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Green criteria for buying a house
By Amado de Jesus Philippine Daily Inquirer September 6th, 2013 When buying a home, most people are not very clear on what to look for. Some would prioritize location, pricing and developer branding. Others would look for amenities like a homeowner clubhouse, swimming pool or gym. However, people do not pay enough attention to the features that really matter. Green building principles are n...
Advances in Cooling Technology
Hydrocarbon refrigerants such as propane are critical to sustainability and future appliance designs. 05 September 2013 The United Nations Environment Program projected hydrocarbon usage to more than double by 2020. Hydrocarbon systems can significantly reduce energy consumption compared to synthetic fluids in commercial applications. Advances in cooling technologies, utilizing propane as a refrig...
Optimised reciprocating compressors for vehicle applications
September 2013 ? Reciprocating compressors further optimised ? Reliable on more than 96 million kilometres of testing ? ROADSTAR at the starting line at the Olympic Games in Sochi Sindelfingen...
New US energy efficiency rules for commercial fridges and wa
05 September 2013 The proposed energy efficiency rules for commercial refrigeration equipment, such as self-contained commercial fridges, freezers, and deli cases, are foreseen as reducing energy bills by up to $4 billion (?3,03 billion) over 30 years. In addition, the proposed rule on energy efficiency of walk-in coolers and freezers, such as milk displays in supermarkets would cut energy bills b...
Bag-in-box and Beer-in-box Fillers
At the Drinktec exhibition in Munich, Germany, from September 16 to 20, Alfa Laval - a leading global provider of products and modules for the beer, beverage and food industries - launches an aseptic ...
Mitsubishi launches ‘reduced refrigerant’ VRF system
5 September 2013 Mitsubishi Electric has launched a new AC unit that uses less refrigerant than traditional VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) systems whilst providing simultaneous heating and cooling in...
US supermarket chain agree to curb leaks
5 September 2013 Safeway, the second-largest U.S. supermarket chain, agreed to curb leaks at 659 stores of a refrigerant that causes climate change and depletes ozone, and pay a $600,000 fine to the federal government. According to Bloomberg.com, the settlement today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the most extensive in terms of facilities under Clean Air Act rules that gov...
Ingersoll Rand Names New Chief Financial Officer
Swords, Ireland, September 5, 2013 - Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE:IR), a world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, announced that Susan K. Carter will join the ...
Warming up for the Heat Pump Summit 2013: 1st GreenHP Heat P
Sep. 05, 2013 | "Status quo of new heat pump development in the GreenHP project" The purpose of this workshop is to establish a basis for information exchange between the project consortium and interested heat pump manufacturers. Therefore, the technological concepts pursued within GreenHP are introduced and discussed along with first project results. GreenHP is a European FP-7 proje...
In Florida, life without air conditioning can be suffocating
Sep 5, 2013 So, in essence, air conditioning invented Florida. "Florida as we know it would not exist without air conditioning. We’d probably still be a state of 4 or 5 million instead of 19 million," said Raymond Ostby Arsenault, a history professor at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg who has written about the effect of air conditioning in Florida. No air, no Disney World, Arsenau...
