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Alpha recruits technical director
5 - December - 2013 Alpha Heating Innovation has appointed Matt Hobbs as its new technical director. He has more than 20 years of experience in the gas heating industry. Having started as an ap...
CareerTech VISION 2013 Attendees Learn from Trane Leader abo
Las Vegas, Dec. 5, 2013 -- Greg Josefchuk, strategic programs leader for Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, will discuss best practices for developing public-private partnerships to advance workforce development as part of a panel discussion at CareerTech VISION 2013, hosted by the Association for Career and Technical Educati...
Democrats press US government to follow Europe into faster a
5 December 2013 A group of Democrats has written to the US environment agency the EPA urging it to start its own phase-down of HFCs rather than wait for a global decision via the Montreal Protocol &nb...
EFCTC urges Brussels to come to F-Gas decision
5 December 2013 The European Flourocarbons Technical Committee has called on the European Council and Parliament to conclude the first reading agreement for F-Gas Regulation to avoid confusion in the market. Nick Campbell, Chairman of EFCTC, said: “We are aware of the on-going discussions on sector and sub-sector bans in refrigeration and air-conditioning, but these seem to be losing sight ...
Denmark plans to tax all heating - heat pumps likely to bene
Dec. 05, 2013 The Danish government is planning to introduce a new tax on all heating systems from the 1st of January 2014 onwards. This would not only comprise oil and natural gas but also district heating and biomass combustion. If the tax will be passed by the Parliament it might have positive consequences for the heat pump market. The tax is a part of Denmark’s energy agreement from 2012, whi...
Carrier and Otis Convene International Sustainability Expert
Dec 5, 2013 DUBAI In order to promote green building opportunities in a region known for having one of the world’s highest per capita consumption rates of electricity, Carrier and Otis convened their ...
BPI Standards for Home Performance Data Transfer, Collection
Dec 5, 2013 Malta, N.Y. -- The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) announced that updates to its BPI-2100-S-2013: Standard for Home Performance-Related Data Transfer (HPXML) and BPI-2200-S-2013: Standard for Home Performance-Related Data Collection have been published and are now available on the BPI website. BPI-2100 and BPI-2200 were published as standards in June 2013. BPI-2100-S-2...
Aquatherm Announces New Sales Representatives
Dec 5, 2013 Lindon, Utah -- Aquatherm announced that BWA South Co. Inc., Shamrock Sales Inc., Mega Western, and Westway Sales Manufacturers Representatives LLC have joined the polypropylene-random (PP-R) piping company as manufacturer’s representatives. BWA South Co. Inc. has been in business since 1956. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, the company represents plumbing and specialty construc...
Pilot Program Offers Energy Management Apps to Ontario Consu
Dec 5, 2013 Toronto -- People in Ontario will get access to new apps to help manage their energy consumption, thanks to a pilot program led by MaRS Discovery District, in partnership with Hydro One and London Hydro and supported by the Ministry of Energy. Apps from Energent, BuiltSpace, Eyedro, and Zerofootprint will be made available to consumers in London Hydro and Hydro One service terri...
Importance Of Building Performance Illustrated By ASHRAE Cer
Dec 5, 2013 Atlanta -- Starting out on the right step in the design, construction and operation of buildings to ensure optimum building performance is crucial. One way ASHRAE is working to improve per...
