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Natural Refrigerants Surge at Chicago Expo
Shecco’s new Guide to Natural Refrigerants at the 2015 AHR Expo can help attendees navigate the massive event. From January 26 to 28, more than 80 companies offering products or services using natural refrigerants will exhibit at the AHR Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago. That’s a significant increase from last year’s Expo, and further proof of the evolving North American market for...
Emerson Climate Technologies Prepares for Leadership Transit
Ed Purvis Moves Up to Emerson COO; Bob Sharp Named New Business Leader of Emerson Climate St. Louis, Jan. 14, 2015 - Emerson Climate Technologies, a business segment of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), wil...
EnerNOC Completes Acquisition of World Energy Solutions
15 January 2015 BOSTON -- EnerNOC Inc., a provider of energy intelligence software (EIS), announced that it has closed its acquisition of World Energy Solutions Inc., an energy management software and services firm that helps enterprises simplify the energy procurement process through a suite of software-as-a-service (SaaS) tools. To date, World Energy has transacted more than $45 billion in elect...
Small-Diameter Copper Tubes with Alloying Elements Can Handl
15 January 2015 NEW YORK -- Smaller-diameter copper tubes strengthened with low percentages of alloying elements can withstand the higher pressures of the new refrigerants such as CO2 (R-744), according to the International Copper Association. Refrigerants with low global warming potential (GWP) typically must operate at higher pressures, and heat exchanger coils must be designed to withsta...
ClimateMaster Breaks Ground on All-Geothermal Home Developme
Jan 15, 2015 ClimateMaster, Inc. announced the groundbreaking of Moore, OK-based McAlister Construction Inc.’s Avondale residential development project, which will feature geothermal-based heating and...
Church Project Includes HVAC, Plumbing, Controls and Fire Pr
Jan 15, 2015 Air Masters Corporation is a full-service HVAC, plumbing, piping, building automation and energy conservation firm with more than 200 professional and trade employees. Harvester C...
Home Improvement to Slow in 2015
Jan 15, 2015 As the broader housing market continues its sluggish recovery, growth in home improvement spending is also expected to soften throughout the coming year, according to the Leading Indicato...
Trane Upgrades, Expands Unit Heater Product Line to Offer Co
More efficient tubular heat exchanger now standard on most models Davidson, N.C., Jan. 14, 2015 -- TraneR, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Inge...
NREL Demonstrates 45.7 Percent Efficiency for New Solar Cell
Ultra-Efficient Cell Pushes the Limits of Solar Conversion January 14, 2015 GOLDEN, Colo. -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has announced the demonstration of a 45.7 percent conversion efficiency for a four-junction solar cell at 234 suns concentration. NREL said this is one of the highest photovoltaic research cell efficiencies achieved across ...
ACCA Quality Maintenance of Commercial Refrigeration Systems
14 January 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 revised industry standard. The public review period has a comment deadline of Feb. 16...