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Upgrades at Ridgewood High School Cut Energy Costs by 18 Per
School receiving Trane Energy Efficiency Leader Award Norridge, Ill., Nov. 18, 2013 -- Ridgewood High School administrators expect recently completed lighting and infrastructure upgrades t...
Honeywell Helps Town of Tolland Improve Facilities And Cut C
18 November 2013 Honeywell announced a retrofit and revitalization project that is expected to save Connecticut’s town of Tolland nearly $600,000 a year in utility and operating expenses, funds that w...
JCPenney Earns Energy Star Certification at Over 500 Locatio
18 November 2013 Plano, Texas -- JCPenney announced that it has achieved Energy Star certifications at over 500 stores, one supply chain facility, and its home office, surpassing the company’s initial goal of having 400 locations certified by the end of 2013. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awards Energy Star certifications to buildings that rank within the top 25 percent of similar...
US Building Automation Market Is Primed for Growth
18 November 2013 London -- The United States market for building automation equipment is set to grow by more than 40 percent within the five-year period ending in 2017, spurred by the need in commercial buildings for more efficient energy consumption, according to a new report from IHS Inc. With electricity rates on the rise, driven by increasing wholesale prices and investments in renewabl...
90% of Brits share concern over rising energy prices this wi
18 November 2013 Research carried out by Bristol-based sustainability company Sustain has revealed 90 per cent of British consumers are concerned about increasing energy prices this winter. The poll revealed that 16 per cent will need to cut back on household essentials such as food in order to pay their bills this winter. Forty per cent said that they did not understand the energy-e...
Grundfos USA Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Nov. 18, 2013 Grundfos celebrated 40 years of operations in the United States on November 14, with a ceremony at its facility in Fresno, CA, and the unveiling of a commemorative sculpture by the Danis...
HC cooling equipment showcased at 25th MOP in Bangkok
15 November 2013 During the 25th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (MOP) in Bangkok at the end of October 2013, GIZ Proklima showcased at their booth climate-friendly cooling equipment, namely a Coca-Cola bottle cooler using CO2 as a refrigerant and a supermarket freezer cabinet using propane (R-290), manufactured by AHT. HC supermarket freezers Austrian manufacturer A...
Nestle’s regional distribution centre in Metz employs NH3/CO
15 November 2013 Nestle established a NH3/CO2 Distribution Centre in Metz, France. The new regional distribution centre consists 22,000 m2 of warehouse and 665 m2 office space for 135 employees. The ...
RSES Names New Board of Directors
14/11/2013 Rolling Meadows, Ill. -- RSES announced its 2013-2014 board of directors, including its executive committee and regional directors, which will serve until the 77th RSES Annual Conference and HVACR Technology Expo. The conference and expo will be held in Long Beach, Calif., in 2014. RSES’ new executive committee officers include: International President Joe Marchese, CMS; Internat...
HVAC Brain Expands Instruments and Tools Offering
14/11/2013 Cleveland -- HVAC Brain Inc., an online retailer of HVACR equipment and replacement parts, has expanded its instruments and tools offering to include more products to help HVAC professionals perform a variety of tasks. The expanded instruments and tools category includes: ? A wide variety of dials and digital gauges from Dwyer Instruments and Miljoco. ? Electronically-oper...
