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2014.12.30

FirstFuel Receives DOD Project of the Year Award for Its Ene

December 29, 2014 LEXINGTON, Mass. - FirstFuel Software announced that its Remote Building Assessment project with the Department of Defense (DOD) has been named Project of the Year in the Energy and Water category by the Environmental Security Technology Certification Program (ESTCP), the DOD’s environmental technology and demonstration program. Selected from a pool of more than 65 ongoing or rec...

2014.12.30

Expansion of Climate Zones Proposed for ASHRAE/IES Energy St

December 29, 2014 ATLANTA - New proposed climate data could make the ASHRAE/IES energy standard more applicable for global use.   Addendum w is one of 10 proposed addenda to ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, open for public comment. Addendum w closes for review Jan. 19, 2015.   The addendum was developed in response t...

2014.12.22

Changing Dynamics in the Food Cold Chain

December 26, 2014 Buildings account for 40% of the total energy consumed in the United States. Yet, according to a recent U.S. Department of Agriculture report, food-related energy use has grown to ne...

2014.12.25

Many Positives for 2015 HVAC Market

December 25, 2014 All the economic indicators point to a positive HVAC market in 2015, although there are a couple of interesting anomalies. Dale Stroud, senior director of marketing and offerings at ...

2014.12.29

Tests begin on 15 new refrigerants

December 25, 2014 USA: The influential AHRI has announced tests on 15 new refrigerants and the launch of a new study of the flammability of A2L refrigerants.   Tests are already said to be underw...

2014.12.28

A detailed look at policies and measures to decarbonise the

New IEA publication evaluates different options to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions   24 December 2014 With the recent UN climate negotiations in Lima committing all countries to reduce the...

2014.12.28

Panoramic Power and Autodesk to Collaborate on Joint Product

Dec 25, 2014 NEW YORK - Panoramic Power, a leading provider of wireless, self-powered device-level energy management solutions, announced that it is collaborating with Autodesk, a leader in 3D design and simulation software, on joint product development that combines Panoramic’s energy platform with Autodesk’s cloud-based building information modeling (BIM) portfolio. Autodesk has also made a stra...

2014.12.28

Outcome-Based Pathway Voted into 2015 Green Construction Cod

Dec 25, 2014 WASHINGTON - For the first time, a national model code can be adopted for code officials, builders, and designers to use an outcome-based approach when complying with local building energy codes. This new compliance pathway, which was voted to become a part of the 2015 International Green Construction Code (IgCC), gives design teams the ability to achieve compliance through actual per...

2014.12.28

JOBS Program Graduates 45th Student in HVAC, Plumbing

Dec 24, 2014 LA PLATA, Md. - The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) Juvenile Offenders Building Skills (JOBS) program’s latest graduation ceremony recognized the efforts of 15 students who completed training in HVAC and plumbing. This is the fourth JOBS group of students since the program’s inception in 2012. The program now has 45 graduates who have the credentials to work in the HVAC or plumbing...

2014.12.29

Waste Heat Regenerates Ammonia Battery to Produce Electricit

Dec 24, 2014 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - An efficient method to harvest low-grade waste heat as electricity may be possible using reversible ammonia batteries, according to Penn State engineers.   “The use of waste heat for power production would allow additional electricity generation without any added consumption of fossil fuels,” said Bruce E. Logan, Evan Pugh Professor and Kappe Professor of E...