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Zero-carbon concerns over Part L regulations update
15 August 2013 The industry has expressed disappointment with the 6 per cent energy-efficiency requirements included in Part L of the updated Building Regulations. Micropower Council chief executive Dave Sowden said the move would increase energy bills for new homes by around a third and reduce carbon savings by more than 75 per cent when compared with the previous government’s outlines. &n...
Honeywell Makes New York Apartment Complex Smart And Efficie
August 15, 2013 Honeywell announced the completion of a $2-million smart building retrofit for Spring Creek Towers in Brooklyn, N.Y. The project will help facility personnel more effectively manage en...
Carrier Expands 19xr, Xrv Line To Include Two-Stage Compress
Aug 15, 2013 Syracuse, N.Y., U.S. Carrier has expanded its EvergreenR 19XR, XRV line of centrifugal chillers to include two-stage compression technology, providing building owners the choice of one or...
Haier America Becomes Wholly Owned Haier Group Subsidiary
Aug 15, 2013 Haier America reached an agreement with its minority joint venture shareholders to acquire their shares and make Haier America a wholly owned subsidiary of Haier Group. "The acquisition ...
Headline News Volume 187
============================ eJARN.com Headline News Date: 2013 August 20, Volume 187 http://www.ejarn.com ============================ * AfricaThe World Bank estimates the economic growth rate of Africa at 5.2% in 2012. Excluding South Africa, growth in other countries in the African region reached 6.4%. JARN estimates total air conditioner demand in Africa at around 2.6 million units in 2012, re...
Mitsubishi Home Appliance Sales Up 6%
Aug 15, 2013 The Home Appliances segment of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Tokyo) reported fiscal year 2014 first quarter sales of 218.5 billion yen (approx. US$2.2 billion), up 6% from the first quarter ...
Call for papers: 2014 International Sorption Heat Pump Confe
14/08/2013 In Maryland, USA from March 31 -- April 3, 2014, The Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE) will host the 2014 International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, a renowned international event providing researchers and industrialists with a forum to present and discuss information on the latest progress in R&D of absorption heat pump technology. Specifically, the f...
Net sales rise for Walter Meier
15 August 2013 Walter Meier has released its half year report showing mixed development across the Group Divisions. Thanks to acquisitions made last year, the climate and manufacturing technology group Walter Meier saw net sales rise by 6.9 percent on the same period of the prior year, increasing to CHF 370.7 million in the first half of 2013. The net sales growth is mainly attributa...
Western Kentucky University Unlocks Building Data to Reach E
Milwaukee, Aug. 15, 2013 -- Western Kentucky University (WKU) is closer to reaching its sustainability goals by working closely with Johnson Controls, the global leader in delivering solutions that in...
Lower Electric Bills Expected This Summer
Scott Shugarts | Aug 14, 2013 After four straight years of electric bills increasing, experts at the US Energy Information Administration are predicting that the average American consumer will be payi...
