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HVAC Contractors Brace for a Cold, Long Winter
October 31, 2016 While most Americans cringe at the thought of colder, longer winter forecasts and more expensive fuel costs, these forecasts are music to HVACR contractors’ ears. While most America...
Emerson Launches Next Generation of Copeland Scroll(TM) Outd
Latest update improves serviceability and addresses changing refrigerant regulations ST. LOUIS, Oct. 31, 2016 - Emerson (NYSE: EMR) announced it has launched the latest update to its Copeland ScrollTM...
Ingersoll Rand to Present at Goldman Sachs Industrials Confe
Swords, Ireland, Oct. 31, 2016 - Michael W. Lamach, chairman and chief executive officer of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE: IR), and Susan K. Carter, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Ingerso...
EPA to explain new leak management rule
October 30, 2016 USA: The US EPA is to host a webinar on Tuesday (Nov 2) to explain the new revisions to the Section 608 Refrigerant Management Regulations. The EPA is updating the safe handlin...
Snow Storage Could Reduce Building Air Conditioning Costs
Oct 28, 2016 KELOWNA, British Columbia - A University of British Columbia (UBC) study indicates that snow cleared from winter roads and put into storage could help reduce a building’s summer air conditioning bills. The UBC study, a computer modeling simulation, found that coupling a building’s cooling system with a snow dump - snow collected and stored from winter road clearing operations -...
Weis Markets Recognized with Three GreenChill Awards
Oct 28, 2016 SUNBURY, Pa. - Weis Markets, a Mid-Atlantic food retailer operating 190 stores, announced it has been honored with three U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) GreenChill Awards. The company was recognized in the categories of Most Improved Emissions Rate, Superior Goal Achievement, and Store Re-Certification Excellence, as a result of its refrigerant management programs, reduced ...
HVAC Contractors Report Sizzling Summer Sales
Oct 28, 2016 Most HVAC contractors head into summer hoping for endless days of hot and steamy weather that ultimately encourages customers to buy new cooling systems. Mother Nature certainly came through this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which noted that above-average temperatures spanned the nation from June to August with every state across the c...
Honeywell's Jeff Bricker Honored with North American Catalys
Oct 28, 2016 The North American Catalysis Society has awarded its 2017 Eugene J. Houdry Award in applied catalysis to Dr. Jeffery Bricker, Sr. Director of Research at Honeywell UOP. Honeywell S...
Harry’s Fresh Foods opens production facility in Nashville
The new production facility will eventually employ more than 300 workers, and produce branded and private label products for club, retail, industrial and foodservice customers. October 27, 20...
NEMA, CEMEP Agree on Systems Approach for New Motor Efficien
Oct 27, 2016 ROSSLYN, Va., and BRUSSELS - Members of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Motor and Generator Section and the European Committee of Manufacturers of Electrical Machines and Power Electronics (CEMEP) have revealed a new direction for global motor efficiency standards. Once covering isolated system components, the standards are evolving in scope to encompass multi...
