Boosting green HVAC will save billions, cut pollution, officials say
December 21, 2015
The Obama administration estimates that the new green HVAC requirements will save U.S. businesses $167 billion and cut carbon pollution by 885 metric tons in coming years.
Under construction at the University of Dayton in Ohio, the 40,000 square-foot center will be a lab for commercial building controls and HVAC construction technology.
The BlueGreen Alliance, an organization made up of environmental groups and labor unions, is applauding the climate change agreement reached last week in Paris.
Rules would provide order to energy auditing market, groups say
December 18, 2015
A proposed standard from ASHRAE and the Air Conditioning Contractors of America is designed to bring some order to this “Wild West” area of HVAC sales, the groups say.
Pick has extensive HVAC market experience, officials say
December 16, 2015
Silberstein holds a master’s in energy and environmental science, and has been named a top instructor by the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, and the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration News, Esco said.
Proposal would cover refrigeration flammability classifications
December 15, 2015
ASHRAE is seeking input on a proposal to change part of its refrigeration HVAC construction safety standards to incorporate flammability classifications.
Citing the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index, the association said input prices dropped 0.4 percent over the month and are down 4.2 percent since November 2014.