Rheem Canada has consolidated the operations of its three business units - Heating and Cooling, Water Heating, and Swimming Pool Heaters and Boilers marketed under the Rheem, Ruud, Raypak and WeatherKing labels - into a single headquarters and distribution center in Brampton, Ontario, a Toronto suburb.
According to a report from the National Research Council of Canada, on average Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified buildings used 18-39 percent less energy per floor area than conventional buildings. However, 28-35 percent of LEED buildings used more energy than conventional buildings.
During the first quarter of 2009, ductless split system shipments were the only product sector to show a gain, increasing by 24 percent, according to the Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI). Other sectors showed decreases.
TAB Mechanical Inc. and Batawa Development Corp., both of Batawa, Ontario, have established the Eastern Ontario Sustainable Building Centre (EOSBC) in Batawa. The green ribbon-cutting ceremony occurred on April 18.
The Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) reported that several product sectors had increased shipments in the last quarter of 2008. During the fourth quarter, ductless splits shipments showed the largest gain, increasing by 36 percent.
GeoSmart Energy Inc. is hosting an open house on Friday, April 24, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. It will mark the official opening of the company’s new 36,000-square-foot facility, warehouse, and state-of-the-art training academy in Cambridge, Ontario.
On March 30, the Canadian Minister of Natural Resources announced that for a limited time, grants under the ecoENERGY – Retrofit Homes program will increase by 25 percent. Homeowners who retrofit their homes to make them more energy efficient could also qualify for the government of Canada’s new Home Renovation Tax Credit.
Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAI) Chair Mark Boncardo has announced the most recent recipient of HRAI’s Orvil L. Davie Memorial Fund bursary.
NSF International, a public health and safety organization, announced that it has certified the first geothermal pipes to Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standard C448: Design and Installation of Earth Energy Systems for Commercial and Institutional Buildings.
REGEN Energy announced that it has released the EnviroGrid™ Smart Grid Bundle. According to the company, its EnviroGrid intelligent wireless controllers provide a swarm-logic approach to managing electrical loads such as HVAC in facilities, reducing peak electrical demand without affecting occupant comfort.
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