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Life Before Air Conditioning
08/02/2013 I’ve run the "Mothership" around here for years, and have lived through a litany of complaints from my kids about the rising heat and the need for air conditioning. "Why don’t we put in a pool like Rebecca’s family?" Not. "It’s too hot to go out, we’ll just watch TV all day." Not. "We can’t sleep upstairs, the walls are melting. We’re sleeping downstairs on the couch." OK. And like al...
NH3 chillers feature at most environmentally friendly dairy
01 August 2013 It is estimated that the new Arla dairy, which has a floor area of 6.5 hectares and will produce one billion litres of milk a year, will be 70% more efficient than a state-of-the-art mo...
APPA 2013 Attendees Learn about Meeting Sustainability Goals
Minneapolis, Aug. 1, 2013 -- Energy-saving infrastructure solutions and leveraging purchasing power can help college administrators manage budgets while increasing sustainability on their campuses. E...
Blog: The Emperor Has No Clothes
1 August 2013 When environmental campaigner Greenpeace sprang to the defence of Daimler over its rejection of R1234yf, it certainly raised a few eyebrows in the cooling industry. This tends to happen whenever Greenpeace chooses to point its green guns at our sector - there are plenty of people who still remember what mayhem they caused when they chose to make an example of Tesco almost twen...
Australian refrigeration and air conditioning industry 'wort
1 August 2013 The second definitive survey of the Australian rac industry has calculated it is worth A$26 billion (￡15 billion) to the national economy, once equipment, labour, refrigerant and energy costs are factored in. The second Cold Hard Facts report into the Australian rac industry has again revealed what a signficant contribution it makes to its national economy - conservatively es...
New F-Gas qualifications given Defra thumbs-up
1 August 2013 The introduction of two new qualifications by City & Guilds has been validated by Defra for F-Gas qualification. The move follows confusion over their legality among training provide...
Honeywell Energy Savings Calculator Can Save Homeowners Ener
July 31, 2013 Summer heat waves lead to high electricity bills as homeowners make a beeline for their thermostats to crank up the air conditioning. But do they know they have options when it comes to ...
Emerson Climate Technologies Launches Updated Copeland X-Ref
Free application now offers compressor bar code scanning and improved ‘where to buy’ listings St. Louis, July 31, 2013 -- Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc., a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), ...
Headline News Volume 185
============================ eJARN.com Headline News Date: 2013 August 5, Volume 185 http://www.ejarn.com ============================ * The Middle Eastern air conditioner market posted contrasting performance in 2012 depending on the country The air conditioner market size of the Middle East is estimated at about 4.6 million units in 2012. The three biggest markets in the Middle East are Saudi Ar...
Home Evaluation and Improvement Standard Out for Review
Aug 1, 2013 Arlington, Va. -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its BSR/ACCA 12 QH -201x, “Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement” as a revised industry standard. The public review period has a comment deadline of Sept. 2, 2013. The ...
ASHRAE Awards First Innovative Research Grants
Aug 1, 2013 Contact: Jodi Scott Public Relations 678-539-1216 jscott@ashrae.org Atlanta -- ASHRAE has awarded projects at Purdue University and Oklahoma State University with its newly created researc...
Johnson Controls and Ygrene Energy Fund Sign Nation's Larges
$3.16 million energy retrofit expected to reduce Sacramento business park’s annual utility costs by $140,000 with no upfront investment Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 1, 2013 -- Johnson Controls, the globa...
