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ServiceTitan Releases Mobile 2.0 App
June 20, 2016 ServiceTitan, the leading provider of cloud-based business management software for residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical companies, today released a new mobile app - Mobile 2.0 - to help technicians deliver an amazing customer experience and ultimately drive sales. The app is already receiving industry accolades, including a 2016 StevieR Award for best business app. “More...
Phononic Recognized as a 2016 CNBC Disruptor 50 Company
June 20, 2016 DURHAM, N.C. - Phononic, developer of solid-state cooling and heating technology, announced that it has been named to the fourth annual CNBC Disruptor 50 List, recognizing the company as a forward-thinking startup with the potential to influence and change markets. CNBC’s Disruptor 50 is an annual list of private companies challenging the status quo and disrupting current markets acr...
Smart Homes in North America and Europe Reached 17.9 Million
June 20, 2016 GOTHENBURG, Sweden - The number smart homes in North America and Europe reached a total of 17.9 million in 2015, according to a new research report from Berg Insight. North America is the world’s most advanced smart home market and the region had an installed base of 12.7 million smart homes at the end of the year, a 56 percent year-on-year growth. The strong market growth is expecte...
Flammables study focus on A2L refrigerants
June 18, 2016 USA: The main focus of the $5.2m flammable refrigerants study, announced on June 2, will focus on the A2L “mildly flammables”, the Cooling Post has learned. It has also been revea...
Johnson Controls offers cloud-based Smart Connected Chillers
June 17, 2016 ・ This technology platform currently has nearly 3,000 chillers online - more chillers are being connected every day. ・ Traditionally, customers alert their service provider when they ...
Chemours welcomes Trane’s R514A pledge
USA: Refrigerant manufacturer Chemours has welcomed Trane’s announcement that it is to offer R514A as an alternative to R123 on its CenTraVac centrifugal chillers. Sold by Chemours as Opteon XP...
Efficiency and usability, CAREL’s solutions for natural refr
17/06/2016 To reduce the contribution of human activities to the greenhouse effect, businesses, governments, associations and academia need to team up to lay down concrete common agreements. T...
Communicating and Smart Thermostat Revenue to Quadruple by 2
June 17, 2016 BOULDER, Colo. - While thermostats have been around for decades, the latest technology advancements have only just begun to gain traction, notes Navigant Research. Smart and communicating thermostats enable consumers to save money on energy bills, help utilities meet energy efficiency and demand-side management (DSM) requirements, and play a part in connected home solutions. Accordin...
NYSERDA Joins DOE’s Better Buildings Combined Heat and Power
June 17, 2016 ALBANY, N.Y. - The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that it has become a partner in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Better Buildings Combined Heat and Power Resiliency Accelerator, to help improve critical infrastructure in communities. As a partner, NYSERDA will work to support and expand the use of combined heat and power (CHP) te...
Venstar Wi-Fi Thermostats Now Work with Amazon Echo for Voic
June 17, 2016 CHATSWORTH, Calif. - Venstar(R) announced that its Voyager(R) programmable Wi-Fi(R) thermostats are now compatible with Amazon(R) Echo, giving users voice control over thermostat functions including setting temperatures and turning on heating or air conditioning for one or multiple thermostats in their homes. Voyager thermostats are now available at Amazon.com and throughout North Am...
