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2013.10.17

HVAC Market Warms Up to Chilled Beams

October 31, 2013 You’ve learned a lot about radiant heat in the pages of Contracting Business.com, and now, as we trace radiant heating’s “genealogy,” we find a new member of the family has somewhat r...

2013.10.22

EMCOR Services New England Mechanical to Tackle Major Energy

October 31, 2013 EMCOR Services New England Mechanical has been awarded a contract to provide energy efficiency upgrades at a 98,000 sq.ft. commercial building known as 855 Main Street in Bridgeport, CT.   One of New England’s leading mechanical services contractors, EMCOR Services New England Mechanical is a subsidiary of EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500 leader in mechanical and ...

2013.11.02

Trane's Gary Michel: Innovation Makes HVAC Industry an Excit

October 31, 2013 In September 2013 -- the year of its 100th Anniversary - Trane released a new line of 18 and 20 SEER speed air conditioners and heat pumps with Trane TruComfort Technology. Trane show...

2013.11.02

Federal government looking to replace air conditioner at DND

OBJ StaffPublished on October 31, 2013 Public Works is looking for a contractor to install a new air conditioning system at the Major-General George R. Pearkes Building, the primary headquarters of th...

2013.11.02

Panasonic and Tesla Reach Agreement To Expand Supply Of Auto

About Panasonic Media Contacts October 30, 2013 - Osaka, Japan / Palo Alto, USA - Panasonic Corporation and Tesla Motors today announced that the two companies have reached an agreement in which Panas...

2013.11.02

Frigoglass wins Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative

Athens, October 9, 2013 -- Frigoglass receives Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative award for the Solar Ice Cold Merchandiser (ICM).   Each year the Beverage Innovation Awards identify and present the best innovative products and concepts in the beverage industry. This year’s awards have been the biggest awards scheme to date with more than 370 entries from 40 countries. The 2013 winn...

2013.11.02

Knauf Insulation urges Government not to cut ECO

Oct 30, 2013 In response to claims that the Government is planning to extend the deadline for energy companies to fulfil their responsibilities under the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO), in a bid to lower fuel bills, Knauf Insulation is warning the Government not to ignore the long-term picture. The company argues that this will slash the levels of support available for upgrading the energy eff...

2013.11.01

Cofely acquires ExCeL energy centre

Oct 30, 2013 District energy company Cofely has acquired the energy centre connected to the ExCeL exhibition and conference centre in East London. In addition, it has agreed a 40-year energy services...

2013.10.23

Carrier(R) Enhances I-Vu(R) Building Automation System To Su

Oct 30, 2013 Farmington, Conn., US Carrier introduced the latest release of the i-Vu(R) Web-based BACnet(R) building automation system, which now offers full support for both Carrier Comfort Network(R...

2013.10.17

August A/C Shipments Down, Heat Pump Shipments Up

30 - October - 2013 Arlington, Va. -- United States shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 500,813 units in August 2013, down 2.9 percent from 515,530 units shipped in August 2012, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). U.S. shipments of central air conditioners decreased 5.7 percent, to 347,718 un...