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Emerson makes changes at the top
January 9, 2015 USA: Ed Purvis, executive vice president and business leader for Emerson Climate Technologies since 2008, has been appointed as Emerson’s chief operating officer. This is one of...
“Smart” vent receives $2m funding
09 January 2015 USA: A New York university team has received funding of over $2m to develop an active air conditioning vent capable of modulating airflow distribution, velocity, and temperature. ...
ASHRAE Expands Scope, Renames Research Journal
9 January 2015 ATLANTA - In recognition of the changing role of HVACR since it was first published 20 years ago, ASHRAE announced that its journal, HVAC&R Research, has a new title, an expanded scope, and an updated look. Beginning in January 2015, the journal is now known as Science and Technology for the Built Environment. All manuscripts now in process will be published in the journa...
Honda Releases Green Dealer Guide to Help Auto Dealers Reduc
9 January 2015 TORRANCE, Calif. - To help auto dealers adopt more environmentally responsible business practices while also reducing costs, Honda has released its Green Dealer Guide. This comprehensive energy efficiency guide was developed specifically for dealerships and similar commercial buildings with high energy loads. The company is encouraging auto dealers across all brands to download the ...
World’s coldest molecules at Yale
08/01/2015 According to a research article published in the journal Nature, physicists at Yale University have achieved the coldest ever molecules through direct cooling. The strontium monofluoride (S...
DuPont fined $531,000 for HCFC leaks
January 8, 2015 USA: DuPont has been fined $531,000 for alleged Clean Air Act violations involving HCFC refrigerants at its chemical manufacturing plant in Deepwater, New Jersey. The EPA fined ...
Three Stop & Shop Stores Receive LEED Silver Certifications
by Stop & Shop January 7, 201 QUINCY, Mass.- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC and its parent company Ahold USA recently achieved another milestone in their commitment to building greene...
Emerson Climate Technologies to Host Making Sense Webinar at
Unlocking the Potential of Embedded Electronics to be Broadcast Live From Booth #5010 ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7, 2015 -- In an industry faced with equipment failures, a declining number of qualified te...
BPI’s Home Energy Auditing Standard Published as ANSI Standa
Jan 8, 2015 MALTA, N.Y. -- The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) has announced that BPI-1100-T-2014: Home Energy Auditing Standard has been published as an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard. The Home Energy Auditing Standard defines the requirements for a building science-based evaluation, or audit, of existing detached single-family dwellings and townhouses that...
Daikin Announces Expansion, Consolidation of Goodman Operati
Jan 8, 2015 HOUSTON -- Daikin Industries Ltd. announced that its board members have approved an expansion plan for its Goodman operations in the United States. Over the next several years, Daikin will...
