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Growing Concerns: Cultivating Marijuana-Friendly HVAC

Production facilities have several zones that require an energy-intensive systems to manage temperature and humidity throughout. And don’t forget that smell.

Robert Beverly

April 22, 2019

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The "Cannabis Grow Facilities: Challenges for HVAC Design & Operation" session at AHSRAE's winter conference was well-attended.

Inside Kirk Cashmore’s 3,500-square-foot building, three vertically stacked shelves built from recycled materials provide room for up to 4,000 heads of lettuce. - The ACHR News

Farmers Grow a New Stream of Revenue Through Vertical Farming

Cashmore is a for-profit farmer in Northern Illinois

April 22, 2019

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According to a recent report, the vertical farming market is estimated to be valued at $5.8 billion by 2022.

Daikin Creates a Healthier Learning Environment for Students

Overby-Sheppard Elementary modernized and transformed the school for distraction-free learning

April 8, 2019

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Overby-Sheppard Elementary needed more than an HVAC upgrade, but with tight budgets and minimal state funding, it didn’t seem likely.

Cambridge Engineering Inc.: Evaporative Cooling

March 25, 2019

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This unit is a semi-custom fabricated air handler that can utilize direct or indirect evaporative cooling or a combination of both to meet specific usage and dimensional requirements.

The Difference a Pitot Tube Can Make — Part 1

Robust design results in near-zero maintenance

Jack Sine

March 18, 2019

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Everyone involved with IAQ knows about the 1970s, when excess energy use became Public Enemy No. 1 for commercial building designers. Saving energy was the critical goal: Air leaks were being hunted like wild animals, and windows and doors were sealed so tightly that not a breath of conditioned air could seep out.

Aircuity: Building Health Components

March 18, 2019

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These product components work along with Aircuity 2.0 and are designed to address the commercial building health and wellness market.

How to grow sustainability, safety and technology use in your HVAC business

March 7, 2019

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All signs point to sustainability, safety and BIM technology when it comes to future success in the HVAC industry. But where do you begin? And most importantly, how do you keep building on what you’re already doing? Steve Jones — director of industry insights and research for Dodge Data & Analytics and keynote speaker at this year’s AEC BuildTech (April 30-May 2) — shows you the way forward to the future.

Panasonic - Senior product manager, Victor Flynn (right), said utilities are offering incentives for air-source heat pumps to meet decarbonization and zero-net energy strategies. - The ACHR News

Panasonic Prepares nanoeX IAQ Solution to Hit the Market

Product scheduled to launch in early 2020

Robert Beverly

February 18, 2019

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Judging by the emphasis in the AHR booth, Panasonic is working to differentiate itself by putting considerable emphasis on health and IAQ. Even though it is not scheduled to reach the U.S. market until early 2020, the offering getting the most attention this year was nanoe™X.

RGF's booth at the AHR Expo 2019. - The ACHR News

RGF Takes Care of Employees, So They Take Care of IAQ

Company works on making products quicker to install, upgrade, and maintain

Amy Al-Katib

February 18, 2019

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It wasn’t too long ago that the only time people thought about the air they were breathing was when they wanted to light up their next cigarette, which they could do anywhere — in hospitals, on planes, at the grocery store. IAQ wasn’t even a thing. But that was then, and this is now.

John Jeffers demonstrates the new CPS CC220EW Enhanced Wireless Refrigerant Charging Scale. - The ACHR News

CPS Products Exhibits Smarter, More Intuitive HVACR Tools

Nicole Krawcke

February 18, 2019

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There is one trend CPS Products has noticed impacting the HVACR tools market above all others, and that is the progression of traditional tools becoming smart tools.

On Demand Refrigerant Safety Classes A2L and A3 have a very low GWP, making them a strong, long-term solution for many HVACR applications. However, these refrigerants are classified as mildly flammable and highly flammable respectively. This flammability class raises safety and compliance concerns. This webinar will help you understand these classes, along with the opportunities these refrigerants can offer.

After the successful years with Elan Expo’s experience in HVACR sector, and lengthy discussions with the industry regarding the need for a focused HVACR event in Nairobi- Kenya, we have responded and will launch MEGA CLIMA EAST AFRICA from 27-29 August 2019. East Africa’s capital and main financial hub, Nairobi will provide the perfect platform to take the event to a higher level.

ACHRNEWS

2019 June 24

In this issue of The NEWS, we focus on portable and commercial ductless. We take a look at the development of this sector within the US, give tips for ductless installation, and much more.

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