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Us Foods Opens New Distribution Center in Seabrook, N.H.
New 500,000 square foot, LEED-certified facility opens to better serve customers throughout New England Seabrook, N.H. - May 19, 2015 US Foods is bringing a whole new level of convenience and value to New England area chefs and restaurateurs as it opens its newest distribution center in Seabrook, N.H. “The new efficient and modern facility allows us to better serve our approximately 3,000 c...
John D. Spengler to Receive ASHRAE Environmental Health Awar
26 May 2015 Dr. John D. Spengler, co-founder and principal of Environmental Health & Engineering (EH&E), a leading provider of environmental and engineering consulting services, will receive t...
Students Design Efficient Home with Central Air Cost of Only
25 May 2015 ST. LOUIS - The winning entry in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 2015 Race to Zero Student Design Competition includes a HVAC system that is so efficient, it would generate only $282 in annual heating costs, and $38 for cooling. Energy modeling shows that adding solar power would more than offset the energy costs, reducing the energy bills to zero and qualifying it as a DOE Zer...
New Standard Provides Method for Determining Heat Gain of Of
25 May 2015 ATLANTA - Growing use of plug loads in buildings as well as insufficient data on how much energy they generate present a challenge to engineers in determining how to best cool a building. ASHRAE has announced a new standard that provides guidance to meet that challenge. ASHRAE/ANSI Standard 203-2014, Method of Test for Determining Heat Gain of Office Equipment Used in Buildings, prescr...
Geothermal Heat Pumps Market to Be Driven by Rising Electric
25 May 2015 ALBANY, N.Y. - The global geothermal heat pumps market is forecast to reach $130.5 billion by the end of 2020, exhibiting a 13.1 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2014 to 2020, according to a new market research report from Transparency Market Research. Increasing electricity and oil prices are shifting consumer preference towards cost-effective energy substitutes,...
1.1 North America--1.1.1 United States
The U.S. air conditioner market is mature and one of the largest markets in the world. With the solid economic recovery seen here in 2014, it was also the most-watched market of the year. As growth mo...
US Navy Awards Five Firms $20 Million HVAC Contract
22 May 2015 CRANE, Ind.- The Naval Facilities Engineering Command has awarded Commercial Service of Bloomington Inc., Bloomington, Indiana; Custom Mechanical Systems Corp., Bargersville, Indiana; Harrell Contracting Inc., Worthington, Indiana; Mastercraft Mechanical Contractors Inc., Bloomington, Indiana; and Siemens Government Technologies Inc., Arlington, Virginia, each with an indefinite-delive...
BPI’s ‘Delta Standard’ Released for Public Comment
22 May 2015 MALTA, N.Y. - The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced that ANSI/BPI-2400-S-2012: Standard Practice for the Standardized Qualification of Whole-House Energy Savings Predictions by Calibration to Energy Use History, also known as the "Delta Standard," has been updated and the revised portions of the standard are now available for public comment through June 7, 2015. &...
Focus on Renewable Energy, Green Buildings to Spur Demand fo
22 May 2015 SAN JOSE, Calif. - The annual installed capacity of building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is projected to exceed 11 GW by 2020, driven by the increasing focus on renewable energy and the green building movement in the construction sector, according to a new report by Global Industry Analysts Inc. BIPV refers to photovoltaic products such as solar panels and modules that are i...
The Lyric Thermostat - Life in Tune on the Apple Watch
22 May 2015 The highly-anticipated Apple Watch is now available to consumers and early adopters are reaping the benefits of a variety of apps available on the watch. Honeywell’s Lyric app for t...
