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Preferred Freezer to open 4th cold store in Houston
July 21, 2016 Houston, Texas, US: Preferred Freezer Services is to open a fourth location in the Houston area that will take advantage of the higher volumes of goods entering the US market through Houston’s ports. The Houston Gulf Coast warehouse in Pasadena, Texas is scheduled to open in March next year. The freezer will have 9.6 million cubic feet of space and 25,760 pallet position...
Trane Collaborates on Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce at 2016
Kenosha, Wis., July 21, 2016 - Trane will collaborate with educational and industry leaders nationwide to plan future technical skills training for the workforce of tomorrow at the 2016 National Coali...
QA Graphics Expands Its BAS Graphics Outsourcing Services
July 21, 2016 ANKENY, Iowa - QA Graphics announced it has expanded and diversified its building automation system (BAS) graphic outsourcing services to build graphics using several new platforms. The company now offers new services for control manufacturing software, including: DGLux5 and Project Assist 2.0, Trane(R) Tracer(TM) ES and SC, Niagara(R) 4, and Schneider Electric(R) StruxureWare(TM) . ...
Harris Companies Acquires Quality Mechanical Contractors
20 July 2016 ST. PAUL, Minn. - Harris Companies, a leading national mechanical contractor, announced it has purchased Quality Mechanical Contractors based in Las Vegas. Founded in 1971, Quality Mechan...
DOE Invests $19 Million to Improve Efficiency of US Building
20 July 2016 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is investing $19 million in 18 projects to improve the energy efficiency of U.S. homes, offices, schools, hospitals, restaurants, and stores. These projects will develop advanced building technologies that are expected to help consumers and businesses save money on their utility bills, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and c...
WHY COMFORTECH 2016? - HVAC Diversification is Needed More t
20 July 2016 Do you remember what happened to the housing market in 2008-2011? Think it’s over? Not for HVAC contractors. Let’s refresh on what happened. The housing market hit its high point in 2005, with 2,068,300 starts. That’s overheated to begin with. A sustainable level is somewhere between 1.5 and 1.8 million starts. The market begins its pre-recession decline in 2006, hitting 1,800,...
COMFORTECH PREVIEW: How and Why to Benchmark the HVAC System
20 July 2016 In my high school years I worked as a surveyor. Each time we surveyed a new project, we would identify a benchmark or a reference point that all future project measurements and calculatio...
How politics divides Americans on food issues
19 July 2016 The report shows how conservatives and liberals differ in their attitudes toward sustainability, trust in government for food-related information and their top food safety issues. ...
Study: 6 communication drivers for food, beverage industry
19 July 2016 To succeed in the conversation age, food and beverage brands must rely on a contemporary mix of communications techniques. MSLGROUP, Chicago, unveiled six communication drivers f...
R404A alternative could also replace R22
19 July 2016 USA: A lower GWP refrigerant initially developed as a replacement for R404A has now emerged as a potential R22 alternative in refrigeration applications as well. The results of tes...
