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New Survey Finds Companies Lack Energy Strategies
07/14/2015 HOUSTON - An international survey of more than 1,500 professionals shows that while most companies see the cost benefits of energy efficiency measures, the majority lack a clear strategy, concrete targets, and a systematic approach to energy efficiency throughout the organization. These findings come from a survey conducted by DNV GL - Business Assurance, a leading certification ...
AHRI Files Comments on DOE’s Proposed Furnace Standard
07/14/2015 ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has filed comments in response to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) on Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces. “Since the passage of the National Appliance Energy Conservation Act of 1987, our furnace manufacturer members have worked contin...
Honeywell Solstice Refrigerants Approved for Use by U.S. Env
07/14/2015 Honeywell’s SolsticeR N40 (R-448A) refrigerant has been approved for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in applications ranging from stand-alone refrigeration systems to ...
Trane Sintesis(TM) Air-Cooled Chillers Available to Help Red
07.14.2015 Ingersoll Rand continues to carry out its Climate Commitment with the latest advancement in the Trane SintesisTM product portfolio. On June 15, the TraneR SintesisTM air-cooled chiller beca...
Carrier to Celebrate Environmental Milestone on Anniversary
July 14, 2015 Farmington, Conn. On the 113th anniversary of Dr. Willis H. Carrier’s invention of modern air conditioning, Carrier will celebrate another milestone: 175 million metric tons of avoided g...
Control Home Comfort Anywhere, Anytime with Emerson's Sensi
14 July 2015 The Emerson Sensi Wi-Fi Programmable Thermostat provides control of home comfort anytime and anywhere from a smartphone, tablet or PC. Plus, the free Sensi App connects the Sensi thermost...
2015 Quality Home Comfort Awards: From Ordinary to Exception
14 July 2015 Occasionally, “comfort” can be misunderstood to be a lifestyle perk that’s only available to a chosen few. But the reality is that quality home and building comfort, through the applicati...
How to Measure Commercial System Efficiency
14 July 2015 It’s just not fair. Some contractors have a distinct advantage in the marketplace over their competitors; they ruthlessly and knowingly measure the live operating efficiency of HVAC syste...
The Pope is Wrong about Air Conditioning
14 July 2015 There was a time when Carrier Corp. would host energy efficiency conferences to which it would invite all of the major trade, housing and shelter magazines. That was when Rick Fedrizzi was still at Carrier. In fact, the U.S. Green Building Council was formed out of a discussion at one of the events at Lake Tahoe. Carrier would invite speakers such as Amory Lovins of the Rocky M...
2015 Quality Home Comfort Awards: Offering Options Brings in
14 July 2015 For the past 15 or so years, a 4-ton Trane XL1200 provided cooling and heating comfort toMr. and Mrs. Bruce Christopherson of Castroville, TX. When that unit’s days were over, he told Tim...
