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2015.05.31

Quality Maintenance of Commercial Refrigeration Systems Stan

28 May 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its BSR/ACCA 14 QMref -201x, “Quality Maintenance of Commercial Refrigeration Systems” as a new industry standard. The public review period has a comment deadline of June 29, 2015. &...

2015.05.28

Recent trends in global emissions of HCFCs and HFCs

27/05/2015 Global-scale atmospheric measurements were used by S.A. Montzka et al.* to investigate the effectiveness of recent adjustments to production and consumption controls on HCFCs under the Montreal Protocol, and to assess recent projections of large increases in HFC production and emission.   The results show that aggregate global HCFC emissions did not increase appreciably during 2007...

2015.05.30

Johnson Controls awarded two 2014 FCA US Qualitas Awards

Multi-industrial recognized for its diversity and cost reduction efforts Plymouth, Mich., May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FCA US LLC has awarded Johnson Controls two Qualitas Awards: the Diversity Suppli...

2015.05.25

Distributed Refrigeration: The Benefits of Ammonia Refrigera

May 21, 2015 The majority of industrial refrigeration systems in the U.S. are central-station ammonia systems-the backbone of the food and beverage industry. For over 100 years, these ammonia systems ...

2015.05.29

Advanced Rooftop Unit Campaign Awards Organizations For Exce

May 27, 2015 ATLANTA - Today, the organizing partners of the Advanced Rooftop Unit (RTU) Campaign (ARC) announced the award winners for excellence in RTU efficiency. ASHRAE, RILA and the U.S. Departme...

2015.05.29

Weis Markets to Use EnerNOC Energy Intelligence Software in

May 27, 2015 BOSTON - EnerNOC Inc. announced that Weis Markets, a Mid-Atlantic food retailer, has expanded deployment of EnerNOC’s energy intelligence software across its entire chain of 163 supermarkets located in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.   “Controlling energy use and costs has a material impact on the success of our company, which makes energy managem...

2015.05.29

Emerson Model Home Inside Research Center to Evaluate Comfor

May 27, 2015 DAYTON, Ohio - A new 2,000-square-foot, two-story home is being built inside The Helix innovation center by Emerson Climate Technologies to serve as a working laboratory, enabling faster testing of future innovations in comfort, energy savings, and connected home concepts. The residential connected home module, which will feature ambient controls to simulate a range of below-freezing ...

2015.05.28

GE Pilot Project Combines Solar, CHP, and Battery Storage

May 27, 2015 BERLIN - GE and project partners Kofler Energies and BELECTRIC announced they are putting a hybrid power plant into operation in Berlin that combines solar photovoltaic with combined heat...

2015.05.29

2.4 United States

With their energy efficiency, individual zone control, and ease of installation, VRF systems are expanding their application in the residential, light commercial, and commercial fields and attracting ...

2015.05.24

Johnson Controls helps U.S. Army improve energy resiliency a

New combined heat and power plant will save $113 million and help Army reduce need for third-party energy resource MILWAUKEE, May 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Johnson Controls joined U.S. Army seni...