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Honeywell Announces Senior Leadership Changes
April 8, 2014 Honeywell today announced several senior leadership changes, reflecting further advancement of strong leaders throughout the company, effective immediately. Roger Fradin and Andre...
Calif. Program to Finance Residential Energy Efficiency, Sol
April 8, 2014 Oakland, Calif. -- With the decision to launch the nation’s largest Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, the CaliforniaFIRST residential PACE program is expected to make energy and water efficiency projects more affordable and accessible for California homeowners. Operating under the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA), the program will ...
STULZ Announces Agreement with Culligan International
April 8, 2014 Frederick, Md. -- STULZ Air Technology Systems Inc., a manufacturer of ultrasonic humidifiers, has announced a new agreement with Culligan Matrix Solutions(R), Rosemont, Ill., a division of Culligan International Co. The agreement makes Culligan the single-source provider for all water treatment products and services provided with STULZ ultrasonic humidification systems. “STUL...
First Solar Sets Thin-Film Module Efficiency World Record of
April 8, 2014 NEW YORK -- First Solar Inc. announced that it has set a world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, achieving a record 17 percent total area module efficiency in tests performed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The new record is an increase over the prior record of 16.1 percent...
ASHRAE Proposes Moving All Residential IAQ Requirements to S
April 8, 2014 ATLANTA -- ASHRAE has announced a proposed change to Standard 62.2 that would place all residential dwelling unit IAQ requirements under that standard in order to provide consistency of ...
AHRI Offers Homeowners Simple Springtime Air Conditioner and
April 8, 2014 Arlington, VA -- The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today reminded homeowners that the spring season is the ideal time to prepare cooling equipment for the...
Global fluorochemicals market
07/04/2014 The global fluorochemicals industry was valued at USD 15.3 billion in 2011 and is expected to generate revenue of USD 21.5 billion by 2018, growing at a CAGR of 5% from 2012 to 2018. Increasing demand for aluminum, refrigerants, automobiles, and emerging economies of the Asia Pacific region are expected to drive the demand for fluorochemicals over the next five years. On t...
Top Five HVAC Marketing Mistakes
Every entrepreneur starts out with high hopes in terms of growing a successful company, but many fall short of the mark. Many HVAC installation and service companies are started by technicians and installers who desire to have their own business. Lack of business training and business skills can doom these companies from the start, but some survive despite the odds. The secret is in learning to at...
Johnson Controls Releases Wi-Fi Remote Control for Coleman H
9 April 2014 The new Wi-Fi-capable Coleman Echelon Residential Communicating Control from Johnson Controls provides homeowners with remote access to the control system from their smartphone or tablet ...
Industry reacts to launch of domestic RHI
9 April 2014 After years of delays, the industry responds to the DECC’s announcement that its Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme for domestic installations will finally begin today. Baxi managing director Paul Hardy comments: “After much talk and deliberation, we are delighted with today’s announcement and the official launch of the domestic RHI. “Echoing the thoughts of Greg Bark...
