USA
Congresswoman Visits Danfoss Tallahassee Facility
Jan 12, 2016 The meeting included a tour of the factory where Danfoss Turbocor Compressors are engineered and produced, emphasizing the importance of the advancement of energy-efficient technologies. ...
Hilton Achieves DOE’s Superior Energy Performance Certificat
11 January 2016 McLEAN, Va. - Hilton Worldwide announced that it is the first hospitality company to achieve Superior Energy PerformanceR (SEP) certification from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for leadership and improvement in energy management and productivity at three hotels. This recognition follows Hilton’s system-wide ISO 50001 Energy Management certification across its entire hotel por...
Survey Reveals Distributed Energy Resource Adoption is Catch
11 January 2016 SPOKANE, Wash. - Ecova, an energy and sustainability management company, has released a new report, 2016 Energy and Sustainability Predictions: Findings from Leading Professionals, that provides the results of its third annual survey. The report aggregates findings from a survey of more than 700 energy, facility, finance, and sustainability professionals from numerous industries ac...
Demand for energy-efficient systems produces gains
11 January 2016 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Analysis from Frost & Sullivan finds that the global HVAC equipment market earned revenues of $80.67 billion in 2014 and estimates this to reach $108.93 billion in 2020, despite the market’s maturity. The study covers unitary equipment, applied equipment, chillers, heat pumps, and ductless systems. While unitary equipment dominates the market, it is expe...
Home Energy & Comfort a Topic at AHR Expo
11 January 2016 Experts from the natural gas industry, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will describe results of their decades of real-world experience measuring and understanding the behavior of tight houses. Over the last 15 years single family homes have been built tighter, making them much more energy efficient and comfortable compared to draft...
IET London: Savoy Place opens
11 January 2016 The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s new flagship venue IET London: Savoy Place has officially opened its doors, following a ￡30m, two year redevelopment on London’s embankment. The UK headquarters of the Institution of Engineering and Technology will act as an engineering hub in London for engineers everywhere, featuring a plethora of cutting edge exhibitions an...
Rees Scholarship Foundation Awards $60,500 to HVACR Students
January 11, 2016 Arlington, Va. - The Clifford H. "Ted" Rees, Jr., Scholarship Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), today...
Seeking harmony on compressor standards
January 9, 2016 USA/EUROPE: Two of the leading US and European associations are seeking to harmonise compressor performance ratings and testing standards. Following the signing of a memorandum ...
George T. Wilkinson Inc. Acquires Ultra Filtronics
Jan 8, 2016 ROCKLAND, Mass. - George T. Wilkinson Inc., a commercial and industrial boilers, services, and mobile boilers firm, announced it has acquired Ultra Filtronics LTD, a provider of ultrapure water purification systems for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Ultra Filtronics will retain its name and operate as Ultra Filtronics Inc. Through this strategic acquisition, George T...
Zero Net Energy Homes in North America Expected to Reach 27,
Jan 8, 2016 BOULDER, Colo. - As residential building codes call for greater energy efficiency, and the use of onsite generation for grid load management becomes more valuable, the market for zero net energy homes (ZNEHs) is emerging, says Navigant Research. Near-ZNE and ZNE-ready homes are also becoming increasingly accepted as builders make more effort to offer enhanced efficiency options and sat...
