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Tech Update July 2015: Residential Temperature Controls
13 July 2015 Daikin launches new and improved VRV navigation remote controller Daikin recently launched a new and improved VRV navigation remote controller (BRC1E73) that incorporates several n...
OSHA’s Confined Spaces Rule Impacts Home Performance Contrac
July 10, 2015 MALTA, N.Y. - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed a new rule to protect workers in confined spaces, including residential attics and crawl spaces, that will impact the work of home performance contractors, notes the Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI). Routine tasks such as installing spray-foam insulation in attics or installing plumbi...
Direct Energy to Acquire Water Heater Rental and Protection
July 10, 2015 SARASOTA, Fla. - Direct EnergyR, one of North America’s leading energy, commercial retail energy, and energy-related services providers, announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire all the assets of an appliance rental company based in the northeast United States for $4.5 million. This purchase gives Direct Energy approximately 14,000 new home services customers in M...
TVA, Ambassador Energy Offer Scholarships for Solar Training
July 10, 2015 Training consists of practical experience paired with solar PV coursework and hands-on labs MURRIETA, Calif. - The Veteran Asset (TVA) announced that military veterans who signed up for information from TVA at the Hire America’s Heroes Energy Industry Forum and Job Fair at Camp Pendleton will be offered full scholarships to the PV Design and Installation two-week course in Murrieta, ...
AHRI Releases May 2015 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment Sh
July 10, 2015 U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for May 2015 increased 10.2 percent, to 394,780 units, up from 358,326 units shipped in May 2014. Residential electric storage wat...
New ARO Station Solution Minimizes Leakage and Environmental
Davidson, N.C., July 10, 2015 - Ingersoll Rand, a global leader in compressed air and gas systems and services, power tools, fluid management, and material handling equipment, introduced a pumping sys...
