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Cool Solutions sees business boom
3 - April - 2014 Cool Solutions Distribution says that it saw exceptional levels of business over this winter, following on from three consecutive years of growth in air conditioning sales. The Leeds...
Honeywell and CPS Energy Help Make The Electrical Grid Smart
Apr 3, 2014 Honeywell will participate in a two-year program with CPS Energy, the community-owned, not-for-profit energy utility in San Antonio, Texas. The utility will use automated demand res...
New Home Sales Down in February
Apr 3, 2014 February new home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 440,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This rate puts February 2014 3.3% below January 2014’s rate of 455,000 and 1.1% below February 2013’s 445,000. The median price of new homes in February 2014 was $261,800. The average sales price was $317,500. The government’s seasonally adjusted estimate of new houses fo...
AHRI: No Test Needed on Commercial Water Heater Unfired Stor
Apr 3, 2014 The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) sent its comments to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) in response to a request for information regarding efficiency test procedures for commercial water heating equipment-specifically commercial water heaters and hot water supply boilers. The comments from AHRI voiced support for changes to update the reference to...
New Method Proposed for Implementing Green Construction Code
03 April 2014 Washington -- Representatives from across the building industry, including code officials, building owners, manufacturers, designers, and energy efficiency advocates, have come together under the leadership of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) to develop a new approach to meeting green construction code requirements. This “Outcome-Based Pathway,” which the group subm...
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards f
03/28/2014 The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including commercial refrigeration equipment (CRE). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economicall...
Eaton-Williams wins Dell award
03 April 2014 Eaton-Williams Group has won an award from Dell for the development of energy saving free cooling. The Data Centre Consulting Services Partner Award was presented to the company a...
Cool Solutions reports boom in business
03 April 2014 Cool Solutions Distribution says that it saw exceptional levels of business over this winter, following on from three consecutive years of growth in air conditioning sales. The Leeds-based company has grown rapidly since it was established as a specialist Toshiba Air Conditioning distributor in 2005. Founder Phil Addy said: “We have achieved double digit growth each yea...
CLUTCH! Knoxville Johnstone Supply Wins a Harley from JCI/Co
3 April 2014 When M.Todd Cramer, president of Johnstone Supply-Knoxville first laid eyes on the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Road King Motorcycle -- at the Johnstone Supply 2013 Spring Sales Plan...
Emerson Photo Contest Seeks HVAC Training Pics
3 April 2014 Starting April 7, Emerson Climate Technologies will be accepting online submissions of photos showing HVACR professionals in training. Participants can then encourage their online friends...
