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PACAIR expands business
3 - March - 2014 PACAIR, the bespoke design and air conditioning supplier, has expanded its operation to enhance its ability to support new and existing customers with its dedicated, customer-focused ...
US introduces new energy efficiency standards for commercial
28 February 2014 Updated standards will cut energy use by 30 per cent and save businesss $12 billion, newsUS Department of Energy says The US Energy Department has announced new efficiency standards for commercial refrigeration equipment. Over the next 30 years, these standards will help cut carbon pollution by about 142 million tonnes - and save businesses up to $11.7 billion on their ener...
Supermarkets wage war on leaks with 80 per cent reduction ta
28 February 2014 Supermarkets in the British Retail Consortium have set themselves an ambitious target of reducing emissions from refrigerant leakage by 80 per cent by 2020. The cut, compared w...
Energy Efficiency Standardization Roadmap Draft Open for Com
February 28, 2014 Washington -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Energy Efficiency Standardization Coordination Collaborative (EESCC) is inviting experts on energy efficiency issues, members of the standardization community, and other stakeholders to submit input on the EESCC Roadmap V1.0 by March 15, 2014. The draft is being issued for public comment to provide an opportunity for ...
HeatCAD and LoopCAD Recognized by ACCA as ‘Powered by Manual
February 28, 2014 Arlington, Va. -- ACCA has recognized Avenir Software’s HeatCAD(R) (for residential heating and cooling load calculations) and LoopCAD(R) (for radiant and snow melt system designs) as “Powered by Manual J(R) .” This is the sixth software provider to earn this designation from ACCA for its product offerings. To become recognized, ACCA reviews the software’s functionali...
ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 Standards to Drive Wireless Solutio
February 28, 2014 SAN DIEGO -- The ZigBee and IEEE 802.15.4 standards are driving wireless smart energy solutions worldwide, according to technology research firm ON World. Between 2012 and 2018, ZigBee and 802.15.4 based systems are expected to make up 43 percent of the wireless chipsets used for home and building energy management, lighting controls, distributed energy resources, and smart meter...
AHRI Continues Standards Harmonization Effort, Signs Agreeme
February 27, 2014 Arlington, VA -- The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today signed an Agreement on Standards and Certification with the Asociacion de Normalizacion y Cer...
AHRI Applauds Bipartisan Energy Efficiency Bill Introduced i
February 27, 2014 Arlington, VA -- The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) today applauded the introduction of the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (ESIC), i...
Analysis: Supermarkets expand convenience store formats
27 February 2014 As Sainsbury’s small store portfolio overtakes its supermarkets for the first time and Tesco, the Co-op and Morrisons aggressively expand their convenience portfolio, the hunt for small space is intensifying. According to Retail Week, worth more than ￡35bn a year, UK convenience retail is dominated by the symbol groups and independents. Only 30% of the spend goes through t...
Energy companies to offer direct debit refunds to British ho
27 February 2014 Four of the big six energy companies will now automatically refund direct debits to customers who are in credit, according to DECC. While EON were already doing this, negotiations chaired by Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker have resulted in EDF, British Gas and SSE plus First Utility following suit and passing consumers money back to them. DECC has been...
