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Six Recruiting Initiatives for the HVAC Industry: A Call for
Mar. 5, 2014 This is the worst U.S. job market in decades, yet every HVAC contractor has trouble finding technicians. What’s going to happen when we get a real economic recovery? If we don’t take acti...
Alfa Laval’s new tantalum range minimizes lifecycle costs fo
4 March 2014 Alfa Laval is launching a new range of tantalum heat exchangers that offer the exceptionally high corrosion resistance of a solid-tantalum heat exchanger, but at a much lower investment c...
Industry urges government to push ahead with zero carbon non
4 March 2014 Balfour Beatty and Carillion are among industry giants who have signed an open letter to communities minister Stephen Williams calling for clearer policy from the government on zero carbon non-domestic buildings. Twenty one industry heads have signed an open letter to communities minister Stephen Williams [see attached file], which said there was a “strong economic case” for go...
The New American Home(R) 2014 at The International Builders’
Feb 4, 2014 Indianapolis Several high-efficiency Carrier(R) residential products will be on display when The New American Home (TNAH) 2014, the official showcase house of the International Builders’ S...
New Energy Research Lab to be Built at PNNL
March 4, 2014 Richland, Wash. -- Construction on a new energy research facility at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) campus will start this April. The project is valued at approximately $10 million. Research conducted there will address the smart grid, integration of renewable energy into the grid, reducing energy use in buildings, and more. ...
LA Testing Provides Mold, IAQ Testing of Crawl Spaces
March 4, 2014 Garden Grove, Calif. -- LA Testing announced that it is providing testing for mold and indoor air quality (IAQ) issues in crawl spaces. The company said that, for homes and buildings built with a crawl space, the area under the building is in most cases rarely seen. In fact, many crawl spaces may go years without ever being inspected. When a moisture problem does develo...
Shipments of Smart Building Networking Devices Expanding, Sa
March 4, 2014 Boulder, Colo. -- Building automation systems rely on networks of sensors, switches, alarms, and other devices, along with software tools, to provide a real-time view of the current state of a building. The market for networked building controls is expanding as building owners and operators realize the cost savings offered by automated, real-time control of every major system within ...
Cold Control's HR manager gets on his bike for charity
4 - March - 2014 Cold Control’s HR manager Lee Grant, his brother Adam and three friends are set to cycle 1300km, from Alresford in Hampshire to Norrteljia in Sweden, to raise 10,000 to share between ...
Grimsby Ice Factory in three-part feature
4 - March - 2014 A three-part history of the Grimsby Ice factory is being featured on the Cooling Post website. The series includes records from local archives and from J&E Hall, the Dartford company that installed the refrigeration plant during the 1930s electrification upgrade. Photos and drawings are also being used. The first part examined the history of the Ice Factory and i...
Leaking Ducts Can Reduce HVAC System Efficiency by 40%
The energy penalty imposed on an HVAC system by a leaking return duct can reduce the efficiency of a system by as much as 40% during extreme weather conditions. What is staggering is that unless you m...
