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Central Plant Air Conditioning Equipment in Europe 2013 A report by JARN’s Europe correspondent Alan Field based on a market survey from the UK research association BSRIA due to be published later this year. The full set of the final BSRIA reports (see below for availability) will contain in-depth analyses of the current structure of the industry and its future prospects. The general conclu...
LEED v4 Officially Launches at Greenbuild Conference
25 - November - 2013 Philadelphia -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v4, the newest version of the LEED green building program, launched at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia. USGBC said that LEED v4 builds on the fundamentals of previous versions while offering a new system that prepares all ...
Smart Building Applications Revenue to Grow 150 Percent by 2
25 - November - 2013 London -- Annual expenditures on integrated smart building applications, as measured by equipment supplier revenues, are forecast to grow globally by 150 percent by 2017, according to a new report from IHS. The global market for integrated equipment in buildings is forecast to grow at an average annual rate of 20.3 percent - from $12.6 billion in 2012 to $31.6 bill...
HRS to launch offices in Australia
25 - November - 2013 Heat transfer specialist HRS Heat Exchangers is to open new offices in Australia in January 2014. The move will extend HRS’ reach into the Asia-PAC region and will be headed up b...
Ed Davey outlines outcome of COP 19 climate change talks
25 - November - 2013 Following the COP 19 international talks on climate change held last week at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, Edward Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change...
ASHRAE Seeking Comments On Proposed Data Center Energy Stand
Nov 25, 2013 Atlanta--High plug loads and rapidly advancing IT technology make data center applications significantly different from their commercial building counterparts. A purposed standard from AS...
Sainsbury’s to open ‘most environmentally friendly store to
25 November 2013 Sainsbury’s is to open two new supermarkets it describes as ‘Triple Zero’: responsible for sending zero waste to landfill, producing zero carbon emissions from operational energy and ...
10 REASONS WHY HVACR Technicians Need Mobile Field Service A
25 November 2013 As evidenced by Sage’s software surveys, companies investing in mobile technology for their remote workers are receiving excellent results. Mobile field service apps are becoming the most powerful tools in the service technician’s toolbelt, helping them boost their productivity, improve service delivery, and increase customer satisfaction, among other benefits. Here are 10 reasons...
Emerging markets attract renewable energy investors
25 November 2013 According to Ernst & Young’s (EY) latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), emerging markets are becoming increasingly attractive to renewable energy investors looking for stable policy environments, The Financial reported. EY Global Cleantech leader Gil Forer said that on one side there are countries that are in the process of reviewing, revising or...
Governments prepare for 2015 universal climate agreement
25 November 2013 The UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw ended on Saturday, attempting to keep governments on a track towards a universal climate agreement in 2015. The conference included significant new decisions that will aim to cut emissions from deforestation and on loss and damage. “Warsaw has set a pathway for governments to work on a draft text of a new universal climate a...
