A new class of advanced sensors has emerged, allowing building systems to better anticipate and respond to changing conditions, saving significant amounts of energy as a result. According to a report by Navigant Research, worldwide revenue from advanced sensors for smart buildings will reach $3.65 billion by 2020.
Rapid Recovery, a nationwide refrigerant recovery and reclaim company, announced that it has been issued carbon offset credits from the California Carbon Exchange. This is the first release of offsets that have been issued under the California Cap and Trade Program.
Ultra-Sun Technologies, a research and manufacturing company in Corona, Calif., has been acquired by Field Controls LLC, further expanding the company’s IAQ capabilities. Ultra-Sun is a leading developer of IAQ products to clean and purify the air in homes, offices, clean rooms, and commercial buildings.
Prime Advantage, a leading buying consortium for midsized manufacturers, announced the findings of its sixth annual Group CFO Survey, revealing financial projections and top concerns of its member companies’ CFOs in 2014. The survey indicates these CFOs remain optimistic about financial prospects.
ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, announced that its energy business has started construction on a 2 MW solar array to be implemented on Cornell University’s campus in Ithaca, N.Y., representing the university’s first large solar installation.
ASHRAE has announced the availability of the newly revised ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 105-2014, Standard Methods of Determining, Expressing, and Comparing Building Energy Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
With the decision to launch the nation’s largest Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program, the CaliforniaFIRST residential PACE program is expected to make energy and water efficiency projects more affordable and accessible for California homeowners.
STULZ Air Technology Systems Inc. has announced a new agreement with Culligan Matrix Solutions®, Rosemont, Ill., a division of Culligan International Co. The agreement makes Culligan the single-source provider for all water treatment products and services provided with STULZ ultrasonic humidification systems.
First Solar Inc. announced that it has set a world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, achieving a record 17 percent total area module efficiency in tests performed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
ASHRAE has announced a proposed change to Standard 62.2 that would place all residential dwelling unit IAQ requirements under that standard in order to provide consistency of ventilation requirements.