FASTRACK Features By CLYDE FORD and SHANE STANFIELD, LEED BD+C, Southland Industries, Garden Grove, Calif. The wave of green innovation in the HVAC industry requires a true understanding of available technologies and the business acumen to identify cost-effective solutions. This article explores the learning curve in green HVAC and the challenges of green HVAC systems. Read Full Story FASTRACK News 2011 has been a year of “unparalleled weather extremes” in the United States, as at least 2,941 monthly weather records have been broken, a new interactive mapping tool developed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reveals. Read Full Story The call for papers for the seventh International HVAC Cold Climate Conference, to be held Nov. 12-14, 2012, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, has been extended to Jan. 6, 2012. Read Full Story Dec. 8, 2011, marked the 100-year anniversary of the rational psychrometric formulae, the cornerstone of all fundamental calculations in the air-conditioning industry, developed by Willis Carrier, founder of Carrier Corp., the Farmington, Conn.-based provider of air-conditioning, heating, and refrigeration systems. Read Full Story Aquatherm Inc., the Lindon, Utah-based importer, marketer, and seller of German-manufactured polypropylene-random (PP-R) pipe systems, was named one of “America’s Most Promising Companies” by Forbes magazine. Read Full Story |
