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Renovate America Announces Second Securitization to Raise Ef
04 December 2014 SAN DIEGO -- Renovate America, a leading provider of residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing, in partnership with 400 Capital Management LLC, announced the completion of their second securitization of residential PACE Bonds, which resulted in the issuance of $129,145,000 in Class A Notes. The two firms completed the first ever securitization of residential PACE...
Anvil International Opens New Florida Distribution Center
04 December 2014 XETER, N.H. -- Anvil International LLC, a major manufacturer of pipe fittings, pipe hangers, and piping support systems, has opened a distribution center in Orlando, Florida. The 41,000-square-foot distribution center services the Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina wholesale pipes, valves, and fittings (PVF) market and carries products for fire protection, mechanical, p...
Johnson Controls predicts record profits
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December 3, 2014 USA: Johnson Controls is expecting its joint venture with Hitachi and the divestiture of its GWS business to both be completed during this financial year. In a meeting in New Y...
Trane Breaks Ground on New Sales Office in Madison, Wisconsi
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12.03.2014 Madison, Wis., Dec. 3, 2014 - Trane, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, broke ground on a new commercial sales office in Madis...
HVACR Manufacturers Optimistic About 2015 Growth
Dec 3, 2014 WESTPORT, Conn. -- According to an ASHRAE and AHR Expo survey sent to more than 1,000 HVACR manufacturers worldwide, there is growing optimism for improving business prospects in 2015. Based on survey results, 87 percent of the respondents said their prospects for business were either “excellent” (26 percent) or “good” (61 percent) for the coming year. Thirteen percent of the responden...
Whirlpool clothes dryer garners Energy Star Emerging Technol
Dec 3, 2014 The Whirlpool brand HybridCare Heat Pump Duet Dryer (model WED99HED) was awarded an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2014 Energy Star Emerging Technology Award. The Award goes to innovative technologies that meet performance criteria to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, without sacrificing features or functionality. The winning Whirlpool dryer uses a heat pump to re...
Student Elisha Hande receives Haier Achievement Award
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Dec 3, 2014 Elisha Hande, a senior on the North Carolina State woman’s tennis team, was selected to receive the Haier Achievement Award, which is presented to deserving student athletes for their acco...
Correcting For Invisible Air Traps Near Fans
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by Rob Falke Dec 3, 2014 Have you ever installed a system that suffered from low airflow and no matter what you did to try to fix it, the solution eluded you? The odds are the cause is invisible syste...
ZigBee 3.0 Creates Single, Open, Global Wireless Standard
December 2, 2014 SAN RAMON, Calif. -- The ZigBeeR Alliance, a nonprofit association of organizations creating open, global standards to define the Internet of Things, has announced the unification of its wireless standards into a single standard named ZigBee 3.0. According to the Alliance, this standard will provide interoperability among a wide range of smart devices and give consumers and busine...
AHRI Launches Two New Certification Programs
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Creates more comprehensive coverage for air-handling units, liquid-to-liquid heat exchangers December 2, 2014 Arlington, Va. -- The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today ...