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Honeywell’s Orhan Genis Named to B20 Anti-Corruption Task Fo
July 31, 2015 Orhan Genis, Honeywell President, Turkey and Central Asia, has been named to the Business 20 (B20) Anti-Corruption Task Force by the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of ...
Breakthrough Carrier Aquaforce(R) Chillers With Puretec(TM)
July 30, 2015 MONTLUEL, France Two Carrier AquaForce(R) water-cooled screw chillers with the new PUREtecTM refrigerant have been selected for the innovative Plan-les-Ouates district heating project in...
ICC, ASHRAE to Consolidate Green Construction Code and Stand
29/07/2015 ATLANTA - The International Code Council (ICC) and ASHRAE have signed an agreement outlining each organization’s role in the development and maintenance of a new version of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) sponsored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), ASHRAE, ICC, Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The code, schedu...
Study Finds Significant Gap in Number of Large and Small Gre
29/07/2015 LOS ANGELES - Owners of small buildings have an opportunity to differentiate themselves by implementing energy-efficient practices, due to a significant gap between large and small office buildings in achieving green certification, according to a new study by CBRE Group Inc. and Maastricht University. The 2015 Green Building Adoption Index, a joint project of CBRE and Maastricht,...
SkillsUSA WorldTeam Heads to International Competition
29/07/2015 LEESBURG, Va. - SkillsUSA announced that its SkillsUSA WorldTeam, consisting of 18 career and technical education students, will head to the WorldSkills Competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to compete in 16 skill categories during the 43rd biennial event Aug. 11-16. Representing the U.S. team in the Plumbing and Heating category is Chris Royea of Williamstown, Vermont, while in the ...
Trane Expands Series of Cold Generator Scroll Chillers to In
Scroll chiller portfolio is designed to meet comfort and process cooling needs in a variety of new and existing facilities Davidson N.C., July 30, 2015 - Trane, a leading global provider of ind...
AHRI and UNEP agree Global Program for refrigerant supply ch
30 July 2015 New Global AHRI/UNEP Program “refrigerant driving license” will help ensure safe management of refrigerants The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute and the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) has completed an Exchange of Letters on July 23, at a Side Event meeting during the Montreal Protocol Open Ended Working Group meeting in Paris, France. ...
Wisconsin Hospital Adds Third Green Roof to Its Campus
July 30, 2015 APPLETON, Wis. - St. Elizabeth Hospital is putting the final touches on its third green roof. Contractors are wrapping up the installation of a 6,110-square-foot LiveRoofR system atop the new Fremont Tower. The first 4,125-square-foot green roof was installed on the Heart, Vascular and Lung Center building in 2009. This building received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ...
Settlement Reached in Case Disputing DOE Walk-in Coolers and
July 30, 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today announced that a settlement has been reached in litigation that it brought against the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) challenging DOE’s final rule, issued June 3, 2014, setting energy efficiency standards for commercial walk-in coolers and freezers (WICF). The settlement comprehensively includes...
Green Street Solar Power and Plymouth Rock Energy Announce P
July 30, 2015 NEW YORK - Green Street Solar Power, a solar financing and installation company, and Plymouth Rock Energy, an independent energy provider, have announced a joint venture created to bring solar power to homeowners and business owners in the Northeast. Headquartered in the Bronx, New York, Green Street Solar Power provides solar solutions to residential, commercial, and governme...