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Rheem announced that it has acquired CEM S.A., a Chilean company that manufactures and distributes tankless, solar, and tank water heating products. CEM sells its products under the Splendid brand name throughout South America.

In the period to 2019, the building energy management software market is forecast to grow at an annual rate of up to 15 percent, according to independent analyst firm Verdantix, but the market is complex and growth trends vary widely across different countries and industries. 

ASHRAE has announced its 2014 Student Design Competition winners, who were challenged to do research and design for an R&D development facility.

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products has collaborated with SolarUS to launch a new biobased heat transfer fluid. The new fluid, So-Blu, will offer solar thermal system owners freeze, corrosion, and extreme heat protection resulting in increased system and equipment efficiency and lifespan, said the companies.

Working with Mechanical Solutions Inc. (MSI), a small business in New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Building Technologies Office has found a potential solution to allow for cold climate heat pumps: a “supercharger” that enables heat pumps to efficiently operate in the coldest U.S. climates, with zero backup heat.

Three top HVAC apprentices received awards in the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundation’s second annual HVAC Apprentice Contest, held at the PHCC-National Association’s CONNECT 2014 conference in New Orleans.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, more than 800 million people worldwide go to bed hungry, while one-third or more of all food produced never reaches consumers due to spoilage and waste. In response to this issue, Carrier has announced its inaugural “World Cold Chain Summit to Reduce Food Waste.”

The global energy efficiency market is worth at least $310 billion a year and growing, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report also finds that energy efficiency finance is becoming an established market segment.

The Radiant Professionals Alliance (RPA) and the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to cross promote the application of ground source heat pump technology where it overlaps with radiant heating and cooling systems.

Maria Blase, president of the HVAC and Transport Solutions Latin America business of Ingersoll Rand, has been announced as a winner of Diversity Journal’s 13th annual Women Worth Watching Award. Blase is among 160 executives chosen for the honor and is featured in Diversity Journal’s September/October issue.