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ADEY survey highlights opportunities for installers
4 November 2013 Only 55% of homeowners have their boiler serviced annually, according to a new survey by ADEY Professional Heating Solutions. The research was carried out among 1,300 UK homeowners and found that one in 20 believe that getting their boiler serviced is an unnecessary expense. In addition, 45% of homeowners claimed to have a boiler that is between 10 and 15 years old. Worryingly, 25...
New Chicago-Area HVAC Contractor Puts Emphasis on Green
Nov 1, 2013 Elmhurst, Ill. -- The greater Chicago area has a new heating and cooling service company, Anderson Climate Solutions. The company, with offices in Wheeling, Elmhurst, and Libertyville, Ill., will initially provide repair, maintenance, and installation services to residential, commercial, and light industrial customers in the northern Illinois region with plans to eventually expand thro...
IOR extends submision for Sustainability and the Cold Chain
31 October 2013 Major international conference extends the deadline for abstract submission to the 18th November The organising committee of the 3rd International Institute of Refrigeration’s Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain has announced an extension to the abstract submission deadline. The new closing date for abstracts is now the 18th November 2013. Details about how to su...
Cooling Capacity Assessment Service Introduced for Data Cent
Oct 31, 2013 Orlando, Fla. -- Upsite Technologies, Inc., a provider of data center airflow management solutions, announced its newest offering, the EnergyLok Cooling Capacity Assessment. The new service combines the company’s industry knowledge and cooling capacity factor (CCF) methodology to help data centers assess their cooling infrastructure and identify savings opportunities that could be rea...
HVAC Market Warms Up to Chilled Beams
October 31, 2013 You’ve learned a lot about radiant heat in the pages of Contracting Business.com, and now, as we trace radiant heating’s “genealogy,” we find a new member of the family has somewhat r...
Trane's Gary Michel: Innovation Makes HVAC Industry an Excit
October 31, 2013 In September 2013 -- the year of its 100th Anniversary - Trane released a new line of 18 and 20 SEER speed air conditioners and heat pumps with Trane TruComfort Technology. Trane show...
Frigoglass wins Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative
Athens, October 9, 2013 -- Frigoglass receives Best Environmental Sustainability Initiative award for the Solar Ice Cold Merchandiser (ICM). Each year the Beverage Innovation Awards identify and present the best innovative products and concepts in the beverage industry. This year’s awards have been the biggest awards scheme to date with more than 370 entries from 40 countries. The 2013 winn...
Knauf Insulation urges Government not to cut ECO
Oct 30, 2013 In response to claims that the Government is planning to extend the deadline for energy companies to fulfil their responsibilities under the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO), in a bid to lower fuel bills, Knauf Insulation is warning the Government not to ignore the long-term picture. The company argues that this will slash the levels of support available for upgrading the energy eff...
Carrier(R) Enhances I-Vu(R) Building Automation System To Su
Oct 30, 2013 Farmington, Conn., US Carrier introduced the latest release of the i-Vu(R) Web-based BACnet(R) building automation system, which now offers full support for both Carrier Comfort Network(R...
Redesigned Trane Terminal Units Capable of Improving Efficie
New units feature industry’s only factory commissioned Single Zone VAV solution for significantly improved efficiency and installation Macon, Ga., Oct. 29, 2013 -- Trane, a leading global provider of ...
