The California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) recently disapproved the California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) amendments of its Title 20 Appliance Efficiency Regulations and related amendments of its Title 24 Building Standards.
American Standard Heating and Air Conditioning’s Cleveland, OH-area distributor, Wolff Brothers, was the lead sponsor of the Clean Air Challenge, an annual event organized by the American Lung Association of Ohio, which took place on June 23 at Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport.
For a New Jersey fragrance manufacturer, its new lab’s HVAC system had to eliminate all odors and particulates, as well as dehumidify in summer and humidify in winter. A Dectron custom packaged rooftop unit, installed by Fras-Air Contracting Inc., Manville, NJ, successfully cleared the air.
Two new Spectroline® LeakFinder™ BigEZ™ kits are said to provide the tools needed to pinpoint refrigerant leaks quickly, accurately and economically in large air conditioning systems.
In November 2001, 15 Texas contractors and subcontractors, two lawyers, and a facilitator from North Carolina set out on a quest. They were determined to do what two major segments of the Texas construction industry had not been able to do for decades: establish fair rules for the use of contingent payment clauses in construction subcontracts.
CPC-Cryolab™ of Tampa is introducing the ES4 Series Cryogenic Valve. The bronze extended stem valve performs in cryogenic service at temperatures ranging from -400 to 150 degrees F.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that the first home in the nation to be built under its new “Zero Energy Homes” program is scheduled to be completed soon. The DOE and its National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have joined with Davis Energy Group and Centex Homes to construct the home in the Los Olivos development in Livermore, CA.
“On the hottest day of the year, we’ve got 1,000 tons of chiller capacity in reserve. That helps me feel secure,” said Dan Baran, facilities supervisor of power plant operations at the DuPage County Governmental Complex in Wheaton, IL. Baran was discussing the recent upgrade of the chiller plant and chilled water distribution system on the government campus.
Teletrol Systems Inc. recently announced the development of Easel, graphical development software for use in conjunction with the company’s eBuilding facility automation system.
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