Victaulic and Tour & Andersson (TA) have announced new dates and a new session topic for their series of hydronic balancing seminars, known as the TA Hydronic College. The new seminar topic is “Energy Insights – Optimizing Hydronic Systems for Energy Savings.”
Representatives from across the building industry, including code officials, building owners, manufacturers, designers, and energy efficiency advocates, have come together under the leadership of the National Institute of Building Sciences to develop a new approach to meeting green construction code requirements.
Winners of the 2014 Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) Cross Border Home Builder Challenge, which promotes the use of the Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index, have been announced by Steve Baden, executive director of RESNET, and John Godden, president of the Canadian counterpart CRESNET.
Ferguson and the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC) Educational Foundation are celebrating 10 years of educational programs made possible by Ferguson contributions.
Stationary fuel cells continue to be at the forefront of the global fuel cell industry, notes Navigant Research. As the focus on grid stability increases and the costs associated with natural disasters rise, the use of fuel cells as small distributed power plants for grid stabilization and backup power is moving forward rapidly.
Pump Products is offering a new incentive to customers from the plumbing, HVAC, and electrical contracting trades. The company announced that members of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) and Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) are eligible to receive an additional discount.
ASHRAE announced that new tests and test improvements are included in the newly published ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135.1-2013, Method of Test for Conformance to BACnet.
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd. (AGC) has announced the development of AMOLEA™, a new refrigerant for air conditioning systems that has a global warming potential (GWP) of about one-sixth that of HFC-410A while delivering equivalent performance.
Canadian Solar Inc. has announced the opening of its Microgrid Testing Centre. The center will focus on microgrid testing as well as system design and smart grid assessment services.
Blackford Capital has announced the acquisition of Grand Haven, Mich.-based Grand Transformers Inc. (GTI), a designer and manufacturer of transformers and inductive components serving the adjustable speed drives, HVAC, energy/renewables, and other industries.