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Seattle Passes New Energy Efficiency Ordinance
March 23, 2016 Seattle - Mayor Ed Murray applauded the Seattle City Council for passing building energy legislation that establishes policies aimed at driving energy efficiency and reducing climate impact. The legislation was first mentioned in Murray’s State of the City on Feb. 17. “Buildings are the second largest source of climate pollution in Seattle and reducing their emissions is crit...
Insulation Market Set for Significant Growth, to Reach $65 B
March 23, 2016 Deerfield Beach, Fla. - The global insulation market was valued at approximately $40 billion in 2014 and is forecast to reach approximately $65 billion by 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 8 percent from 2015 to 2020, according to a report published by Zion Research. The insulation market is segmented on the basis of key products including plasti...
Carrier Announces 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees
March 22, 2016 Indianapolis, Ind. Three dealers recognized for customer service, community support and brand loyalty Carrier recently announced the latest trio of dealers to be inducted into its prest...
Mitsubishi Electric PremiSys Fusion DOAS Improves Efficienci
Mitsubishi Electric US, Cooling and Heating Division introduces the PremiSys Fusion dedicated outside air system (DOAS) - a premier split-system solution for acclimatizing outside air for commercial b...
Cooltech Oil Separators Contribute to Its Active Business Pe
Cooltech produces V series of vertical oil separators and H series of horizontal design with shell diameter from 500 to 1,400 mm. Four stages of oil separation including the last coalescing section guarantee stable high degree of oil separation less than 10 ppm. Cooltech oil separators are equipped with all the necessary shutoff and safety valves, level sensors, sight glasses, electrical heater fo...
VRF Continues to Gain Traction with Texas’ High-rise Buildin
In recent years, Texas’ population and economic growth has spurred a construction boom of office buildings, hospitals, schools, residential projects, and more. All of these facilities need HVAC ...
York YK-EP Efficiency Plus Centrifugal Chiller Launched
The York brand of Johnson Controls has launched the York YK-EP Efficiency Plus water-cooled centrifugal chiller. The chiller achieves 5% capacity and efficiency improvements over the previous model. I...
U.S. AC Shipments in 2015 Slightly Decrease
Central Air Conditioners and Air-source Heat Pumps U.S. shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 382,402 units in December 2015, down 17.2% from 461,835 units shipped in...
New Course on VRF Offered in ASHRAE Spring Online Courses
A new course, ‘Variable Refrigerant Flow System Design and Application,’ is one of 11 offerings in the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE’s) Spring Online Course series. Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems are now being applied in a range of building types across North America. Benefits of VRF include zoning applications, variable capacity...
Haier Makes Customers Its Top Priority
Haier is accelerating its business transition, attracting the best resources worldwide by capitalizing on its open platform, and offering optimized product experiences to users. JARN interviewed Wang ...
