Japan HVAC News & Trends

Panasonic is presenting its latest innovations for heating, cooling, and refrigeration at Climatización 2021 (C&R 2021), the international Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Fair which takes place on 16-19 November in Madrid. Highlights to be seen on the Panasonic booth (Stand 10D01) will include the latest additions to the Aquarea range of air-to-water heat pumps. Across Europe, many countries are highlighting the need to decarbonize heating and Panasonic is...

Schneider Electric™, the front-runner in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and the world’s most sustainable corporation 2021 as ranked by Corporate Knights has entered into an Alliance Partnership with Chilldyne, a pioneer in liquid cooling solutions for data centers. Through the agreement, Schneider Electric will offer the Chilldyne Negative Pressure Liquid Cooling Solution complementing its full portfolio of Uniflair cooling and chiller solutions, t...

Facilio, a property operations platform for real estate portfolios, has announced the launch of its connected CMMS solution to help enterprises simplify operations, optimize expenses, and keep pace with the dynamic needs of customers. CMMS/CaFM software By doing so, Facilio reimagines the legacy CMMS/CaFM (Computerized Maintenance Management System/Computer-Aided Facility Management) software market beyond just a system of records of assets and maintenance schedules, and creates a unified solu...

To tank or not to tank - that is the question when it comes to installing a new water heater! Both have benefits, but which type is best for the home? They take an in-depth look at each to help homeowners. These types of water heaters are the old stand-by and what comes to mind when we think of a traditional water heater. The unit heats up the water and stores it for later use, typically in the range of 30 to 50 gallons. These heaters do use consistent energy as the water inside is kept at a...

NevadaNano, the innovator in gas detection sensor technology, announced that Naren Prasad joined the company to guide the Hardware enabled SaaS products to reduce methane emissions. Naren will serve as Chief Product Architect and Delivery Officer. “As one of the original developers and innovators of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure industry, Naren has a long history of enabling disruptive transformation in the IoT world,” said Ralph Whitten, CEO of NevadaNano. New business stra...

A new report, published by the not-for-profit body Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA) finds customers are typically facing a five-fold cost increase to install a heat pump, compared to a hydrogen-ready boiler. Households can currently expect to pay up to £15,000 for transition to a heat pump depending on the property type, compared to less than £3,000 for a hydrogen-ready boiler. In addition to the higher cost of the heat pump itself, the disparity is largely due to the additional...

Thermo King®, the transport refrigeration brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies premiered its trailer refrigeration system with zero direct carbon emissions at the Solutrans international trade show in Lyon, France. The Thermo King® AxlePower technology combines a fully electric refrigeration unit, highly efficient battery storage, and the ability to run on low or zero-emissions power sources, such as an axle energy recovery system, shore power, or hyb...

Aircuity, the front-runner in creating healthy and sustainable buildings, released new data showing that its clients in the life sciences industry are achieving record-setting levels of energy savings and environmental quality in their critical laboratory spaces and across their portfolios. According to the analysis, more than 50 life sciences organizations are using Aircuity’s platform to save 158,353,872 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, while simultaneously saving more than one...

The Career Companies Award recognizes the employers that offer unique career and development opportunities to recent graduates as well as to young professionals who have been working for a few years. The award is intended to help Swedish university students and young professionals to find their next employer and to reward successful employer branding work. Career Company 2022 Lindab was named a Career Company 2022 by an expert jury, whose motivation reads, “Lindab is a market-leading co...

Poor building management has severe consequences for building occupants. This has always been true but in a post-pandemic world, business owners and facilities managers must respond to myriad challenges presented by chemical and biological contaminants. That is the conclusion of a bipolar ionization white paper recently published by the Continental Automated Building Association (CABA). The report also shows that bipolar ionization reduces airborne S. aureus concentrations by approximately 99.8...

Environmental health technology company CASPR Group is pleased to announce Derek Blount as its Chief Executive Officer. Blount joined CASPR earlier in the year as Chief Operating Officer to sharpen operations, help streamline product supply chains and prepare the company for its next stage of growth. Role and Responsibility Blount succeeds former CEO Scott Wheeler, who will continue to support the company as an addition to CASPR’s board of directors. Blount will guide CASPR Group as it...

Arel Arsoy (Research and Development Manager, Untes) was recently elected as the new Vice-Chairman of the Eurovent Product Group ‘Rooftop Units’. Filip Konieczny (Ventilation and Air Conditioning Manager / Export Technical Specialist, FLOWAIR) remains the Chairman of the group. Experience Arel Arsoy has several years of experience in the Eurovent Product Groups ‘Air Handling Units’ and ‘Fan Coil Units’. He is also the Chairman of the Eurovent AHU Mirror Co...

Carrier Transicold announced that hundreds of Vector® eCool™ units are now operating on roads in 10 European countries (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom), with many more nations on the horizon. The Vector eCool was launched in October 2020 becoming the world’s first fully autonomous, engine-free electric trailer refrigeration unit, an exciting milestone in the company’s continued commitment to de...

Seasonal transitions are the perfect time to take inventory and inspect a building’s various systems. We’ve been reminded for years that when we set our clocks back, we should also replace the batteries in our smoke detectors. The same thought process can be applied in support of seasonal preventative maintenance for a building’s HVAC system. Now that the cooling season has passed for a large part of the country, it is time to ensure that HVAC systems have been shut down prope...

With the built environment contributing 40% of the UK’s total carbon footprint and the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) warning of the dangers of overheating buildings, a new whitepaper is highlighting the importance of sustainable HVAC systems to construction professionals. The new whitepaper, from polymer specialists REHAU, identify issues around building overheating, air quality and sustainability, and the need to decarbonize new and existing buildings to meet net-zero targets. Citing...

After more than 20 years of proven performance and constant evolution, Carrier Transicold launched its new generation of refrigeration unit range for trucks in Europe: the Supra® HE unit. Carrier Transicold is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the foremost global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. New features The Supra refrigeration units for trucks continue their extension with high-efficiency models. The new range of architectur...

Carrier Transicold has launched the Vector S15 unit in Europe, a new, easy-to-maintain, fuel-efficient, semi-electric refrigeration unit delivering high standards of performance. Carrier Transicold is part of Carrier Global Corporation, the foremost global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. Meeting the needs of transport companies “The Vector S15 single-temperature refrigeration unit was designed to meet the needs of transport comp...

Covent AS has formally joined Eurovent as a Corresponding Member. With this newest member, the Eurovent family grows by one of Norway’s foremost manufacturers specializing in the field of ventilation. About Covent Covent was established in 1972 and, since the 90s, it has had a major focus on housing ventilation units and expanding its design and fabrication of air handling units for indoor and outdoor installation, for onshore and offshore market production. Covent has its headquarter...

Winter is right around the corner and with it comes freezing temperatures, frequent illness, and dry indoor air. If you struggle with discomfort during the winter in your Canoga Park home, you may benefit from investing in a humidification system. Our professionals at Tassio Temperature Control are here to inform you about home humidification, the different systems available, and the benefits they can provide during the winter season. What Is Humidity? Humidity is a measure of h...

For the past four years, Aggreko has supported Warwick-based children’s charity - Molly Olly’s by raising funds at its annual charity golf day.  At the event, more than £22,000 was raised. The Charity helps support children with terminal or life-limiting illnesses and their families and was set up by Rachel and Tim Ollerenshaw in 2011 after their daughter Molly died from rare kidney cancer. signed golf bags Held at Fulford Heath Golf Club in Wythall, Birmingham, 23 groups of...

FC Bayern and Viessmann are expanding their international partnership. The company is also the official climate partner in Europe in the areas of heating, air conditioning, cooling systems, and fan technologies of the German record champion after both sides have already been cooperating successfully in the Asian region for several years. The expansion of the partnership includes Spain, France, Benelux, Poland, and Russia. Oliver Kahn, CEO of FC Bayern, "FC Bayern will benefit immensely from the...

World Quality Day on the 11th of November is an annual event to raise the awareness of quality levels in companies and to recognize the efforts and contributions of quality professionals. The Elta Fans quality team shares how they’ve been ensuring quality management is consistently implemented throughout the business. Setting the scene At Elta Fans, quality is not only integral to the running of the business, but it’s the ethos: “We manufacture the highest quality of air mov...

Carrier Global Corporation, a global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold chain solutions is delivering a full suite of innovative building technologies at Emory Healthcare’s new cutting-edge Musculoskeletal Institute (MSKI) in Atlanta, Georgia. Advanced solutions Carrier and Emory are collaborating to implement advanced solutions from Carrier’s Healthy Buildings Program – including HVAC, building automation, fire detection, access, and vi...

Johnson Controls, the global front-runner for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, extended its collaboration with the University of North Dakota (UND) through a new $219M project to revitalize campus housing. The ‘Buildings-as-a-Service’ (BaaS) project incorporates the risk reduction mechanisms of Public-Private Partnership (P3) contracts so that UND provides monthly payments for the upgrades and services rather than providing valuable upfront capital for the project. Powe...

JPMorgan Chase and EDF, Britain’s biggest generator of zero-carbon electricity, announces a collaboration to help power JPMorgan Chase’s UK offices with 100 percent renewable electricity, in support of its commitment to carbon neutrality in its operations. As part of this effort, JPMorgan Chase’s electricity consumption will be matched to renewable generation on a 24/7 basis. Matching will take place on a half-hourly basis, through source-specific access to EDF’s 8 TWh o...

CoolSys™, the refrigeration, HVAC, engineering, and energy solutions company, announces it has acquired Triangle Refrigeration, a provider of commercial HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, and monitoring services in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and New York. With this acquisition, CoolSys expands its market presence throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, complementing service coverage areas strengthened by prior acquisitions in those regions. Complementing service coverage...

Humidity control specialist, Condair, is launching a new 8-hour rapid response service as an optional feature to its humidifier planned preventative maintenance contracts. Condair has long offered planned preventative maintenance (PPM) contracts to ensure optimal operation of its clients’ humidifiers across the UK and Ireland, for any make and model. It also provides breakdown response for customers both with and without an existing PPM contract. However, the company is now providing an...

ADT Inc., a pioneer brand in smart home and small business security, announced an agreement to acquire Sunpro Solar (Sunpro), ranked #2 for 2021 Top Residential Rooftop Solar Contractors in the U.S., for $160 million in cash plus approximately 77.8 million shares of ADT common stock, implying a total enterprise value of approximately $825 million, subject to certain adjustments. ADT will rebrand Sunpro to “ADT Solar™” and enter the rooftop solar business to...

I am writing this the day after the Autumn Spending Review, which among many measures, included a huge focus on how the Government wants to ‘level up the country’, creating a new post-pandemic economy, with higher wages and higher skills. Part of this is the £500 million ‘Multiply’ scheme, which aims to increase numeracy and basic mathematics for adults in the United Kingdom via in person tutoring, digital training and flexible courses. Lack of basic skills to acce...

Climate change is no unavoidable fate; everyone can still contribute to preserving living spaces for children and grandchildren. A good start with an immediate impact is replacing obsolete oil and gas heating systems with climate-friendly heating systems such as heat pumps. Because they are powered by green electricity, they produce CO2-free heat for heating and DHW generation. With the new air/water heat pumps Vitocal 250-A and Vitocal 252-A, modernizing heating systems in old buildings are no...