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Chris Monson honoured by BSRIA
20 - November - 2013 BSRIA is pleased to announce that Chris Monson of Trend has been awarded Honorary Membership of BSRIA. This is only the eighth time this honour has been awarded in the 58 year his...
Paul Lockwood joins Fujitsu VRF team
20 - November - 2013 Paul Lockwood has joined the Fujitsu VRF team as VRF specification manager, reporting to VRF business manager Tony Nielsen. Mr Lockwood has been in the industry for almost ...
EPA Proposes Less Detailed Reporting On Fluorinated Gas Prod
November 19, 2013 By Andrew Childers Nov. 18 --Fluorinated gas producers would be required to provide the Environmental Protection Agency with less detailed greenhouse gas information beginning in calendar year 2015 as part of an agency proposed rule. The EPA said the less detailed reporting requirements respond to industry concerns that the information they are currently required to submit...
New World Newlands steps up to sustainability
20 November, 2013 New World Newlands is pleased to be a finalist in the NZI National Sustainable Business Network Awards for their Transcritical Refrigeration System. The business has been selected to be a finalist in the Mega Efficiency Innovation category. New World Newlands owner operator Ross Jordan is thrilled to be a finalist. "We were very excited when we received the n...
DCLG urged not to demolish Sustainable Homes Policy
20 November 2013 The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has been urged by MPs to reconsider plans to axe the Code for Sustainable Homes. Environmental Audit committee chair Joan Walley MP said: “The Secretary of State should think again before demolishing the Code for Sustainable Homes. The policy has been a big success in driving up home building standards, delivering l...
Navien Begins Shipments of NCB Series Combi-boilers
Nov. 20, 2013 Container loads of Navien’s new NCB series combi-boilers have been shipping out of the company’s Irvine CA warehouse. Ideal for the energy conscious consumer, this space-saving un...
Guest Editorial: Geothermal Boreholes Are NOT Wells
Nov. 20, 2013 The geothermal heat pump (GHP) industry prides itself on offering an efficient, environmentally friendly technology for satisfying the thermal loads of buildings. To do so, a GHP system ...
It's Lift-off for LEED Version 4
Nov. 20, 2013The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released LEED v4, the newest version of the LEED green building program today, at the annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Philad...
Taiwanese fruit distributor tracks fresh produce via RFID
19/11/2013 Taiwanese fruit producer Je-Nong Cooperative Farm is employing a radio frequency identification (RFID)-based solution to document the receipt and processing of its fresh fruit at its facili...
Johnson Controls announces three-year $3.65 billion share re
Milwaukee, Nov. 20, 2013 -- Johnson Controls, (NYSE: JCI), a global multi-industrial company with core businesses in the building and automotive industries, today announced a multi-year share repurcha...