Industry veteran shares entertaining stories and knowledge gained throughout his career
December 9, 2015
HeatingHelp.com has announced that, after 46 years in the heating industry, Dan Holohan is retiring from teaching, but not before imparting some wisdom via his 374-page memoir, What Hydronics Taught Holohan.
Webinar on selling high efficiency systems scheduled for Dec. 10
December 9, 2015
Emerson Climate Technologies Inc. has announced the new webinar, “Selling High Efficiency Systems: New Customer Insights You Need To Know,” scheduled for Dec. 10, 2015 at 2 p.m. EST. Emerson experts will discuss the top five features homeowners want in their HVAC systems, which were recently uncovered by new research.
If approved, city would be among the first in the nation to achieve this goal
December 8, 2015
The city of Las Vegas and NV Energy have announced a new partnership that, upon approval of a filing to the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and ratification by the Las Vegas City Council, will dedicate to city operations a portion of energy produced by a local solar facility currently in development.
To be held at Somerville, Massachusetts, distribution center
December 8, 2015
ABCO HVACR Supply + Solution’s ABCO University is hosting its ninth annual Vocational Field Day on Dec. 10, 2015 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at its Somerville, Massachusetts, office and distribution center. All Somerville and greater Boston area high school students, guidance counselors, and teachers are invited to attend.
DTE Energy will issue a request for proposal (RFP) for a package of energy-efficiency programs whose vendor contracts expire. The company will seek two-year contracts for programs that include HVAC and home performance with insulation and windows.
Can be used for thermophotovoltaic surfaces that convert thermal energy into electrical energy
December 8, 2015
Predicting radiative heat transfer between extremely close objects has proven elusive for the past 50 years. Now, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) mathematicians have derived a formula for determining the maximum amount of heat exchanged between two objects separated by distances shorter than the width of a single hair.
Combination to provide whole home solutions for customers
December 7, 2015
Direct Energy®, one of North America’s leading energy and energy-related services providers, has combined its residential and home services divisions to create a single division, called Direct Energy Home™. The new division will focus on serving customers’ entire home, including providing energy and services, and more.
Technologies display promise for technical and commercial impact, but are too early for private-sector investment
December 7, 2015
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $125 million in funding for 41 cutting-edge energy technologies awarded by its Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). These new projects are funded under ARPA-E’s OPEN 2015 program.
Enterprise opportunity is where IoT potential resides in terms of spending and number of endpoints connected
December 7, 2015
While the Internet of Things (IoT) continues to evolve and expand, moving from planning to execution, commercial enterprise momentum is growing. According to a new global IoT decision maker survey from International Data Corp., 73 percent of respondents have already deployed IoT solutions or plan to deploy in the next 12 months.
Change will help contractors easily access technical literature associated with the equipment
December 7, 2015
In addition to the new product labels, the company supports contractors with an in-home sales iPad app, mobile load calculation tools, weekly video tips, and even support for managing a Facebook business page.