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Air Pollution Report Indicates Need for Better Filtration

Vast majority in urban areas are exposed to air quality levels that exceed WHO’s limits
August 22, 2016

With poor air quality remaining a major public health problem in many cities, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a new report aiming to encourage countries to take more actions that will reduce the negative impact of air pollution.


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Regulations, Executive Orders, and Court Rulings - Part 2

More information on what employers need to know now
Richard D. Alaniz
August 22, 2016

In the first part of this two-part series, we looked at upcoming regulatory changes that will definitely affect many organizations. Here, we look at court rulings and state laws that promise more expenses, paperwork, and headaches for many more companies.


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Cabinet Minister Opens Adande’s Refrigeration Test Facility

Company to accelerate development and commercialization of its Aircell air flow management system
Andrew Gaved
August 22, 2016

Adande played host to two Members of Parliament (MPs) at its new test facility. Liz Truss, the secretary of state for environment, food and rural affairs, was joined by local MP Peter Aldous to celebrate the technology specialist’s £4.2 million investment in R&D and its £0.5 million labs.


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OpTerra Helps Transform Landmark Building into Energy Star Facility

Includes high-efficiency lighting and an adaptive HVAC system
August 22, 2016

OpTerra Energy Services announced that its Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Division has successfully completed a project on behalf of City Crescent LLC to significantly reduce energy consumption for the landmark City Crescent Building located at 10 South Howard Street in downtown Baltimore.


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Top 6 Steps to Make HVAC Systems More Efficient

Important, but not expensive, ways to ensure efficiency
Yaniv Vardi
Yaniv Vardi
August 8, 2016

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), when businesses invest in energy efficiency, it yields 200-300 percent return on investment (ROI). Steps taken to make HVAC systems more efficient are beneficial for both business profitability and sustainable resources.


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Exploring Water Reuse, Reconsidering Water Filtration

Making maximum use of a finite resource
Greg Mazurkiewicz
August 8, 2016

The recent severe drought in California that led to water rationing, followed by the Flint, Michigan, water crisis due to lead in the water supply, has emphasized the vital importance of water as a natural resource. In light of this, rainwater reuse systems and water filtration are two subjects that deserve a closer look.


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Goodwill: Your Business, Not the Charity

Understanding and calculating goodwill
Roman A. Basi Marcus S. Renwick
August 8, 2016

Quick! What is the value of your HVAC contracting business? Is it taxable income times three? Taxable income times five? Or is it the value of the assets minus debts? It is literally your million dollar question that you need to know.


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Global HFC Refrigerant Phasedown Decision in Sight for October

Montreal Protocol meeting sees agreement on concrete steps towards historic phasedown
Andrew Gaved
August 8, 2016

Countries across the world have taken what has been described as “critical steps” toward their goal to agree on a global phasedown of HFCs. The parties to the Montreal Protocol meeting in Vienna have reached agreement on solutions to all the identified challenges, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported.


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Chipotle Cuts Energy Use, Optimizes Restaurants with GridPoint Energy Management

Helps company surpass its efficiency and sustainability goals
August 8, 2016

Energy management system supplier GridPoint announced that its submetering, monitoring, and intelligent building control technology, combined with cloud-based analytics software and services, has helped Chipotle restaurants reduce energy usage by more than 13 percent over a multi-year period.


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Btu Buddy 160: Dangerous Leak Repair

Bill Johnson
July 18, 2016

Bob and Tim had just arrived at a service call, the first one for the day. The complaint was that the homeowner’s air conditioning had stopped sometime in the night and the residence was hot. After their initial checks, they suspected a low charge.


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