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Contracts awarded for the largest solar PV plant in the Midd
March 02, 2017 Abu Dhabi has awarded a consortium consisting of Japan’s Marubeni Corporation and China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co the contract to develop a solar photovoltaic (PV) power project in the em...
US: Wabash shows hybrid composite-metal technology
March 1, 2017 Lafayette, Indiana, US: Wabash showed its road-ready, refrigerated, all-composite trailer with a composite-metal hybrid floor at the Technology and Maintenance Council annual meeting and...
Gas operations commence at the newly expanded Alfa Laval Tes
March 1, 2017 On 1 March 2017, marine customers and industry representatives gathered at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark for the opening of the expansion into gas testing...
Yamato refrigerated transport in Vietnam
March 1, 2017 Tokyo, Japan: Yamato Holdings is to launch a refrigerated transport service in Vietnam this September for delivering perishable foods from Japan to retailers as Japanese restaurants and ...
Navien at AHR Expo: Swift Product Development
Feb 28, 2017 Fenske says many trends, are related to electronics, and user-friendly applications. During AHR Expo 2017, editors from Contracting Business, CONTRACTOR and HPAC Engineering interviewed major players from a variety of HVACR industry product sectors. Here, we ask you to lend an ear to Brian Fenske, specialty channel sales manager for Navien, a leader in condensing technology. He says...
Rinnai at AHR Expo: Making Products 'Come Alive'
Feb 28, 2017 A new WiFi module has now made all RInnai products retrofittable to the Internet. During AHR Expo 2017, editors from Contracting Business, CONTRACTOR and HPAC Engineering obtained exclus...
Construction Job Growth Rebounds in 2017
February 28, 2017 WASHINGTON - National construction employment started 2017 on a high note, adding 36,000 net new jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, according to analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). The 0.5 percent increase represents the best month for construction employment growth since March of 2016. T...
A humanoid robot that sweats to keep cool
26/02/2017 How could anyone do press-ups for ten minutes straight without overheating? The Kengoro robot, developed at the University of Tokyo, is capable of such miracle. The 1.7-meter tall, 56-kilog...
The Golden Age of HVACR Software
February 27, 2017 LAS VEGAS - HVACR contractors and technicians are living in a Golden Age of software: Products exist today to help contractors solve just about any business or technical need. In ad...
Tools Becoming Smarter, Testing Instruments More Connected
February 27, 2017 Tools are getting smarter. This basic statement permeated throughout the tools/testing instrument segment of the HVAC industry at the 2017 AHR Expo in Las Vegas. Across...
