Honeywell announced that its new low-global-warming-potential (LGWP) blowing agent for foam insulation has received final approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Incenergy has announced availability of a new Cost of Cooling Reports software feature as part of its wireless energy management system. According to the company, these reports allow calculation of HVAC-specific energy use for the commercial buildings market, which previously did not have access to this data.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has announced a new scholarship created in memory of Presidential Member Lynn G. Bellenger, P.E., Fellow ASHRAE, which will be available for the 2013-14 school year.
Nu Flow America, a leading provider of in-place mechanical pipe system rehabilitation, announced that it has opened its newest office in the Washington, D.C., area. The company said this expansion was made as a result of increasing growth and demand for its pipe lining services.
The NEWS has announced the publication of a new eBook, HVACR Service + Troubleshooting with The Professor, by John Tomczyk, a renowned HVACR professor at Ferris State University and a NEWS columnist.
Distributed renewable energy installations today represent far less than one percent of total worldwide electricity generating capacity, but according to a new report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant’s Energy Practice, they will expand rapidly over the next half-decade.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced that a University of Maryland team has won its first Max Tech and Beyond Appliance Design Competition. After the students tested a fully functional prototype, they found their design reduced energy use by 30 percent compared with typical wall-mounted air conditioners on the market.
The city of Chicago has launched the third phase of Retrofit Chicago — the Residential Partnership. This effort brings together nonprofit groups, utility companies, and city government programs to accelerate the number of retrofits being completed in single-family homes and multi-unit apartment buildings.
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