WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that four newly constructed homes in New Orleans are the first in that city to meet the energy performance goals
ATLANTA - The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) announced that it has published the 2008 version of the BACnet standard. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135-2008, BACnet® - A
ALBANY, N.Y. - In his first State of the State address, Gov. David A. Paterson laid out a policy agenda that calls for one of the most ambitious clean energy
MILWAUKEE - A new chemical formulation and delivery system created by Prolitec Inc. can be programmed to sanitize the air continuously or during specific times of day throughout HVAC ducts
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released OpenStudio, a free energy design plug-in developed to work within the Google SketchUp 3D drawing environment. The plug-in is designed
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) reports that manufacturers of walk-in coolers and freezers are concerned that a new federal energy efficiency law that regulates the
WASHINGTON - The International Code Council (ICC) announced that the 2009 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC), available in March, includes new requirements for sprinklers, carbon monoxide (CO) detectors,
WASHINGTON - Ten organizations have formed a consortium in response to a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) request for advice on high-performance building issues. The High Performance Commercial Green Building
ASHLAND CITY, Tenn. - Wales-Darby Inc., one of A.O. Smith Water Product Co.’s leading representatives in the Metro New York/Long Island/New Jersey area, has opened an energy-efficiency showroom at its
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) will hold its 41st annual ACCA Conference & Indoor Air Expo in Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 24-26, 2009. The association