USA
Victaulic's New Balancing & Control Valve at AHR EXPO
January 21, 2015 ?The new valve advances hydronic balancing with its compact size and precise ability to engineer high performance systems. Victaulic, known as a world leader in the manufacture...
AHRI Launches Two New Certification Programs
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced on December 2, two new certification programs: Central Station Air-handling Unit Casings (AHUC) and Liquid-to-Liquid Brazed ...
Efficient Energy’s eChiller with Water Refrigerant
The eChiller from German-based Efficient Energy is the first series production chiller in the world, based on direct evaporation of water - the refrigerant - in a vacuum tight system and closed loop, ...
Honeywell Starts Full-scale Production of HFO-1234ze
Honeywell announced on January 6 that it has started full-scale commercial production of a low-globalwarming- potential (GWP) material used as an aerosol propellant, insulating agent and refrigerant. ...
Thermal Storage Water Heater Legislation Moves Closer to Law
January 20, 2015 Arlington, Va. -- The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) applauds the Senate’s approval today of regulatory relief for thermal storage water heaters. Sens. ...
$2m centre for spool compressor
20 Jan 2015 USA: The company behind a new refrigeration and air conditioning compressor design has opened a $2m commercial development centre to support the technology. The new 13,000ft2 state-...
Mexichem appeals R134a trade ruling
20 Jan 2015 USA: Mexichem Fluor has appealed against the US International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling last November that the import of Chinese R134a does not harm US industry. Mexichem says t...
Solar Water Heater Market in the US to Continue to Grow
January 20, 2015 NEW YORK -- Since first being introduced in 2006, solar tax credits have been extended through 2016 and caps on subsidies to residential customers have been removed. Despite economic challenges, these policies have underpinned moderate growth in solar water heater installations in the U.S. over the past five years, according to a report from industry research firm IBISWorld.  ...
Superior Holding Opens Oklahoma Boiler Sales Support Office
January 20, 2015 HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- Superior Holding Inc. announced that it has opened Oklahoma Boiler Equipment, a sales support company. The new Oklahoma City sales arm joins Superior Boiler Technologies Inc. and Superior Boiler Works Inc. under the Superior Holding company umbrella. John Hobart Jr. will lead Oklahoma Boiler Equipment as director of sales. Hobart previously worked for Su...
Corporate Responsibility Magazine Selects Ingersoll Rand for
January 12, 2015 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine ranked Ingersoll Rand, a world leader in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, on the publication’s Most Improved Corpor...