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ACCA to Develop HVACR Equipment On-Board Diagnostics Protoco
Feb. 16, 2015 ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced the initiation of development of BSR/ACCA 15 OBD-201x, “HVACR Equipment On-Board Diagnostics Protocol” as a new industry standard. This proposed standard will detail on-board diagnostics and associated error codes to assist HVACR equipment insta...
A-Gas Americas: a new name in the market
13 Feb 2015 USA/MEXICO: A-Gas International has announced the formation of A-Gas Americas following the merger of sister companies Coolgas, RemTec, CIJSA and A-Gas Performance Chemicals. A-Gas A...
Industrial Energy Management System Market Worth $24.4 Billi
13 Feb 2015 DALLAS -- The global industrial energy management system (IEMS) market is forecast to grow from $12.6 billion in 2014 to $24.4 billion by 2019, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.2 percent from 2014 to 2019, according to a new market research report published by MarketsandMarkets. MarketsandMarkets has broadly segmented the IEMS market by technology solutions such as ...
GLOBALCON to Discuss Strategies to Meet Energy Challenges
13 Feb 2015 ATLANTA -- The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) has announced its 26th GLOBALCON Conference & Expo, set for March 17-18, 2015 at the Philadelphia Convention Center, which will bring together decision makers from business, industry, and government to help bring them up to speed on policy and program updates, energy incentives and financing, and new integrated energy solutions. ...
ASHRAE, REHVA Jointly Publish Guide to Chilled Beam Systems
13 Feb 2015 ATLANTA -- ASHRAE and the Federation of European Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Associations (REHVA) have published guidance on designing chilled beam systems. The Active and Passive Beam Application Design Guide is a collaboration to give system designers a current, authoritative guide on successfully applying active and passive beam technology. Building on REHVA’s p...
International discussions on HFCs
11/02/2015 North America and Micronesia submitted amendments aiming to phase down HFCs under the framework of the Montreal Protocol during the joint 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention and the 26th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, at UNESCO in Paris, from 17 to 21 November 2014 (1). These were rejected, as usual, due to opposition from some...
Honeywell Helps Cut Energy & Water Consumption at Letterkenn
13 February 2015 To help improve the long-term vitality of an important military installation, Honeywell and the U.S. Army have announced a $43.6-million infrastructure modernization project at Letter...
Air 1 Heating Installs Lennox RTUs in Seattle-Area Sporting
Feb 13, 2015 Air 1 Heating Inc., a full service heating and cooling contractor providing furnaces, heat pumps, air conditioners, rooftop units, refrigeration, and gas piping installation, repair, and ...
Technicians as Lead Generators
Feb 13, 2015 ? When every employee watches and listens for business leads, good things follow. It is generally agreed that customers will listen to a technician more than they will to a sales person. The perception is, that the technician is there to do something for them, and a sales person is there to do something to them. Not necessarily true, but nevertheless, that’s the perception. Man...
The HVAC Industry's Google Chasers
Feb 13, 2015 ? Wanting to control home temperature and lighting is one thing. Wanting to collect marketing data is something else entirely. ? Many HVAC companies have entered the market for connected and communicating thermostats. ? There were plenty of them at the recent AHR Expo in Chicago. I’m of the school of thought that Google is vaguely creepy. I believe that Google purchased Nest thermost...
