Puerto Rico HVAC News & Trends

LUX Products Corporation is proud to announce that its top-selling smart thermostats are now ENERGY STAR® certified. ENERGY STAR is a joint partnership program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy that helps businesses and individuals save energy and protect the environment through energy-efficient products, homes, and buildings. The LUX KONO, LUX KONO Pro Edition, LUX GEO, and LUX GEOx have all earned their ENERGY STAR certification. EPA Tested S...

As part of Ingersoll Rand’s recognition of Earth Day 2018, local Trane employees will participate in activities throughout the community to demonstrate their commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability. Celebrated by more than 1 billion people around the globe, Earth Day is the largest civil observance in the world. Trane employees in Honolulu will participate in multiple events on sustainability to support the environmental movement and help reduce the impact of climate ch...

As part of Ingersoll Rand’s recognition of Earth Day 2018, Trane®, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, employees will participate in activities throughout the Clarksville community to demonstrate their commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainability. Celebrated by more than 1 billion people around the globe, Earth Day is the largest civil observance in the world. Trane employees in Clarksville will provide multiple events on sustainability to support the environmental movement and h...

In its current May 2018 Edition, Stiftung Warentest, Germany’s leading product testing institute, has tested eleven different heating pumps in terms of energy efficiency, handling, finish, and declarations. The Wilo-Yonos Pico Plus Heating Circulator and the Wilo-Yonos Pico-STG Solar Pump were distinguished with the two highest ratings “very good” (1.4) and “good” (2.0) in their respective areas. User-friendliness and service life “We always aim to develop...

Victaulic, manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems, has developed the world’s first grooved piping system for saturated steam. Designed for use on commercial and industrial steam applications, the system features the Style 870 rigid coupling, a full line of fittings, a gate valve, and a grooving tool to process the Victaulic proprietary OGS-200 groove profile. Innovated groove system Victaulic steam couplings and fittings make installation and maintenance easier, shorten constru...

The Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning custom-built training center situated in King’s Lynn, which has been accredited by the international awarding body City & Guilds, recently had a visit from John Broughton, the Global Application Manager from Danfoss. Danfoss is a global producer of products and services used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, motor control, and mobile machinery. They are also active in the field of renewable energy as well as distri...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning is proud to announce that the company recently been audited by the British Assessment Bureau to United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) standards on a stage two audit, and was awarded certification to the standard. ISO27001:2013 is a specification for an information security management system (ISMS). An ISMS is a framework of policies and procedures that includes all legal, physical, and technical controls involved in an organization’s informat...

Victaulic, the manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, releases updates for Victaulic Tools for Revit® 2019, which include enhancements to pipe routing features that speed up the preconstruction timeline. Key features of Victaulic Tools for Revit® 2019 include: Assembly Manager: Includes easier interaction with assemblies and notifications on altered items. Continuous Spooling: Reduces the clicks needed to define each pipe spool (assembly) and field joint. Le...

The engineers have completed the two-year course at the Adcock training center in Kings Lynn. The in-house training is accredited by City & Guilds and forms the foundations of our technical staff’s continuing professional development. The engineers undertake in-house fundamental and advanced level training programs. These courses provide comprehensive training on maintaining and repairing refrigeration and air conditioning plant. F-gas 2079 accreditation It covers fundamental princi...

Air flow and pressure management are vital parts of HVAC operations in critical environments like manufacturing clean rooms. To help facility managers ensure that conditions stay within necessary parameters, Sensaphone has added two new sensors to its line of remote monitoring equipment for HVAC applications. The Sensaphone Duct Mount Air Flow Transmitter measures the rate of airflow and alerts users when conditions fall outside of the preset threshold. The transmitter monitors the presence or...

With proven technology, powerful performance, and the most important control functions, the Wilo-Yonos MAXO is one of the most economical high efficient standard pumps. At the end of 2017, the Dortmund-based pump expert Wilo rounded off its successful series with powerful new models: the glandless circulation pump Wilo-Yonos MAXO is available in single- and double-pump versions in the power segment, with a motor output of as much as P2=1300 watts. "Thanks to the high-efficiency technology used...

Ingersoll Rand, a pioneer in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient environments, engaged with at University of California, Davis, on research that shows thermal energy storage can provide significantly greater benefits to utilities and electricity grid operators than previously thought. “This study will help utility companies and building operators optimize resource planning and energy use by capturing the full value of thermal energy storage, which uses an energy storage&...

The Churchmanor Estates Company are a property development company with head offices in Ipswich. The company have been around for over 30 years and have developed over 2.5 million square feet of property including residential accommodation, offices, industrial parks, and shopping centers. Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning was contracted by Imex M&E Ltd to supply large scale air conditioning and control systems for their client, The Churchmanor Estates Company Plc. This was the very...

Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration, Blue Star Limited’s wholly owned subsidiary in Dubai, Blue Star International FZCO, has announced its partnership with Sands International as the official distributor in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) for its Unitary Products range. The present Room Air Conditioner market in Saudi Arabia is estimated at 3.3 million units, with an annual growth of 12% per annum. Saudi Arabia, with its market share in the GCC region, is a promising market fo...

Wilo Group has once again completed a successful financial year. Sales of around 1.4 billion Euros were significantly higher in 2017 than in the previous year, with the company continuing on its growth trajectory for the eighth consecutive year, with an increase of 7.4 percent. Sales adjusted for currency effects even grew by 8.5 percent. The consolidated earnings were also record-breaking, with the pump expert achieving an increase of 13.0 percent to 85.9 million Euros. Cash flow was also at a...

The globally renowned pump manufacturer, Wilo presents an entirely new generation of drainage pumps with the Wilo-Padus UNI. Wilo-Padus UNI The successor to the Wilo-Drain TS 50/65 submersible drainage pump, the Wilo-Padnus UNI drainage pump sets new standards in terms of flexible application for different fluids. “The Wilo-Padus UNI is the ideal entry-level model for wastewater transport. Composite material is used to protect the hydraulics against corrosion, making the pump more relia...

Marley Engineered Products, a provider in high-performance, reliable heating and ventilation equipment, introduces QMark radiant ceiling panels that provide custom, targeted, hidden heat in a wide range of applications. Able to blend in seamlessly with any indoor building space, the radiant ceiling panels are designed to provide localized spot heating or primary heating where it’s needed. The panels can be specified by dimension and output level for each room to ensure optimal integration...

Ingersoll Rand, a pioneer in creating comfortable, sustainable, and efficient environments, announced that it has achieved a significant milestone in its global Climate Commitment ahead of schedule and is deepening its commitment with on-site and off-site renewable energy investments. Achieving Energy Efficiency Goals As part of its global Climate Commitment, Ingersoll Rand committed to a 35 percent reduction of its greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint from its own operations by 2020. To deliver on...

With perfect timing at the trade fair - ISH 2017 - Wilo is bringing the new generation of the Wilo-Yonos PICO series to the market. A range of new features has been added to this renowned circulator for residential buildings and in so doing, underpins the Dortmund manufacturer’s claim of ‘bringing the future’ to Frankfurt. “With this new version, we have succeeded in not only upgrading one of the most established products in the market, but also to an extent, we have bee...

Trane®, a global provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, introduces the next generation IntelliPak® commercial heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) rooftop system connected with Symbio™ 800, a flexible controller designed to improve the customer experience at installation and throughout the life of the system. The new high-efficiency connected IntelliPak and Symbio 800 system pairs with TRACE® 3D Plus sof...

Johnson Controls has announced that it has acquired the assets of Triatek, a renowned manufacturer of innovative airflow solutions for critical environments across the globe. With the purchase of the Norcross, the Georgia-based company’s portfolio, Johnson Controls is expanding and adding to its already extensive offering, which includes a wide range of HVAC airflow control systems that help healthcare and other critical research facilities reduce the spread of airborne contaminants and c...

Aggreko is pleased to announce it has acquired a 14% share in Origami Energy, an intelligent software platform developer that optimizes the revenue-earning capacity of grid-connected generation and storage assets. cutting-edge, smart technology Founded in 2013, Origami Energy uses cutting-edge, smart technology to tackle some of the key issues facing the energy industry resulting from the shift towards decentralization, decarbonization, and digitalization. Origami Energy’s intelligent s...

Representatives from all areas of the heating industry, along with trade bodies, consumer groups, housing associations and the media joined Baxi Heating at an event in Westminster to herald the introduction of Boiler Plus – changes to the Building Regulations that will increase the energy efficiency of domestic heating in existing homes in England only. Andrew Keating, Aftersales and Marketing Manager, Baxi Heating, welcomed guests to the event and gave an overview of Boiler Plus and how...

Education, public health, and industry collaboration were the running themes of this year’s Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering’s (CIPHE) ‘Dinner with the President’. Held on the 13 March at The Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, some 50 guests joined President Tracey Richardson for a special dinner, celebrating her year in the Institute’s most coveted position. The dinner was attended by prominent figures from organizations serving the plumbing...

On the first day, delegates find out exactly how a combi works; knowing the sequence of events that lead to the boiler firing up makes it easier to work through and identify where an issue may lie when called to a breakdown. The multimeter course explains how to use this valuable tool to carry out safety checks and identify whether components are working properly. The final day, boiler diagnostics puts into practice everything delegates have learned in the previous two days. They will work on l...

Andrew Keating, Aftersales and Marketing Manager, Baxi Heating, welcomed guests to the event and gave an overview of Boiler Plus and how it fits in with the debate over the future of heat and what can be done to address the need for decarbonization to meet mandated carbon budgets and the ultimate 20150 goal set out in the Climate Change Act. Aaron Gould, Senior Policy Adviser at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) addressed attendees, explaining how the consultati...

A Minnesota National Guardsman who mentors high school students and a Wisconsin woman who volunteers at the local food pantry and works to preserve historic buildings are among the dozens of Bryant Community Heroes recently honored by Bryant distributor Auer Steel and two Bryant Factory Authorized Dealers. The Bryant Community Heroes program honors ordinary people doing extraordinary things in their community and those selected receive a new Bryant high efficiency gas furnace with installation...

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) dealers spoke, and Goodman Manufacturing Company responded by providing a new angle to make outdoor condensing unit installation and service more convenient and faster. After hearing feedback from its HVAC dealers, Goodman enhanced two basic but critical parts of its residential outdoor air conditioners and heat pumps. First, Goodman redesigned the liquid line service valves on outdoor condensers to angle outward – a simple but effective im...

Victaulic, the manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, continues to strengthen its Australian offer by opening a new 3,205 square meter branch facility in Eagle Farm, Brisbane, due to be open before April 2018. The new branch, the company’s third Australian site will support continued growth within the region, servicing territories stretching from the Hunter Valley to Far North Queensland, as well as inland to Industrial & Mining Regions as well as the Northern Territory. Tr...

With its reputation as one of the HVAC industry’s easiest units to sell, install and service, the Goodman AVPTC Smartframe Air Handler supplies consistent airflow over a range of static pressure conditions. The Smartframe chassis is designed for stability and lateral strength, yet the air handler is only 21 inches deep for easier attic access. Smartframe substructure provides a sturdy mounting framework for internal components, while securing the foil-faced insulation covering the entire...