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Waste heat from London Underground will warm homes
19 November 2013 Waste heat captured from London Underground tunnels and an electrical substation will be used to heat homes and reduce energy bills through a pioneering new scheme. The initiative is the first of its kind in Europe and is a partnership between Islington Council, the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, UK Power Networks and Transport for London. It will be run through Islington Counc...
95% of air conditioning systems missing mandatory inspection
19 November 2013 Up to 95 per cent of air conditioning systems have not been inspected within mandatory time limits, according to a recently published report. The Building & Engineering Ser...
Arcadia tycoon Sir Philip Green considers launching convenie
19 November 2013 Arcadia owner Sir Philip Green may take on retailers ranging from Marks & Spencer to Tesco by opening convenience stores in branches of his Bhs chain. According to Retail Week, the tycoon said there is demand from Bhs customers for a food offer and approximately 150 stores already have food permission. Green, who also heavily downplayed speculation that he intend...
PSD Selected to Provide Training on OpenStudio Energy Modeli
Nov 19, 2013 Philadelphia -- Performance Systems Development (PSD) is the first commercial organization approved by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to deliver OpenStudioR training courses for building professionals, software developers, and utility administrators. Funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), OpenStudio is a collection of cloud-based software tools for modeling th...
AHRI Launches Certification Programs for VFDs and Datacom Co
14/11/2013 Arlington, Va. -- The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has announced two new certification programs for variable frequency drives (VFDs) and datacom cooling (DC...
WR Refrigeration debts total ￡60m
13 November 2013 WR Refrigeration’s administrator PwC has revealed that the company’s debts stand at ￡60m Speaking to RAC, Eddie Williams, joint administrator and Director, PwC, said: “We are looking at total debts at around the ￡60m mark.” Mr Williams reiterated that following the purchase by property maintenance provider Integral of parts of the business, there was little scope f...
CBRE in agreement to acquire Norland Managed Services
13 November 2013 CBRE Group, Inc has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Norland Managed Services Ltd for ￡250 million plus up to ￡50 million of deferred contingent consideration. The deal also includes a payment for excess working capital and related items. The purchase price is payable in cash, except for ￡5.6 million (approximately $9 million) that is ...
Airedale and Keysource sign agreement
12 November 2013 Keysource, the data-centre company, has signed a supply agreement with Airedale International Air Conditioning. Under the terms of the agreement, designed to support future growth, Airedale will become the manufacturing and development partner for the market-leading Keysource ’ecofris’ cooling solution. The award-winning ’ecofris’ design is already installed in a number of locat...
AIA-Certified Courses on Geothermal Systems Offered by Clima
12 - November - 2013 Oklahoma City -- ClimateMaster has announced the availability of a new set of geothermal system educational courses developed in conjunction with the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The courses, offered as lunch-and-learn sessions that are eligible for AIA continuing education credits, are focused on the fundamentals of geothermal heating and cooling systems, and on hy...
Cyber Security Solution Protects Building, Energy Management
12 - November - 2013 Lee’s Summit, Mo. -- In response to the increasing rise of cyber threats, network compromises, and vulnerabilities directed at building and energy management systems and to further reinforce the cyber protection of these systems, Lynxspring and Netop have announced the availability of LYNX CyberPRO(TM), a new cyber protection solution for building automation and energy managem...
Leaping Tall Buildings: ASHRAE Provides a Super-sized Perspe
Lessons learned in the design, construction and operation of tall buildings can be applied to buildings of all sizes and stories. Nov. 12, 2013 American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-con...
Daikin Expands in U.S. HVAC Market
Nov. 08, 2013 Houston -- A year after Daikin Industries acquired Goodman Manufacturing, the company is shaking up the United States HVAC marketplace. Daikin announced it is launching a residential bra...
