IMS Research’s latest report, “The EMEA and Americas Markets for Building Automation Controllers, Software and Sensors - 2011 Edition,” forecasts double-digit growth, in shipments, of sensors used for demand-controlled ventilation in buildings over the next five years.
The Dow Chemical Co. has expanded its strategic relationship with ChemPoint.com, a leading e-distributor of fine and specialty chemicals, to supply DOWFROST™ and DOWTHERM™ glycol-based heat transfer fluids.
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the Rational Psychrometric Formulae, the cornerstone of all fundamental calculations in the air conditioning industry, developed by inventor Dr. Willis Carrier, founder of Carrier, part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
Dexter + Chaney has announced the appointment of Mark Reich to head its new Operations Group, a business unit focused on innovative solutions for construction project collaboration.
Fulton, a global manufacturer of steam, hydronic, and thermal fluid heat transfer products and provider of energy management solutions, has entered the global water tube boiler market.
Visitors to the 2012 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) in Chicago, set for Jan. 23-25, can get a preview of the latest new HVACR products and technologies via 86 presentations taking place in three New Product Technology Theaters.
Sloan Global Holdings LLC, an affiliate company of Sloan Valve Co., a leading manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems, announced that it has purchased a significant interest in Aztec Solar Power LLC, a leading solar engineering, purchasing, and construction company.
Manufacturers appear to be very optimistic about the economic outlook for the HVACR industry. According to a recent survey of more than 1,000 AHR Expo exhibitors, nearly three-fourths (72 percent) of the total respondents expect a better year (59 percent) or a much better year (13 percent) in 2012 compared to 2011.
During good economic times, it isn’t unusual to see a lot of time and money spent on meetings, training, employee benefits, and marketing. But when business is slow and things have to be trimmed back or eliminated, it is usually these same items that disappear from the operating budget.
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