The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) held its annual meeting Nov. 11-13, during which the Clifford H. “Ted” Rees Jr. Scholarship Foundation awarded scholarships to four students studying at San Joaquin Valley College.
Water heater manufacturer A. O. Smith donated 40 water heaters to the Joplin, Mo., area Habitat for Humanity® to be used in 40 habitat homes benefiting the victims of the 2011 storms.
Honeywell has announced the availability of its new Solstice™ L-41 low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant, developed as a lower GWP alternative to R-410A. According to Honeywell, Solstice L-41 offers a 75 percent reduction in GWP compared to R-410A.
The American Subcontractors Association (ASA)-Midwest Council is set to host its “Meet the General Contractors” Expo on Jan. 23, 2013 at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Mo. The yearly event gives area subcontractors the opportunity for face-to-face time with some of the St. Louis region’s top general contractors.
Global Photonic Energy Corp. (GPEC), developer of an Organic Photovoltaic (OPV™) technology designed to enable low-cost solar power generation, has announced the demonstration of a thin-film solar cell that can potentially provide electricity at grid parity, or the cost of traditionally provided electricity.
The Dow Chemical Co. has announced a major expansion in availability of its POWERHOUSE™ Solar Shingle, which protects a home like a standard shingle but includes embedded solar cells to provide solar power.
A proposed settlement in the regional energy-efficiency standards lawsuit would exempt nonweatherized gas furnaces from the law, thus eliminating a May 1, 2013 requirement that would mandate 90-percent AFUE furnaces in the North, and 80-percent AFUE furnaces in the Southeast and Southwest.
According to collaborative research led by Ryerson University, a new residential thermal envelope design has the potential to save up to 80 percent on energy consumption. Russell Richman is the co-principal investigator of a research project exploring the practicality of what is called nested thermal envelope design.
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