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Panasonic to Establish Ventilation Fan Production Base in Me
Panasonic Ecology Systems will establish a ventilation fan production base in Panasonic AVC Networks Company Baja California (PAVCBC), a Panasonic AVC Networks Company America (PAVCA) factory, within ...
Domestic Sales of Air Purifiers Fall by 21.6% in January-Aug
In the period from January to August 2015, air purifiers saw sales value of RMB 7 billion (US$ 1.1 billion) for domestic market, falling by 21.6% year on year, while sales volume came to 3.6 million units, with a 16.3% year-on-year decline. Haze pollution across China in early 2013 stimulated growth of air purifier market. According to monitoring data, air purifiers saw sales of 1.12 millio...
MOHURD Promotes Fresh Air Systems
Required by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) of China, the ‘Technical Specification of Fresh Air Systems in Residential Buildings’ standard is now included in the legislati...
Security Leads Smart Home Market, Followed by Connected Ligh
24 November 2015 DALLAS - Parks Associates has released new industry research reports on the smart home and connected devices indicating that security is leading the way in this market area followed by connected lighting and smart thermostats. The new reports provide in-depth analysis of industry trends and consumer research. “Safety and security are the primary motivators for consumers ado...
Greenheck Launches Industrial Blast Dampers and Grease Trapp
Greenheck has expanded its line of industrial dampers in India with the addition of model HBS-430 and HBS-431 blast dampers, designed to protect against blasts and instantaneous pressure changes. Thes...
Petit Forestier Going Green
Petit Forestier, a French refrigerated vehicle and container rental company, has beefed up its green offer. The company now offers low energy consumption refrigerated cabinets with opaque lids and shu...
Thermal Storage Furniture
A new slant on the use of phase-change materials (PCMs) is the thermal storage table devised by Zero Energy Furniture (ZEF) first presented at the design expo in Milan this year. The PCM - in this case paraffin - is held in a V-shaped matrix of aluminum fins secured to the underside of the table top. With a melt temperature of 22°C the PCM will absorb or deliver heat depending on room conditions. ...
IAQ + IEQ
A new index for defining the quality of life in the office workplace is being investigated in a study by the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) will rate an environment in terms of comfort and job satisfaction. Measurements of physiological parameters will be correlated with subjective assessments to establish whether high density workplaces could be a ...
Residential IoT Revenue to Total More Than $330 Billion from
23 November 2015 BOULDER, Colo. - Through devices such as smart thermostats that allow users to remotely control household temperatures or LED lights that can be switched on and off from a smartphone, the much-hyped Internet of Things (IoT) concept has arrived in the residential setting, says Navigant Research. Major companies are beginning to recognize the opportunity that these communicating dev...
Black Friday Often Means Increased Sales - And Risks - For R
23 November 2015 Early promotions, online shopping and an urge to get a head start on preparing for the holidays are changing the way millions of consumers shop. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgivi...
Why Your HVACR Business Needs the Internet of Things
23 November 2015 If the regular Internet is the “Internet of Content,” the IoT is the infrastructure that gives items the online capability to “talk” to each other. While the Internet of Things...
@The Big 5: Building and construction sector in Jafza regist
Participates in Big 5 to attract more multinationals interested in the GCC’s$327 billion market November 23, 2015 The building and construction sector in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) has posted 74 per ...
