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AHRI Launches Two New Certification Programs
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 ...
Johnson Controls projects higher profitability across all th
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI), a global multi-industrial company, announced today it expects to post record profits in fiscal 2015. The company is discussing its...
What Customers Want From an HVAC Company
Dec 2, 2014 Amazing customer service skills Technicians are on the ground in the battle to win business from customers and should be trained as such. This means ensuring each technician is affa...
Venstar Thermostat Update Enables Automated Demand Response
December 1, 2014 CHATSWORTH, Calif. - VenstarR, a leading thermostat and energy management systems supplier, has announced the release of its new Firmware 3.14 update for its ColorTouchR residential and commercial color touch screen, programmable thermostats. This update delivers added automated demand response (ADR) and equipment fault detection (EFD) in compliance with California’s Title 24. &nb...
Latest Edition of Green Building Standard Now Available from
December 1, 2014 ATLANTA - New requirements to further reduce energy and environmental impacts of buildings are contained in the 2014 version of the green building standard from ASHRAE, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2014, Standard for the Design of High-Performance, Green Buildings Except Low-Ris...
North America Humidifier Market Forecast to Reach $300.4 Mil
December 1, 2014 ALBANY, N.Y. - The North America humidifier market was valued at $212.4 million in 2013, and is forecast to reach $300.4 million by 2020, according to a new market research report published by Transparency Market Research. The market, on the basis of products, is segmented into ultrasonic humidifiers, evaporative humidifiers, warm-mist humidifiers, vaporizers, and steam to ...
Energy free cooling technology revealed
28 November 2014 US researchers have demonstrated zero-carbon air conditioning that doesn’t need an electricity supply. The technology is based on the principle that warm objects on Earth radiate energy mainly at mid-infrared wavelengths. The atmosphere is transparent in a specific window of the mid-infrared, so radiation from warm objects escapes through the atmosphere into the cold of spa...
Comprehensive Energy Services Wins Two ABC Eagle Awards
28 November 2014 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Comprehensive Energy Services Inc. (CES) received two ABC Eagle Awards for outstanding design-build HVAC, plumbing, and special effects work on Transformers: The Ride 3D at Universal Studios Florida, named 2014 Project of the Year by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) - Central Florida Chapter. CES received Eagle Awards for HVAC, Entertainment ($1 million t...
EPA Recognizes First Existing Multifamily Buildings to Earn
28 November 2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first existing multifamily housing properties to earn the new Energy Star multifamily certification for superior energy performance. EPA recognized 17 apartment and condo buildings across the country for leading the industry in reducing energy use, increasing affordability, protecting public health, and com...
New material could reduce air conditioning load
27 Nov 2014 USA: Engineers at Stanford University, California, claim to have invented a new mirror-like material which could reduce the air conditioning load of buildings. The inventors say the...
