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UN Environment Statement on CFC Emissions
Report by Nature finds that the rate of decline of trichlorofluoromethane (CFC-11) in atmosphere has slowed by approximately 50 per cent since 2012. If emissions continue unabated, they have potential to slow down the recovery of the ozone layer. The Montreal Protocol has reduced the abundance of ozone-depleting substances in the atmospher...
Greenheck Receives 2018 Bubbler Award For Fourth Consecutive
May 16, 2018 SCHOFIELD, Wis. - Greenheck was honored for being one of Wisconsin’s Top 10 Best Places to Work for Young Professionals at an awards presentation at the company on May 7. The Bubbler Award was presented by NEWaukee, a Milwaukee-based company that focuses on attracting and retaining talent in the state of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation ...
Viega Roadshow Travels the Country Bringing the Viega Experi
May 16, 2018 BROOMFIELD, Colo. – Viega LLC recently sent its new promotional truck out on the road to bring the Viega experience to visitors across the U.S. The Viega Roadshow began traveling this spring in central U.S., and will make its way to the East Coast, before heading to the West Coast, and then back to Viega headquarters, where it will finish its scheduled stops at the e...
Hunton Distribution Earns Trane’s Pacesetter Award
Trane’s Pacesetter Award recognizes the manufacturer’s top independent wholesale distributorship May 16, 2018 HOUSTON — Hunton Distribution (Houston and Oklahoma) earned Tr...
Trane Celebrates Exceptional Facility Managers on World FM D
Davidson, N.C., May 16, 2018 —Trane®, a leading global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR), is proud to recognize facility managers arou...
Air conditioning use emerges as one of the key drivers of gl
15 May 2018 Efficiency improvements could cut the energy growth from air conditioner demand in half through mandatory energy performance standards (Photograph: Getty Images) The gr...
One World Record We Didn’t Want to Break
This spring, the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii recorded its first-ever CO2 reading in excess of 410 ppm. Many climate scientists now believe that CO2 levels are at a dangerously high level. ...
ASHRAE: About Undergraduate Program Equipment Grants
May 15, 2018 The ASHRAE Undergraduate Program Equipment Grants Program provides grants to engineering, technical and architectural schools worldwide with the goal of increasing student knowledge, learning and awareness of the HVAC&R industry. Grants shall be used to fund equipment and supplies for undergraduate projects and 2-year technical school projects that focus on ASHRAE-related topics....
DuPont Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend on Preferred Stoc
WILMINGTON, Del., May 15, 2018 – On May 15, 2018, DuPont’s board of directors declared regular quarterly dividends of $1.12-1/2 per share on the $4.50 series preferred stock and $0.87-1/2 cents per share on the $3.50 series preferred stock, both payable on July 25, 2018, to stockholders of record as shown on the books of the company at the close of business on July 10, 2018. A...
Tyson to acquire American Proteins, AMPRO Products
Rendering is an environmentally friendlier way to keep animal products out of landfills and potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions. May 15, 2018 Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced plans to acquire the poultry rendering and blending assets of American Proteins, Inc., Cumming, Ga., and AMPRO Products, Inc., Gainesville, Ga., for approximately $850 million. The acquisition ...
As Hurricane Relief Funds Roll In, Goodman Extends Homeowner
May 15, 2018 HOUSTON, May 8, 2018 – With more hurricane relief funds being now awarded to states hit by Hurricane Harvey and Irma, Goodman Manufacturing is extending a special program that has ...
Mestek Purchases Barcol-Air USA
May 15, 2018 WESTFIELD, Mass. - Mestek Inc., through its subsidiary, Radiant Advantage Designs LLC. has purchased the radiant ceiling products and certain physical assets of Barcol-Air USA Ltd. of Oxford, Connecticut, and has exclusively licensed certain radiant designs and intellectual property of Barcol Air Group of Schwerzenbach, Switzerland for manufacture and sale in North America. ...
