ASHRAE Tech Program Set
Building Sustainability From the Inside Out” is the theme of the technical program of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers' (ASHRAE's) 2010 Winter Conference...
Working Adults Willing to Sacrifice Comfort to Save Energy
Business owners should think twice before tweaking workplace temperature settings this fall. According to a new survey of office workers, 69 percent said they would be willing to sacrifice their preferred ideal temperature in the office to help their company conserve energy. However the survey also found that nearly four in five participants (78 percent) say they are less productive at work when they are too hot or cold....
Underwriters Laboratories Opens New HVACR Performance-Testing Facility
Underwriters Laboratories (UL), which provides compliance-testing solutions, has announced the opening of its HVACR Performance Test Center in Plano, Texas. The newly expanded facility and the introduction of new testing equipment doubles UL’s testing capacity and enhances its HVACR performance-testing capabilities....
ASHRAE Winter Conference Program to Focus on Humidity
The 2010 ASHRAE Winter Conference, which will take place Jan. 23-27 in Orlando, Fla., will focus on developments that contribute to making indoor environments sustainable in humid climates, while addressing myriad other HVACR-industry issues. The technical program will be based on the theme “Building Sustainability From the Inside Out.” ...
August Heating- and Cooling-Equipment Shipment Data Released
U.S. factory shipments of gas-fired, warm-air furnaces in August totaled 171,539, a 10.6-percent drop compared with the same month a year ago. Oil-fired, warm-air furnaces for the same month totaled 4,611, a 32.1-percent drop compared with August 2008 totals. Year-to-date, gas-furnace shipments totaled 1,228,454, a 14.3-percent drop compared with the same period last year. Oil-furnace shipments year-to-date totaled 26,137, a 21-percent drop compared with the same period last year....
Schneider Electric Announces TAC as Buildings Business
Schneider Electric, which specializes in energy-management and security solutions, has announced it has completed the transformation of TAC as its Buildings Business. Schneider Electric will offer customers a range of solutions related to power, data centers, industrial automation, building management, and security....
Publication Date for High-Performance Building Standard Draws Near
The total building-sustainability package, addressing everything from design and commissioning to plans for high-performance operation, is covered in a proposed green-building standard currently open for public review....
European and Mediterranean Energy Efficiency & Climate Change Forum Announced
Johnson Controls Inc. and The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation have announced the creation of a European and Mediterranean Energy Efficiency & Climate Change Forum. The event will be hosted in Monaco in April 2010 and will focus on a range of energy efficiency and policy issues with the goal of elevating awareness and accelerating action on implementing energy-efficiency programs to slow climate change....
ASHRAE Learning Institute Offers New Professional-Development Seminar
One third of the energy consumed by buildings in the United States has the potential to be conserved. To equip engineers with the knowledge to stop this energy loss, a new full-day professional-development seminar (PDS), “Energy Management in New and Existing Buildings: A Sustainable Activity,” will be offered as part of the ASHRAE Learning Institute at the 2010 Winter Conference....
New Global Chiller Group Formed
The formation of a new global chiller engineering and manufacturing group in Montreal has been announced. Gaetan Morin, executive vice-president of investments of the FTQ Solidarity Fund of Montreal, and Roger Richmond-Smith, chairman of the new Smardt Chiller Group, disclosed an FTQ minority investment of $15 million in the new entity, which merges the Australian PowerPax chiller business with its North American Smardt sister company and expands distribution offshore....
HPAC Engineering Author to Discuss European Green-Building Trends
HPAC Engineering author Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP, will discuss the insights and green-building practices he illuminated in his recent book, “Green Building Trends: Europe,” during a free Webinar on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 1 p.m. Eastern....
Johnson Controls Co-Sponsors Energy-Efficiency Webcast
Energy Efficiency Forum co-sponsors U.S. Energy Association (USEA) and Johnson Controls Inc. will conduct a free Webcast, "Energy Efficiency: Policies, Priorities and Perspectives," on Monday, Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. EDT. Live via the Internet, the Webcast is the first in a series of online discussions among energy leaders from U.S. businesses, school districts, health-care facilities, and government and non-government organizations....
Building Energy Use Highlighted in ASHRAE Certification Program
As building owners and developers become increasingly concerned about rising energy costs and potential obligations under climate-change programs, building energy modeling helps provide a preview into a building’s likely energy use and allows decisions affecting energy use to be made before a shovel even hits the ground....
AHR Expo Registration Now Open
Registration and housing is now open for the 2010 AHR Expo. Celebrating its 62nd year, the comprehensive HVACR show is returning to the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 25 to 27, 2010....
Study Shows Data-Center-Construction Costs Are Down
The economic crisis has an upside for owners of mission-critical facilities: On average, it currently costs less to construct a new data center than it did in late 2007, according to a study conducted by Environmental Systems Design (ESD)....
Grundfos Offers Pump-Upgrade Program
Grundfos Pumps Corp. has launched an initiative to replace old, low-efficiency pumps with new, higher-efficiency pumps, providing optimized pump performance as well as energy and operating-cost savings....
Tips for Mitigating Influenza in Commercial Buildings
With cold and flu season coming up, spending time reviewing HVAC systems and their major components as well as air and water distribution can help mitigate the spread of type A (H1N1) and other types of influenza. Adopting simple common-sense measures, following proper maintenance protocols, and performing upgrades can reduce risks. ...
AMCA International Elects 09-10 Board
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc....
Infectious-Diseases Doc Available From ASHRAE
As health and school officials deal with a second wave of the H1N1 virus (swine flu), new information on health consequences of exposure to airborne infectious diseases and implications for the design, installation, and operation of HVACR systems is available from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)....
AMCA Announces Board Members for 2009-2010
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. announced its board members for 2009-2010 during its 54th annual meeting in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada....
ASHRAE Signs Memorandum of Understanding With IGBC
The signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) represents the country’s potential as a market for constructing energy-efficient buildings....
AMCA Reaffirms Publication 502-06
Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. has reaffirmed AMCA Publication 502-06 (R2009), Damper Application Manual for Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning....
Purdue University Announces Buildings Conference
Purdue University has announced the first International High Performance Buildings Conference, which will be held along with the International Compressor Engineering Conference and the International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference July 12-15, 2010, at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind....
Exceeding Expectations at EGB
The sixth-annual Engineering Green Buildings (EGB) Conference and Expo, a component of the first-annual HVACR Week, began on Sept. 24 with a few righteous guitar riffs—appropriate for a conference being held in Nashville, Tenn....
USGBC Helps Celebrate World Green Building Day
In coordination with green-building councils worldwide, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is helping kick off the inaugural World Green Building Day on Wednesday, Sept. 23, by leading a group of green-building practitioners, including architects, engineers, builders, planners, contractors, and building owners, to advocate for climate-change legislation on Capitol Hill....
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