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SOFTWARE: Seek Features Most Relevant to Your HVAC Business
11 May 2016 Mobile solutions are currently being offered to the HVAC contracting industry from every angle, and many have very specific features that come with the latest bells and whistles, which are...
Commercial Buildings & the Retrofit Opportunity
? The trend in building construction is shifting from new construction to retrofits. ? A “green” retrofit means upgrading the building to a higher environmental certification standard, achieving genui...
Chemours to Invest in Expanded Capacity for Opteon Refrigera
11 May 2016 WILMINGTON, Del. - The Chemours Co. announced it is investing in large-scale manufacturing to expand supply of its Opteon(TM) family of refrigerants. Chemours will invest $230 million over three years to construct a new facility at its Corpus Christi site in Ingleside, Texas, with start-up expected in the third quarter of 2018. This investment will triple capacity of Opteon products. &...
ATMOsphere America to be biggest yet
May 10, 2016 USA: ATMOsphere America 2016, the “natural” refrigerants conference taking place in Chicago in June, is expected to be the largest to date. Hosted by Shecco, and taking place at th...
It’s All about the BAS
Automation’s future is driven by convergence, security, and mobilization May 10, 2016 The interest in building automation systems (BAS) continues to grow, with some reports forecasting the global mark...
Johnson Controls featured in Business Roundtable’s 2016 Sust
May 10, 2016 A new Business Roundtable report, "Create, Grow, Sustain: People and Technology at Work," highlights the sustainability record of 133 companies, including Johnson Controls. The combined ...
Fujitsu Heat Pump Allows for 2 to 5 Indoor Units
May 10, 2016 The latest multi-zone split system from Fujitsu is the high-efficiency, 5-zone heat pump, the AOU45RLXFZ. The heat pump system permits connection of between 2 and 5 indoor units to one o...
Third Edition of National Green Building Standard Now Availa
May 10, 2016 WASHINGTON - The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced that the third edition of the ICC/ASHRAE 700-2015 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and is available for public use. First published in 2009, the NGBS sets the bar for sustainable, high-performance residential construction and provi...
Stop & Shop Opens State-of-the-Art Green Energy Facility
May 10, 2016 QUINCY, Mass. - Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC celebrated the opening of its new Green Energy Facility in Freetown, Massachusetts. The facility will convert inedible food from its Stop & Shop New England stores into energy that will help power the company’s distribution center in Freetown. The Stop & Shop Green Energy Facility is expected to process an average of 9...
Industrial Energy Management Revenue to Total $224 Billion f
May 10, 2016 BOULDER, Colo. - Though industrial facilities are some of the most energy-intensive buildings worldwide, the drive for continuous operations and a focus on production has usually made energy efficiency a low priority for their operators and managers, notes Navigant Research. However, many executives are now paying closer attention to the enhanced data visibility and performance benefi...
