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Lennox Industries, a trusted brand for over 125 years, unveiled updates to a whole-home heating and cooling system that is already recognized as the best in the industry. The Ultimate Comfort System™ combines the best of the Dave Lennox Signature® Collection to create an unprecedented whole-home comfort system that seamlessly and intelligently works together to stay finely tuned to home and deliver consistently clean, perfect air. According to a new survey commissioned by Lennox,...

Motili, a property and HVAC technology company announced a new collaboration with Energy Efficiency Resources, (EER) a provider of energy reduction products and services, to bring energy-efficient HVAC to property owners in need in the rural Midwest United States. Electrifying the grid Motili and EER have come together and developed a heating and cooling system replacement program to service low-income homeowners in parts of the upper Midwest where clients have depended on more expensive optio...

Natural gas may be the most popular type of tank water heater, but there are valid reasons to consider going electric. Electric water heaters offer many advantages, including being simple to install, easy to use, and good for the environment. While typically less expensive up-front, electric water heaters can cost more to operate. Let’s take a deeper look into these pros and cons. Pros of electric water heaters Environmentally friendly. Electric water heaters are great for t...

Aggreko, the global pioneer in mobile and modular energy solutions, has delivered a smart battery storage system to Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). The solution will expand high-power charging for electric vehicles (EVs) at the organization’s Smart Energy Plaza near Chicago, Illinois, USA. With this net-zero battery storage system, Aggreko is helping ANL to demonstrate EV grid integration efforts that leverage smart management of stored energy systems with co-located EV fast charging a...

Winsupply Inc., one of the nation’s largest wholesalers, has named Thomas Pipe and Supply (Arizona), its overall Company of the Year. Each year Winsupply recognizes its top-performing companies in plumbing, heating, ventilation, and cooling (HVAC), industrial, electrical, waterworks, pumps, turf irrigation, and fire fabrication. Winners The top-performing companies, locations, and presidents in their respective industries plus individual award winners include: Overall: Thomas Pipe, a...

Carrier Corporation, the renowned global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions, has launched Abound by Carrier, a new cloud-native platform, as part of its growing investment in digital solutions, designed to give people confidence in the health and safety of their indoor environments. Abound open technology platform Abound is an open technology platform that aggregates data from different systems and sensors, and provides building owners, operators, and o...

RGF Environmental Group, Inc., a major environmental design and manufacturing company, introduces the HALO-ROVE, a standalone, portable active air purifier that is capable of treating commercial spaces up to 1,000 square feet.  Utilizing RGF’s proprietary PHI-CELL product with Photohydroionization technology, the HALO ROVE provides significant reductions in viruses, bacteria, mold, and odor within minutes of operation. HALO-ROVE “As a part of RGF’s commitment to a whole...

GE Current, a Daintree company has named D.Z. Cook Company its new lighting agent, bringing Current’s high-quality fixtures and controls to more businesses throughout Northern California and Northern Nevada. A central tenet of the new partnership focuses on introducing Daintree® controls to more organizations in the region, enabling more intelligent environments and energy-efficient operations. Additionally, Current provides D.Z. Cook with a wider variety of lighting solutions to offe...

Comments attributed to Steve Richmond, Head of Marketing and Technical at REHAU UK. “It is welcome news to see that the Government has enshrined in law their target to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 following the recommendations outlined in the Committee on Climate Change’s (CCC) sixth carbon budget.” “As development in the construction sector continues to accelerate, delivering sustainable and efficient buildings will be crucial to achieving this and the later 2050 net...

The National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA), also known as the HVAC Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Association — has released its 2021 edition of ACR, The NADCA Standard for the assessment, cleaning, and restoration of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The NADCA Standards Committee has finalized the 2021 edition of ACR, The NADCA Standard, which reflects necessary updates to the Standard after new testing was conducted by EMSL Laboratories. The ACR i...

Bryant has launched the new Bryant Home app, which provides homeowners with an improved experience managing their Evolution™ System. This replacement for the MyEvolution Connex app, which is available now in the Apple® App Store® and Google Play® store, provides an enhanced homeowner experience, improved functionality and increased connectivity performance between the mobile device and home comfort system.   Bryant, a pioneering supplier of heating, ventilating, and air...

On Earth Day 2021, Worcester Bosch has launched a new children’s storybook A Robot Called B4, a brand-new adventure book for children aged 7-11, available in both audiobook and hard copy formats. A Robot Called B4 tells the endearing story of Alfie and Ava, two children who discover a robot in the shed of Alfie’s new house. Little do they know, the robot can travel through time and takes Alfie and Ava along on an epic adventure to the prehistoric era where dinosaurs lurk at eve...

GE Appliances. (GEA), a Haier company, joined the United Nations (UN) Global Compact—the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative—further advancing GEA’s commitment to building appliances with people and the planet in mind. Delivered on Earth Day to the UN Secretary General, GEA President & CEO Kevin Nolan signed a letter formalizing the company’s pledge to the UN Global Compact and its 10 core principles that encompass the categories of human right...

Hannover Messe Sodeks Fuarcilik A.S, the organizer of the pioneerining Turkish industry exhibition, has announced its 2020 HVACR sector statistics. The exhibition will take place from 29 September to 02 October 2021 in Istanbul, Turkey. It will be one of the first face-to-face HVACR industry events following the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there is a minimal shrink in the total exports of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the air conditioning sector (heating, refrigeration, air conditioning,...

GE Appliances. (GEA), a Haier company, will graduate its first engineer from its newest workforce development training program – the Industry 4.0 Development Program – targeting recent engineering college graduates or mid-career employees who want to work in the company’s nine smart factories in the U.S. As a digital transformation sweeps across GE Appliances, the Supply Chain team is focused on developing talent to master technology and deliver results from the $1 billion of i...

Better Indoors, an indoor air quality, and ventilation company are delighted to have secured business funding from Time Finance to service rapidly increasing demand for active air cleaning solutions.  Driven by the easing of lockdown restrictions, a variety of businesses are getting ready to bring employees back into their workplaces. Unique air cleaning solutions Better Indoors will use the funds to support the sharp growth in demand for their unique air cleaning solutions that prevent...

The LSAH 42.3 is being released to complement the LSAH 44.3 released last year. It uses the same heat recovery system and features leading electrical and thermal efficiency values. Heat and electricity The LSAH 42.3 has been designed to be packaged into small natural gas generator sets built for combined production of heat and electricity. The main applications of these gensets are residential and public buildings' central heating. Rate of Power The LSAH 42.3 delivers a rated power between 1...

Uniform handling of the different heat generators during installation, maintenance, and service simplifies day-to-day work considerably. Gone are the days of different error codes, with meanings that had to be looked up in a manual. Gone too are the days when the subsequent expansion of an energy system was a challenge. electronic platform The new electronic platform is designed for networking digital services with energy systems such as heat pumps, ventilation systems, and electri...

This weekend, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship heads to the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, which in the past has been only used for pre-season testing since 2017 but will now be an official race venue for the series. The double-header event will be held behind closed doors and follow strict COVID-19 protocols, created under guidance from the relevant authorities, to enable the event to take place in a safe and responsible manner. The Circuit Ricardo Tormo, built in 1999, was designed to host...

Global technology company ABB has been contracted by manufacturer of forest products, Arauco, to modernize its Licancel Cellulose Plant in Chile to deliver faster response times, greater cyber security, upgraded operator interfaces, enhanced process reliability and flexibility for remote working. Arauco will continue to utilize ABB Ability™ System 800xA distributed control system (DCS) and extend its use as the foundation for all operations at the plant. This will be done in two key sta...

Carrier continues to invest in digital technologies to better serve commercial HVAC customers around the globe and to help provide healthier, safer and more efficient buildings. In support of that, Carrier’s Commercial Service business is launching a new tiered service offering to complement its existing BluEdge service platform: BluEdge™ Digital. The new digital offering, which can stand alone or be added to existing BluEdge service agreements, connects customers’ equipment t...

Johnson Controls, a global company for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, announced that its chairman and CEO George Oliver has been invited by U.S. President Joe Biden to participate in the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate. Addressing Climate crisis The summit will bring together leaders of the world’s major economies and other vital partners for an urgent and open dialogue on ways to strengthen collective efforts to address the...

The Eurovent Regional Office Prague has moved to a new location. The new premises are located in a shared office community called HubHub (building ‘Na Příkopě 14’) in the city centre of Prague. Once circumstances in the Czech Republic allow so, interested members are welcome to schedule meetings with the Eurovent Prague Team. About the new space From 1 March 2021, members of the Eurovent Prague Team can be reached and visited on a new address: Panská 2, 110 00 Prague...

THT New Cool B.V. has become the first rental company in Europe to supply customers with trailers featuring the new Carrier Transicold Vector® eCool™, the first fully autonomous all-electric refrigerated trailer system to enter serial production. The two companies joined forces to develop the product, which is billed as a game-changer for the industry and marks a major step forward in cold chain sustainability. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the pioneeri...

NevadaNano, an innovator in gas detection sensor technology announced its Molecular Property Spectrometer™ (MPS™) R-290 Propane sensor.   The new device is the most accurate on the market, making it an ideal solution for residential and commercial R-290 propane applications including air conditioning, vending machines, commercial refrigeration racks, and clothes dryers. R-290 as an alternative "Nearly 200 countries around the world have resolved to eliminate ozone-deplet...

The coronavirus pandemic highlights the weaknesses of the current global economic order with all its interconnected value chains. In the future, parts of the global economy will be determined primarily by autarky efforts and protectionism. Right now, experiencing “Globalization 2.0”. This will be characterized by stronger regionalization of value chains in the three major economic centers of North America, the EU, and Asia as well as by the strategic pursuit of sovereignty over syst...

Madison Industries, one of the world’s largest privately held companies, announced an agreement to acquire Nortek Air, a pioneer in providing critical air management, thermal and HVAC solutions. The deal adds strong Nortek brands such as Broan, NuTone, Reznor, StatePoint, Zephyr, Huntair and many others to Madison’s robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions. “The global pandemic has put a spotlight on the importance of indoor air quality,” said Madison founder Lar...

Eurovent has become a member of the Cool Coalition, a global initiative led by the UN Environment Programme. The initiative aims to promote access to efficient, climate-friendly cooling for both industrialized and developing countries. Eurovent joins the network of more than 100 partners to help achieve better standards and regulations across the globe in support of the Coalition’s objectives. Cool Coalition members are collaborating on science, policy, finance, and technology to meet g...

Carrier Commercial Refrigeration is strengthening its position in Europe with a strategic distributor agreement in Sweden with Algidus AB company. The agreement enables the experienced Algidus AB to offer Swedish food retailers cutting-edge remote display cases from Carrier. Carrier Commercial Refrigeration is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the pioneering global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions. “We are extremely proud that Algidus AB will...

SeaCube Containers LLC and Carrier Transicold announced a strategic refrigerated asset management systems platform engagement. As a result, SeaCube will be the first intermodal equipment leasing company to incorporate Carrier’s Lynx™ Fleet solution into its fleet with an initial deployment of 2,000 PrimeLINE™ refrigerated container units. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the pioneering global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold...