MALMO, Sweden - Schneider Electric has announced, through its subsidiary TAC/Tour Andover Controls, the acquisition of Abacus Engineered Systems, a U.S.-based provider of facility energy and engineering solutions. Abacus Engineered
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Solar Mining Company, which calls itself "The Other Utilityâ„¢," is installing solar hot water systems at commercial, industrial, and nonprofit facilities for free, and then
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. - Siemens Building Technologies Inc. announced that it will design, build, operate, and maintain a combined heat and power plant (CHP) to serve Oregon Health & Science
RICHLAND, Wash. - In a demonstration with the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is exploring the impacts of reducing electrical demand
MONTREAL - The Ninth International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation Conference and Exhibition will be held Aug. 15-18, 2005, in Montreal. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A study published by the Foundation of the American Subcontractors Association (FASA) concludes that the practice of retainage, widespread in the construction industry, "reduces competition and increases
MILWAUKEE - The city of Tallahassee has awarded Johnson Controls Inc. a $1 million energy performance contract that is projected to reduce annual energy and operational expenditures by more than
LARGO, Fla. - PowerCold Corp. has announced the signing of a five-year sales and distribution agreement with WFI Global Commercial Solutions Group, a division of WFI Industries Ltd., for the
ARLINGTON, Va. - Combined U.S. factory shipments of 413,699 central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps in October were up 9 percent from October 2003, according to Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration
MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Honeywell announced that it has settled out of court with a United States-based company that imported and sold refrigerant products that infringed on Honeywell patents. Amount