According to a new report published by Transparency Market Research, the global air conditioning systems’ market was worth $98.2 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach $178.4 billion in 2018.
Trane is collaborating with the Roman Catholic Church’s Diocese of Honolulu and Sunforce Solutions International, a provider of fully integrated, third-party, decentralized solar-power solutions, to implement solar roof solutions totaling over 1.15 MW in nine parishes on the islands of Oahu and Maui.
David Fitzpatrick, sales director of Ruskin Air Management, received the certificate for three of its NACO brand weather louvers from Chris Marney, manager of Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA).
The 65th AHR Expo, held Jan. 28-30, has established four all-time records for Southwest shows. More than 52,000 attendees (35,000 visitors) filled the aisles of the Dallas Convention Center to see all the latest products and technologies.
LSB Industries, parent company of ClimateMaster, ClimaCool, IEC, and ClimateCraft, had more than 860 in attendance at its annual reception during the AHR Expo. The venue was packed with manufacturer representatives and customers from all four companies.
At the time of the AHR Expo, Honeywell reported on the availability of its new Solstice™ L-41 low global warming potential (GWP) refrigerant, designed as a lower GWP alternative to R-410A.
In conjunction with the AHR Expo, DuPont made an announcement in regards to the ‘No Action Assurance’ letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) setting production and import rights for virgin R-22 at 39 million pounds in 2013 versus 55 million pounds in 2012.
Rheem Mfg. Co. was selected as the 2013 AHR Expo Product of the Year award winner for its innovative H2AC Rooftop Unit, a restaurant integrated a/c and water heating system.