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2015.06.26

ASHRAE Installs Display Of First Electric Refrigerator

Jun 23, 2015 ATLANTA - ASHRAE has added a piece of history to its Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, with the display of the first successful electric household refrigerator manufactured 100 years ago....

2015.06.26

Latest Passive House Modeling Software Includes a No-Cost Ve

23 Jun 2015 CHICAGO - Passive House Institute US (PHIUS) and Fraunhofer Institute for Building Physics (IBP) have announced the release of WUFIR Passive 3.0, an advanced passive house modeling software tool. With this major update, a no-cost version of WUFIR Passive will be made available for download. The free version will enable users to model passive buildings for the purposes of design and PHI...

2015.06.25

Johnson Controls to Scale up Supplier Energy Efficiency Prog

23 Jun 2015 MILWAUKEE - Johnson Controls plans to scale up its program to help small and medium-sized suppliers reduce energy use in their manufacturing facilities as a Clinton Global Initiative Ameri...

2015.06.25

AIHA and IAQA Collaborate on IAQ Body of Knowledge

23 Jun 2015 FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The American Industrial Hygiene AssociationR (AIHA) announced its partnership with the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) to produce the first-ever Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Practitioners Body of Knowledge (BoK). The two organizations have collaborated for the past 18 months to develop this document, which was created by a panel of subject matter experts represent...

2015.06.25

Product Showcase Award Winner: TMS ACOTRUCK Works Like a Pap

23 Jun 2015 At HVAC Comfortech 2014, 13 products were recognized as Product Showcase Award winners. Judges took into consideration the ease with which HVAC contractors can apply the technology, and th...

2015.06.25

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Verification Awarded

Type III EPD verification provides independent verification of environmental performance   LA CROSSE, WI, June 22, 2015 - Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services...

2015.06.17

Smart Building Market to Grow at 11.9 Percent CAGR to 2019

22 Jun 2015 DALLAS - The global smart building market is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.9 percent from 2015 to 2019, with rapid urbanization being one of the major market growth drivers, according to a new report available from ReportsnReports.   A smart building connects a building automation system (BAS) with the normal operations of a building such as HVAC, ...

2015.06.24

AIHA and IAQA Collaborate on IAQ Body of Knowledge

22 Jun 2015 FALLS CHURCH, Va. - The American Industrial Hygiene AssociationR (AIHA) announced its partnership with the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA) to produce the first-ever Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Practitioners Body of Knowledge (BoK). The two organizations have collaborated for the past 18 months to develop this document, which was created by a panel of subject matter experts represent...

2015.06.18

WeatherBug and Honeywell Team to Improve Home Energy Efficie

22 Jun 2015 GERMANTOWN, Md. - WeatherBugR and Honeywell announced they will be helping Texas homeowners save energy and money this summer, while staying comfortable, regardless of the weather. Consumers using one of Honeywell’s Wi-Fi thermostats with the Total Connect Comfort app can sign up for the WeatherBug Home software update. The upgrade optimizes the Honeywell thermostats based on the lates...

2015.06.24

MEAC and MCERF Educate Mechanical and Electrical Faculty

22 Jun 2015 Rockville, Md. - The Mechanical-Electrical Academic Consortium (MEAC) held its 11th annual Faculty Training Camp (a.k.a., Faculty Boot Camp) at James Brown University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Fourteen attendees from universities across the U.S. learned about mechanical and electrical systems and how they function, theories behind their functions, equipment and applications, the bas...