Consultant Identifies Steps to Enable Corporate Sustainability
Five steps can help corporation or campus sustainability catch fire, sustainability consultant Jerry Yudelson said. Recent research shows that, “Incorporating corporation sustainability or institution sustainability into strategic planning can provide companies with a competitive advantage, open up new markets, help new product development, and improve a company’s reputational equity,” Yudelson said....
EPA Helps States and Utilities Tap into Energy-Efficiency Savings
In partnership with several states and utilities, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new pilot program designed to further improve commercial-building energy efficiency. Building Performance with Energy Star will help utilities and state energy-efficiency programs achieve increased energy savings and fight climate change by strategically pursuing whole-building energy improvements with their business customers. The pilot program is being launched with Energy Star partners Commonwealth Edison, Mass Save, MidAmerican, National Grid, New Jersey's Clean Energy Program, Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, and Focus on Energy....
EPA Challenges Manufacturing Industry to Improve Energy Efficiency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the first group of manufacturing sites that have met the Energy Star Challenge for Industry and reduced their energy intensity by 10 percent within 5 years. The U.S. manufacturing industry is responsible for nearly 30 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions in the United States and spends almost $100 billion annually on energy. Under the umbrella of the Energy Star Challenge for Industry, the EPA is working with individual manufacturing sites and their parent companies to fight climate change and save money through improvements in energy efficiency....
Greenbuild Online Registration Open
Online registration for the 2010 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, being held Nov. 17-19 in Chicago, is now open. Early bird discounts are available until Sept. 7....
Buildings Compete to Work Off Waste
In a contest sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 14 commercial buildings from across the country are competing to see which can shed the most energy waste on a percentage basis....
NFPA Announces Upgrade to National Fire Codes Subscription Service
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has made upgrades to its National Fire Codes Subscription Service (NFCSS) to make it easier for professionals to get up to code....
ASHRAE Guideline Addresses Interactions Affecting IEQ
A proposed American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) guideline, currently out for public comment, would provide guidance on achieving good indoor environments by considering the interactions of air quality and thermal conditions, as well as lighting and acoustics....
March Heating-and-Cooling-Equipment Shipment Data Released
According to the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), March brought commercial gas water heaters a 4-percent increase in U.S. shipments, up from 8,119 units in March 2009 to 8,476 units in March 2010; however, shipments of electric water heaters dropped 4 percent to 5,698 units in March 2010, down from 5,909 units in March 2009. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial gas water heaters increased 3 percent to 21,997 units in March 2010, up from 21,349 units in March 2009. Year-to-date U.S. shipments of commercial electric water heaters decreased 7 percent to 14,157 units in March 2010, compared with 15,200 units in March 2009....
Ingersoll Rand Marks Earth Day Around Globe
Ingersoll Rand observed the 40-year anniversary of Earth Day with events at more than 40 of its locations around the world April 22. In St. Paul, Minn., where Trane, a business of Ingersoll Rand, engineers and manufactures controls, members of the trade press were invited to take part....
Siemens Looking for Smartest Building
Looking for innovative and creative approaches taken by facility managers, Siemens Industry Inc. has issued The Smartest Building in America challenge....
WaterFurnace: Future of Geothermal Looks Bright
Although 2010 should prove to be a "mixed bag" for the overall economy, it will be a great year for the geothermal industry, WaterFurnace President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Huntington told more than 400 HVAC contractors and distributors during the company's Annual Sales Meeting in Phoenix....
TA Hydronic College now in Session
More than 60 engineers gathered at Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, April 6 to learn about the theory and practical application of hydronic design and balancing during the first Tour & Andersson (TA) Hydronic College seminar. Sponsored by Victaulic, a mechanical-pipe-joining-system manufacturer, in partnership with TA, the event was one of 12 such seminars that will be held across North America this year....
Biden Announces Energy-Efficiency Effort
Vice President Joe Biden announced the selection of 25 communities for up to $452 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding to "ramp up" energy-efficiency building retrofits. Under the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE’s) Retrofit Ramp-Up initiative, communities, governments, private-sector companies, and non-profit organizations will work together on pioneering and innovative programs for concentrated and broad-based retrofits of neighborhoods, towns, and, eventually, states. ...
ASHRAE Lends Support to Federal Building Personnel Training Act
Recently introduced federal legislation could provide training for federal-building personnel in the areas of building operations-and-maintenance, energy-management, safety, and design functions....
Energy Secretary Announces Millions for Solar- and Water-Power Technologies
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced that the DOE will invest more than $200 million over five years to expand and accelerate the development, commercialization, and use of solar- and water-power technologies throughout the United States. The funding underscores the Obama administration's commitment to foster a clean-energy sector that will create U.S. manufacturing jobs and a workforce with the required technical training to speed the implementation of cutting-edge technologies. The funds will help solar- and water-power industries overcome technical barriers, demonstrate new technologies, and provide support for clean-energy jobs for years to come....
AHR Expo Launches Online Chat Feature
AHR Expo has launched two new communication tools designed to keep worldwide HVACR professionals updated on the latest show-related news. The two tools are Webchat, which can be found on the AHR Expo Website, and a Twitter account....
Changes to Decrease Energy Use Proposed for Standard 90.1
Energy use in buildings could drop with a proposed addendum to ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, regulating ventilation and cab lighting in elevators....
DOE Seeks Participants for Commercial-Building Initiative
As part of an ongoing effort to reduce energy use in new and existing commercial buildings, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites commercial-building owners and operators and technical experts to join its Commercial Building Partnerships (CBP) initiative....
GSA Invests $4 Billion in ARRA Construction Projects
To transform federal buildings into higher-performing, greener buildings, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded construction projects to more than 500 companies, creating jobs in 50 states, two territories, and the District of Columbia by investing $4 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds....
Survey Reveals Students Support Renewable Energy Sources
The National Foundation for Energy Education (NFEE) recently conducted the National Student Energy Survey and discovered that most of the 4,611 participating middle and high school students indicated strong support for renewable energy sources. But while the survey shows that many students are optimistic about the U.S. energy future, some of that optimism comes from a lack of awareness of the facts, according to the survey’s organizer. The survey was developed and organized by the NFEE and sponsored in the Chicago area by the Mechanical Contractors Association (MCA) of Chicago....
Johnson Controls, IFMA to Present Energy-Efficiency Webcast
Johnson Controls Inc. and the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) will release the North American results of the fourth annual Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI) on April 19 at 11 a.m. EST via Webcast....
DOE to Present Energy-Savings Webinar
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Building Technologies Program is offering a Webinar on April 22 at 11:30 a.m. EST. “Calculating Energy Savings of Cool Roofs” will provide an overview of the benefits of cool roofs and introduce a new enhanced calculator that soon will be available to measure cost effectiveness and energy savings of cool roofs in residential and commercial applications. ...
Policy Meeting to be Held in Conjunction With EE Global
The International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation will hold the inaugural meeting of its policy committee in conjunction with the Energy Efficiency Global Forum and Exposition (EE Global) 2010, which is being held May 10-12 in Washington, DC....
Pumping-Systems Course to be Offered
Pump Systems Matter (PSM) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI) are offering a one-day course designed to help pump users learn how to identify and reduce hidden operating and energy costs in their pumping systems and increase profitability. The course also will help pump users communicate with customers, distributors, and vendors more effectively by imparting the critical knowledge needed to present and discuss energy-savings opportunities....
Construction Employment Down in Every State, D.C.
The construction workforce was smaller in January 2010 than it was 12 months earlier in every state and the District of Columbia (D.C.), with 38 states and D.C. experiencing double-digit percentage drops in construction employment, an analysis of federal data released by The Associated General Contractors of America reveals....
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