USA
DOE's Building Technologies Office targets 14% primary energ
15 December 2014 The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Technologies Office (BTO) has published a new Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap for Next-Generation Appliances. The Roadmap provides recommendations to the BTO on R&D activities to pursue that will aid in achieving BTO energy savings goals. For appliances, BTO targets 14% primary energy savings by 2020 and 29% by 2030. ...
Record attendance at AHRI Annual Meeting
15 December 2014 A record 650 people were on-hand for the AHRI Annual Meeting at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, CA, Nov. 16-18, 2014. In addition to standing committee meetings, 37 product sections met to discuss standards, certification, and policy issues, in addition to research and public affairs topics relevant to their products. During the meeting, AHRI Chairman B...
Trane Breaks Ground on New Sales Office in Madison, Wis.
15 December 2014 MADISON, Wis. -- Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, announced that it has broken ground on a new commercial sales office in Madison, Wisconsin. The new office at 5302 Voges Road, Madis...
Taco Appoints New President/COO
15 December 2014 CRANSTON, R.I. -- Taco President and CEO John Hazen White Jr. announced the appointment of Wil VandeWiel as the new president and chief operating office of Taco, effective Dec. 15. As president and COO, VandeWiel will oversee daily operations and work with White and the board of directors in steering Taco’s growth in the years ahead. White, the third generation of the White...
Recipients of Technology Awards Announced By ASHRAE
Dec 12, 2014 ATLANTA - Buildings designed for a range of occupant types and uses - including penguins, patients, skaters, students, government employees and water testers - are being recognized for in...
HFOs have lower GWPs than CO2
12 December 2014 USA: The US EPA has evaluated the new HFO refrigerants as having similar or less global warming potential than CO2. The HFOs 1234yf, 1234ze and 1233zd are amongst a number of fluorinated greenhouse gases and fluorinated heat transfer fluids being added to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule. The changes are designed to increase the com...
Italian manufacturer to 'co-locate' with Daikin
12 December 2014 USA: In an unusual move, Italian heat exchanger manufacturer Provides Metalmeccanica Srl is to set up a manufacturing facility in Verona, Virginia, “co-located” with Daikin Applied. &...
Danfoss recognized twice in 2015 AHR Expo Innovation Awards
12 December 2014 Danfoss Turbocor VTT series of oil-free, variable speed, magnetic bearing centrifugal compressors wins green building category; ETS ColibriR electronic expansion valves recognized wit...
LG merges its Appliance and HVAC business units
Dec 12, 2014 LG Electronics (LG) merged its Home Appliance and Air Conditioning & Energy Solution business units to create a consolidated LG Home Appliance & Air Solution (H&A) Company. &...
AHRI Launches Two New Certification Programs
12 December 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has announced two new certification programs: Central Station Air-handling Unit Casings (AHUC) and Liquid-to-Liquid Brazed & Fusion Bonded Plate Heat Exchangers (LLBF). The two new programs join AHRI’s 41 other programs, all of which verify the performance ratings for more than 40 product catego...
