the consolidated F-gas text in today’s meeting. Now the text can go to the legal and translation services...
Honeywell CEO Honored by Horatio Alger Association; Gives Tw
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April 15, 2014 Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc., a nonprofit educational organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue the...
AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM, and Intel Form Industrial Internet Con
April 15, 2014 Boston -- AT&T, Cisco, GE, IBM and Intel have announced the formation of the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), an open membership group focused on breaking down the barriers of technology silos to support better access to data with improved integration of the physical and digital worlds. The consortium’s goal is to enable organizations to more easily connect and optimize ass...