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R32 performs well in drop-in test
Aug. 18, 2015 USA: The lower GWP refrigerant R32 is said to have shown similar performance to R410A in drop-in tests on a single-package vertical heat pump. Part of the AHRI’s Low-GWP Alternati...
Blake Koch Will Turn the Corners at Bristol Motor Speedway i
DAVIDSON, N.C., Aug. 18, 2015 - Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), the Official Power Tools of NASCARR, will be the primary sponsor of driver Blake Koch and TriStar Motorsports this weekend in the NASCAR XFINI...
FM firm Servest acquires energy efficiency business
18 August 2015 Suffolk-based Servest, the M&E and FM provider, has acquired energy efficiency business Llewellyn Smith. Servest, which has worked with tier one contractors including Balfour...
ASHRAE Announces Fall Online Courses
Aug 18, 2015 ATLANTA - Ten online professional development seminars focused on commissioning, environmental quality, energy efficiency, HVAC applications, and standards and guidelines are being offere...
WinWholesale Names Jack Johnston as New CEO
August 18, 2015 DAYTON, Ohio - WinWholesale Inc., a leading supplier of residential and commercial construction and industrial supplies and materials including HVAC and refrigeration, announced Jack Johnston has been named chief executive officer of the company. Johnston retains his title as president of WinWholesale. Rick Schwartz, who previously was CEO and chairman, is stepping down from the ch...
Proposed Facility Smart Grid Standard Open for Public Review
August 18, 2015 ATLANTA - A proposed standard from ASHRAE and the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) to create smart facilities supporting smart grids is open for public review until Oct. 6, 2015. ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201P, Facility Smart Grid Information Model, would provide a common basis for electrical energy consumers to describe, manage, and communicate about electrical ener...
DOE Seeks Information on Design and Construction of High-Per
August 18, 2015 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Building Technologies Office has released a request for information seeking stakeholder input on the design and construction of tenant spaces that achieve high levels of energy efficiency in commercial buildings. DOE said it will use the input from this Federal Register notice to inform a study on the design and constructi...
Emerson Climate Technologies Offers Online Application Engin
Strategies to optimise HVAC operations 17 Aug 2015 Industry guide launched last week The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) has officially launched a HVAC Optimisation Guide. The guid...
Avondale completes sale of Heat Combustion Supplies to Newbu
Aug 17, 2015 Avondale, the commercial business sales and acquisitions service provider has completed the sale of Heat Combustion Supplies Ltd to Newbury Investments Ltd. Avondale was instructed by the majority shareholder Keith Morris to manage the sale of his business in November 2014. Established in 1989, Heat Combustion Supplies is a ￡4.2m turnover distributor to the HVAC sector. Mr Mor...
Emergent Coils Offers Tools to Make Ordering HVAC Coils Easi
Aug 17, 2015 DENVER - To make new HVAC coil selection and ordering easier, Emergent Coils has announced interactive stock coil selection tools, videos demonstrating how to measure coils, and blank coil drawings that can be used to record coil measurements. These HVAC coil sizing and selection tools are available online 24/7. “Because HVAC units can break down at any time, Emergent Coils mak...
