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Thermoelectric bracelet for body-part cooling
27/03/2014 Increasing thermal comfort by cooling body parts currently raises a lot of interest. A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently developed a thermoelelectric brace...
Miliband to pledge energy bill protection for small firms
28 March 2014 Ed Miliband is to tell small businesses he will protect them from “unacceptable treatment” by energy firms, the BBC has reported. In a speech, he will pledge to set up a regulator to stop firms being “rolled” on to higher tariffs and forced to pay “crippling” back-dated bills. He will say a Labour government would ensure small firms were given the same legal protections...
House building still on the up despite February fall
28 March 2014 The number of new homes registered in the UK increased by 14 per cent for the rolling quarter December to February compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by NHBC. In total 29,557 new homes were registered from December 2013 to February 2014, compared to 26,004 for the corresponding period 12 months ago. However, the latest figures reveal th...
Interest in hydrocarbons refrigerants hotting up in the US,
27 March 2014 Throughout Europe, hydrocarbons have, in the last years, caught on as efficient and environmentally friendly refrigerants, but in the United States there is still some trepidation when i...
UK Plc must retrofit to cut energy consumption say facilitie
27 March 2014 British businesses must get serious about retrofitting energy-saving equipment in their facilities if they want to meet emissions targets, says facilities management leaders speaking at an industry-wide conference. The event, hosted on February 25 by fan and motor manufacturer ebm-papst UK at the company’s Chelmsford headquarters, was entitled “energy efficient buildings and c...
Carrier Presents 2014 Annual Hall of Fame And President’S Aw
March 27, 2014 Indianapolis, U.S. Carrier, the world’s leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, presented its annual Dealer Hall of Fame and President’s Awards ...
Electrolux Announces New Climate Impact Target
Mar 27, 2014 Electrolux (Stockholm) published its annual Sustainability Report for 2013, and announced a new goal to cut the group’s CO2 impact in half by 2020 (compared to 2005 levels). The report f...
Haier's Zhang Named One of World's 50 Greatest Leaders
Mar 27, 2014 Zhang Ruimin, chairman and CEO of Chinese appliance giant Haier, was named by Fortune magazine as one of The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders. Zhang ranks No. 22 in the list of leading ...
Hussmann, Marlin Business Services Launch Refrigeration Fina
Mar 27, 2014 Mount Laurel, N.J. -- Refrigeration products manufacturer Hussmann and Marlin Business Services Corp. have formed a strategic alliance that will provide financing options for Hussmann’s food service and food retailer customers in the United States and Canada. The alliance will enable Hussmann’s customers to purchase its refrigeration products, including display cases, walk-in p...
ASHRAE Joins NAHB And ICC To Develop New National Green Buil
Mar 27, 2014 WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), building science society ASHRAE and the International Code Council (ICC), developers of the ICC Family of Codes f...
