Alliance Accepting Nominations for Energy-Efficiency Awards
The Alliance to Save Energy is accepting nominations for the 2010 Star of Energy Efficiency Awards. The awards honor those entities that have demonstrated a significant and tangible commitment to the cause of energy efficiency. The deadline for nomination entries is March 26....
USGBC Approves NCCER Curriculum
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) “Your Role in the Green Environment” curriculum has been approved by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for 15 hours of continuing education (CE) under the Green Building Certification Institute’s Credentialing Maintenance Program....
HVACR Educators Conference to be Held in Las Vegas
Green Mechanical Council, in partnership with HVAC Excellence, will hold the 2010 National HVACR Educators and Trainers Conference March 14-16 at the Tropicana Hotel and Resort in Las Vegas....
More Than 1,800 Companies to Start New Year at AHR Expo
A total of 1,813 companies will be showcasing their latest products and technologies to more than 35,000 HVACR professionals at the 62nd AHR Expo in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 25-27. According to the show’s management, the number of exhibitors is on par with 2005’s AHR Expo in Orlando and only slightly off from other recent AHR Expos. Additionally, more than 200 companies will be exhibiting at the show for the first time, and more than 375 companies are from outside of the United States....
Free Educational Opportunities Available at AHR Expo
Innovations in the HVACR industry not only will be displayed on the show floor at the AHR Expo Jan. 25-27, they will be a topic at many of the nearly 50 free educational sessions being offered to engineers, contractors, wholesalers, and other HVACR professionals during the three-day event in Orlando, Fla....
AHR Expo Recognizes Product Innovation
Nine exhibitors with products judged the most innovative among the thousands on display will be recognized during the AHR Expo, to be held Jan. 25-27 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla....
CODES & STANDARDS
AMCA International Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. recently announced the approval of AMCA Standard 550-09, Test Method...
Health-Care-Facility Ventilation Standard Incorporated Into Facility Guidelines
As a move toward a single consensus-based standard of care, a ventilation standard from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) has been incorporated into the “Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities,” copyrighted by the Facility Guidelines Institute and published by ASHE....
AHRI Publishes Standard for Walk-In Coolers and Freezers
The Commercial Refrigerator Manufacturers Section of the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has approved for publication AHRI Standard 1250-2009, Performance Rating of Walk-In Coolers and Freezers. The standard establishes definitions, test requirements, rating requirements, minimum data requirements for published ratings, operating requirements, marking and nameplate data, and conformance conditions for walk-in coolers and freezers. This standard applies to mechanical refrigeration equipment consisting of an integrated single package refrigeration unit or as separate unit-cooler and condensing-unit sections in which the condensing unit can be located either outdoors or indoors. Controls can be integral or can be provided by a separate party as long as their performance is tested and certified with the listed mechanical equipment....
AHRI Launches Fluid-Pumps Product Section
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has launched a new product section: fluid pumps. The product section was approved unanimously by AHRI's Board of Directors at its Nov. 15 meeting. The new section was formed in response to demands from fluid-pump manufacturers seeking a forum to discuss and solve common issues....
WQA Develops Program for Low-Lead Laws
The Water Quality Association (WQA) has announced a new certification program for companies facing low-lead laws that went into effect Jan. 1 in California. California state law now prohibits the introduction into commerce of any product intended to convey or dispense water for human consumption that is not “lead free,” as defined in the California Health and Safety Code Section 116875 revisions as per Assembly Bill 1953. The maximum allowable lead content will be 0.2-percent lead in solder and flux and 0.25-percent lead in products made to convey or dispense drinking water, determined by a weighted average of wetted surface areas....
USGBC Seeks Members for New Committees
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Education, Research, and Education Events program areas invite all qualified USGBC members to apply for positions on five new committees recently established by the Board of Directors. Four of these committees are organized under and report to the new Education Steering Committee, which reports to the Board of Directors....
Conference Examines Impact of HVAC on Airborne Infectious Diseases
The role of HVACR in airborne infectious-disease transmission, design, and control strategies and technology, pandemic preparedness, and airborne infection control will be examined at the IAQ 2010 conference sponsored by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)....
Survey: Schools are Cutting Spending Because of Energy Costs
Two-thirds of school districts responding to a “School Energy and Environment Survey” from Honeywell and Education Week Research have made spending cuts or modifications as a result of rising energy bills. Seventy-four percent of respondents also said their districts do not have the money to pursue energy-retrofit or renewable-energy projects. These budgetary constraints and cutbacks, primarily in building maintenance and capital investment, are hurting efforts to boost efficiency and resolve schools’ long-term energy and financial concerns....
Study Shows Cutting Costs Can Have an Impact on Sustainability
Economic pressures, looming cap-and-trade legislation, and other economic drivers are forcing companies of all sizes toward efficiencies to improve the bottom line. Environmental Systems Inc. has released an independently researched study to help executives responsible for financial and operational performance sort through sustainability information, understand trends, and visualize what is possible....
ASHRAE Launches Building Energy Labeling Program
A new program to inform building owners and operators, tenants, and prospective buyers on the energy use of buildings, similar to a nutrition label on food or miles-per-gallon ratings on cars, has been launched to encourage the building industry to find ways to cut energy use and costs....
AMCA International Announces Approval of Standards
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. announced that the Board of Standards Review of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved ANSI/AMCA Standard 550-09, Test Method for High Velocity Wind Driven Rain Resistant Louvers, and ANSI/AMCA Standard 510-09, Methods of Testing Heavy Duty Dampers for Rating....
Survey Finds Building Professionals Concerned About Water Conservation
A new survey conducted by AlturaSolutions Communications for Waterless Co., a manufacturer of no-water urinal systems, asked facility managers and other building professionals about water conservation, water costs, and other related issues in their facilities for 2010....
October Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data Released
U.S. factory shipments of gas-fired, warm-air furnaces in October totaled 236,599, an 8.6-percent increase compared with the same month a year ago. Oil-fired, warm-air furnaces for the same month totaled 7,163, an 8.2-percent increase compared with October 2008 totals. Year to date, gas-furnace shipments totaled 1,708,969, a 10.1-percent drop compared with the same period last year. Oil furnace shipments for the year to date totaled 40,867, an 8.5-percent drop compared with the same period last year....
Yaskawa Expands Milwaukee Facility
Yaskawa Electric America Inc., the Waukegan, Ill.-based provider of industrial control and automation products, recently expanded its operations, adding 33,000 sq ft of manufacturing space to the new 107,000-sq-ft facility in Oak Creek, Wis., a suburb of Milwaukee, it moved into earlier in 2009. ...
Greenbuild Exhibitors Weigh in on Future
Former Vice President Al Gore spoke to an audience of more than 28,000 during the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) eighth annual Greenbuild International...
Changes to Standard 90.1 to Lighten Energy Use
Requirements to “lighten up” energy use and costs through fenestration, parking-lot lighting, and other measures are being recommended for ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings. Currently, 15 proposed addenda to the standard are open for public review....
AHR Expo Innovation Award Winners Announced
Nine companies offering a variety of new products have been selected as winners of the AHR Expo Innovation Award. The winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the AHR Expo in Orlando, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. in New Product Technology Theater A on the show floor. Additionally, one of these nine category winners will be selected as the overall winner of the 2010 AHR Expo Product of the Year Award at the show....
Johnson Controls Supplies Chillers to Navy Assault Ship
The new U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship USS New York has ties to the World Trade Center destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks as well as the HVAC industry. The ship’s bow is forged in part from 7.5 tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center’s demolished twin towers—buildings that had been cooled by York chillers from 1970 until the day of the attacks. Now the USS New York is outfitted with seven York chillers manufactured by Johnson Controls and supplied by the company’s York Navy Systems business headquartered in York, Pa....
Building Codes Assistant Project Launches Social-Networking Site
Social networking meets energy-efficiency advocacy in an interactive Web resource launched by the Building Codes Assistant Project (BCAP), which works to reduce energy consumption in U.S. buildings through improved building codes. The Online Code Environment and Advocacy Network (OCEAN) is designed to facilitate sharing of experiences, best practices, educational resources, and key facts relating to building-energy-code adoption, implementation, compliance, and enforcement....
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