USA
BPI and Aeroseal Announce Strategic Partnership
October 27, 2015 CENTERVILLE, Ohio - The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) and Aeroseal LLC have announced a strategic partnership to offer BPI GoldStar Contractor program participation to Aeroseal dealers, and to provide Aeroseal’s Comfort Institute home performance training to BPI GoldStar Contractors. The organizations said the partnership strengthens access to best practices in home pe...
Cold Climate Challenges Addressed in New Guide from ASHRAE
October 27, 2015 ATLANTA - ASHRAE has announced its newly published Cold-Climate Buildings Design Guide, which provides information on the issues commonly faced in designing buildings for arctic and subarctic climates. The idea for the guide came from a working session at the seventh International Cold-Climate Design Conference held in 2012 and co-sponsored by ASHRAE, Scandinavian Federation of He...
Ecova Acquires Retroficiency, Boosting Capabilities in Build
October 27, 2015 SPOKANE, Wash. - Ecova, an energy and sustainability management company, announced that it has acquired Retroficiency, a leading building efficiency intelligence company. Ecova said it will leverage Retroficiency’s expertise and patent-pending technology in building analytics to drive energy savings and engagement for commercial and industrial customers, both directly and through ...
Ingersoll Rand Makes Key Executive Appointments
Todd Wyman Named Senior Vice President and President of the Compressed Air Systems and Services business; Keith Sultana Named Officer and Senior Vice President of Global Operations and Integrated Supp...
Foster makes waves with aerofoil condenser
26 October 2015 Foster Refrigerator has seized on the aerodynamic advantages of aerofoils, with a condenser unit that claims to dramatically improve reliability by reducing blockages. The Stayc...
National BIM Guideline to be Developed
Oct. 26, 2015 WASHINGTON - The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) announced it is kicking off development of a new guideline to help building owners and their design teams utilize building information modeling (BIM) during the building design, construction, and operations process and better support owners’ performance requirements. The National BIM Guideline for Owners, to be de...
Web-Based Software Enables IAQ Calculations Based on ASHRAE
Oct. 26, 2015 STAMFORD, Conn. - Plasma Air International has announced the release of its PlasmaSoft 2.0 IAQ Procedure Software, said to be the first web-based program of its kind that supports the use of the ASHRAE Standard 62.1 IAQ procedure. The program calculates and compares contaminant levels using both ASHRAE’s Ventilation Rate Method (VRM) and the Indoor Air Quality Procedure (IAQP) in red...
Rand Energy Leader to Speak to New Climate Change Research F
Owen Smith to discuss findings of new research addressing the ways in which companies confront climate change Davidson, N.C., Oct. 26, 2015 - Owen Smith, director, energy policy and strategy, Center ...
California considers low GWP incentives
October 25, 2015 USA: The State of California is considering offering financial incentives for those moving to new, low-GWP commercial refrigeration systems. Speaking at Danfoss’ 25th EnVisione...
Next-generation HVAC technologies
23/10/2015 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced nearly USD 8m to advance research and development of next-generation HVAC technologies offering significant energy and cost savings in...
