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Johnson Controls Survey Reveals 116% Increase in Energy Effi
Johnson Controls shows energy-efficiency interest rose 116% globally since 2010, with those who set goals making the greatest strides in reducing energy use. Momentum is lso growing for green-building...
Carrier Transicold Refrigeration Trailers Deliver Great Perf
Carrier Transicold has introduced its ultra-high efficiency X4 series for North America, delivering the highest refrigeration capacities currently offered in a trailer refrigeration platform, as well ...
Voltas Extends its Market Share to 19.8% in May
According to GFK Retail Audit Report, Voltas reached the market share to 19.8% in May, contributed by its popular line ‘All-Weather’ air conditioners. The figure is especially meaningful because May is the most critical month in the Indian air conditioner industry, having the highest contribution to annual sales. Voltas’ strong performance this May is reflected in various regional achieveme...
Sainsbury’S Home Delivery Fleet Has Even More Space to Fill
July 9, 2013 Warrington, United Kingdom One of the largest chains of supermarkets in the UK, Sainsbury’s, is adding 230 new Mercedes-Benz Sprinters to its home delivery fleet, each mounted with a mix ...
ASHRAE Extends Paper Deadline For 'Efficient, High Performan
Jul 15, 2013 Atlanta -- The call for papers for a conference focused on the design, construction and operation of buildings in developing economies has been extended until Aug. 16. Organized by...
The Chinese cold chain logistics market is expanding fast
10/07/2013 In recent years in China, annual demand for cold chain logistics for the food industry rose to 100 million tons and annual growth has been over 8%. At the same time, construction of ...
HVAC Firm Climate Partners Forms Alliance with Ross Solar Gr
Goal is to help homewners realize lower upfront investments and faster paybacks with better returns on investment. Jul. 15, 2013 Ross Solar Group of Danbury, CT today announced their strategic allianc...
Landmark Beavis Marks tops out
15 July 2013 The 16-storey Bevis Marks building in London completed its topping out ceremony last Friday. The ceremony was attended by London’s deputy mayor for planning and chief of staff Sir ...
Leading Edge Building Automation & Control Solutions to Be S
Westport, Connecticut July 15, 2013 HVACR professionals attending the 2014 AHR Expo, January 21-23 in New York City will have an unprecedented opportunity to be immersed in the latest building automat...
Design Guide Published on District Cooling Systems
12 July 2013 Atlanta -- A newly published book from ASHRAE provides design guidance for all major aspects of district cooling systems. District Cooling Guide includes guidance on central chiller plants, chilled-water distribution systems, and consumer interconnection. District cooling systems are commonly used to serve applications like cities, educational campuses, major medical facilities...
Paper Industry Can Cut Energy Consumption by 10%
July 9, 2013 Americans use 36.5 billion rolls of toilet paper every year, representing the pulping of some 15 million trees, 473,587,500,000 gallons of water and 253,000 tons of chlorine and about 17.3 terawatts of electricity annually. So per roll that’s 37 gallons of water, 1.3 KWh of electricity and some 1.5 pounds of wood. Currently, the paper industry accounts for 2.2% of the nation’s energy...
Maintenance of Residential HVAC Systems Standard Out for Rev
Jul. 11, 2013 Arlington, Va. -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) has announced an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for its BSR/ACCA 4 QM -201x, Maintenance of Residential HVAC Systems as a revised industry standard. The public review period has a comment deadline of Aug. 12, 2013. This revi...
