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ASHRAE Publishes Revision of Ground Source Heat Pump Book
16 March 2015 ATLANTA -- ASHRAE has announced a newly published book, Geothermal Heating and Cooling: Design of Ground-Source Heat Pump Systems (GSHP). The publication is a complete revision of Ground-Source Heat Pumps: Design of Geothermal Systems for Commercial and Institutional Buildings, published in 1997 and a primary reference for nonresidential GSHP installations. The new book was wr...
Central Air Conditioner, Heat Pump Shipments Jump Nearly 30
16 March 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. - United States combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled 479,484 units in January 2015, up 29.4 percent from 370,582 units shipped in January 2014, according to the latest statistics from the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI). U.S. shipments of central air conditioners increased 34.1 percent, to...
AHRI Releases January 2015 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipmen
Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for January 2015 increased 11.2 percent, to 412,410 units, up from 370,850 units shipped in January 2014. Resi...
DOE Unveils New Crowdsourcing Website for Building Technolog
13 March 2015 WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the launch of its new Buildings Crowdsourcing Community website. Administered by DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the new site, http://buildings.ideascale.com, is designed to help technology innovators collect, share, and evaluate input from customers and other stakeholders about next-generation building techno...
FLIR Announces Pocket-Sized Thermal Camera
13 March 2015 WILSONVILLE, Ore. - FLIR Systems Inc. has announced the introduction of its FLIR C2 pocket-sized thermal camera, designed to help building professionals see hidden heat patterns that can reveal sources of energy loss, signs of structural defects, and plumbing issues. With its compact design, the company said the C2 fits comfortably into any pocket, making it one of the most co...
CNET Looks at Home HVAC and Thermostats
Mar 13, 2015 CNET, an extremely popular technology news website, took a look at home HVAC systems and modern thermostats this week. The website touted the smart thermostat trend, something we were on ...
New RACHP Apprenticeship Standard Gets Green Light
March 12, 2015 UK: In a major step forward in improving skills and encouraging young people to take up careers in the sector, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has today confirme...
Housing Solutions in Asia Pacific
Working in Eco-Luxury: Malaysia’s Green Commercial Architecture Mar 13, 2015 Luxury coupled with sustainability are the hallmarks of office developments in Malaysia today. The trend began with modestl...
Data Centre Cooling Question Time gathers pace - March 24
12 March 2015 The count down continues to RAC’s popular Data Centre discussion event, London March 24, with a panel of experts from across the supply chain set to grow RAC’s Data Centre Cooling Question Time is set to announce further additions to it’s high-profile panel of industry experts, including end-users and experts from the data centre and cooling sectors. Already confirmed a...
Trane Teaches Retail, Food Service Executives about the Futu
Trane showcases new solutions to manage HVAC, lighting controls and reduce operating costs at SPECS 2015 conference Las Vegas, March 12, 2015 - Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfor...
