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The global advanced phase change materials market was valued at $350 million in 2011 and is expected to increase to $1.18 billion in 2018, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.5 percent from 2012 to 2018, according to a new report published by Transparency Market Research.

The ZigBee® Alliance announced that an update to the ZigBee Home Automation standard has been ratified and is now available for product development. ZigBee Home Automation is designed to help create smarter homes that enhance comfort, convenience, security, and energy management for the consumer.

Edison International announced that it has completed the acquisition of SoCore Energy LLC. Based in Chicago, SoCore Energy is a distributed solar developer focused on commercial rooftop installations. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

The question of how much energy occupants expend in offices and how that impacts their personal comfort is being explored through a grant from ASHRAE. 

Kobe Steel Ltd. has developed a new refrigeration compressor, called the iZN440TUA, which is a two-stage inverter ammonia screw compressor said to have the world's highest cooling rate with a coefficient of performance (COP) of 1.63 and the world’s highest cooling capacity of about 400 kW.

Over the past 20 years, the use of air conditioning has increased in all regions of the United States, but this increase has been most pronounced in the South, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). 

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America Educational Institute (ACCA-EI) Standards Task Team (STT) announced that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) public review period for the revision of its BSR/ACCA 12 QH -201x, “Home Evaluation and Performance Improvement” standard has been extended.

Vector Capital has sold Teletrac® Inc., a leading GPS tracking and fleet management software company, to Danaher Corp. Teletrac provides a comprehensive cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) platform for fleet management.

The IAQ Video Network announced that it has celebrated the 540,000th video download from its library of over 225 educational and corporate videos. The videos cover indoor air quality (IAQ), industrial hygiene (IH), and environmental, health, and safety (EH&S) topics.

The InsideIQ Building Automation Alliance, an alliance of independent building automation contractors, has partnered with cybersecurity provider Cylance Inc. in order for member firms to offer high-level building automation system (BAS) security practices, training, and certification for their customers.