San Marino HVAC News & Trends

Resideo Technologies, Inc. has announced a refresh of the company's LifeStream telehealth software platform to manage remote patient care. Enhancements made to the LifeStream telehealth software platform include patient health surveys, a pain monitoring scale, nearly 100 educational videos, and an updated user interface to help healthcare professionals improve patient care, reduce readmission rates and drive efficiencies. Resideo Life Care Solutions Resideo Life Care Solutions has been renown...

The Sentinel™ system from Sensaphone is ideal for manufacturing and research process facilities that require a controlled environment or designated cleanroom to ensure that factors like temperature, airflow, humidity and airborne particulates do not compromise products. The Sentinel system uses cloud technology to provide supervised 24/7 remote monitoring of up to 12 different environmental and equipment status conditions. Managing controlled environments When the system detects that a s...

The following statement regarding the pre-publication release by the Department of Energy (DOE) of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Process Rule can be attributed to Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute’s (AHRI) President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Stephen Yurek. He said, “As the trade association representing manufacturers of HVACR and water heating equipment, we work closely with the Department of Energy, as it fulfills its Congressionally-mandate...

Knauf Insulation has appointed Neil Hargreaves as its new Managing Director for the Northern Europe region. In his new role, Neil will be responsible for strengthening the company’s leading position in the mineral wool insulation industry. Neil will be responsible for strengthening the company’s leading position in the mineral wool insulation industry Strategic decision making Previously, as Finance Director, Neil led several strategic projects for the business. He takes over from...

Wilkins and Sons Ltd, renowned manufacturers of preserves, marmalades and associated food products, have announced that a new Energy Center was unveiled in December 2018 by Peter Wilkin, Great Grandson of the Founder of the business. Panasonic VRF system installed by Adcock Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Ltd (Adcock) Ipswich Branch Manager, Keith Augustus, was delighted to be invited to the grand opening of Wilkins’ new Energy Center. Keith stated at the opening, “The he...

AAON, Inc. welcomed ASHRAE President Sheila Hayter to the new Norm Asbjornson Innovation Center Research and Development Laboratory (NAIC). Hayter toured the NAIC and was introduced to its industry leading testing capabilities. During the event, ASHRAE was presented with a Platinum Circle Donor check of $20,000 from AAON. The Norman Asbjornson Innovation Center is a 65-foot-tall 134,000 square foot laboratory marvel able to measure both acoustics and thermal performance. A few features of the l...

Gold Fields Granny Smith gold mine is set to install one of the world’s largest renewable energy microgrids, powered by over 20,000 solar panels and backed up by a 2 MW /1 MWh battery system. The mining company has contracted mobile and modular power company Aggreko to design, build and operate the 8 MW solar power generation system and the battery system at Granny Smith, located east of Laverton in Western Australia’s Goldfields region. the renewable power microgrid solution We a...

Keeping in mind the impending retirements of some of the Directors, Air conditioning and commercial refrigeration major, Blue Star Limited, has announced the appointment of three new members on its Board, Mrs Rumjhum Chatterjee, Mr Arvind K Singhal, and Mrs Sunaina Murthy. Both, Mrs Chatterjee and Mr Singhal are inducted in the capacity of Additional Directors, with effect from February 5, 2019. Mrs Murthy will be inducted in the capacity of Non-Executive Director with effect from April 1, 2019....

The digital transformation has arrived in the pump industry. At the world's foremost trade fair for water, heat, and climate, the ISH in Frankfurt, Wilo, a Dortmund-based manufacturer of pumps and pump systems, presents products and solutions for the smart and connected worlds of tomorrow. From March 11 to 15, 2019, the new location in Hall 9.0, Booth E 06/12, will revolve around the topics of connected, efficient products and smart, intelligent system solutions. Functional zones in Smart Urba...

The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Prof. em. Dr. Hans Peter Wehrli, and the member of the Board of Directors, Martin Hess, will retire at the Annual General Meeting in Rapperswil of April 1, 2019. The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting of April 1, 2019, the election of Mr. Patrick Burkhalter as new Chairman. Mr. Burkhalter has been a member of the Board of Directors of the BELIMO Holding AG since 2014. The group of shareholders Linsi, as published, proposes to the A...

The Big Ass Fans family continues to grow. Big Ass Fans is excited to announce Buckley Associates, Inc. as the distributor of Big Ass Fans products for the design and construction market in the Northeast United States. Buckley has offered manufacturing, distribution and engineering expertise to help customers thrive for four decades. Through expert specification assistance to engineers, superior contractor service and quality product offerings, Buckley fits right in with the “Big Ass&rdquo...

Tight workspaces, crowded floors and ceiling areas make it difficult to get cooling airflow to workers who need it.  Bring comfort to these hard-to-reach work areas with the Big Ass Fans Pivot 2.0. Thanks to a virtually infinite number of speeds and versatile mounting options, the user will get precisely the air movement they want, where they want it. Pivot 2.0’s direct-drive motor means that the user can count on it to always operate quietly and efficiently. Pivot 2.0’s easy-t...

EVAPCO is a globally renowned manufacturing company that provides a host of solutions globally in the field of heat transfer applications, with products that service the commercial HVAC, industrial refrigeration, power generation and industrial processing sectors. Enhanced infrastructure Its new office, which opened recently here in Dubai, is aimed at providing enhanced infrastructure Having successfully delivered installations in the region over the years, EVAPCO's track record in the Middle...

Industrial facilities and power plants generate waste heat that is usually released into the air. Kelvion has the solutions for how 2 Recover Waste Heat with two new additions to its product portfolio – the Exhaust Gas Heat Exchanger and the EcoMi modular economizer. They can transform waste heat into useful forms of energy, reducing emissions and boosting efficiency. Kelvion’s 2 Recover Waste Heat solutions offer a practical way to save energy, improve performance and combat global...

The Board of Directors of the BELIMO Holding AG has appointed Louis Scheidegger (53) a member of the Group Executive Committee as of March 1, 2019. Louis Scheidegger joined Belimo's Engineering department as an Electrical Engineer in 1991 and was nominated Assistant to the Head of Operations afterwards. In 1998, he was promoted to Head of the Spring Return and Fire Protection Actuators department. In September 2000, Louis Scheidegger was appointed Head of the newly created division Manufacturi...

AAON, Inc., announced that its Board of Directors has increased the size of the Board from seven to eight members and appointed Caron A. Lawhorn as an independent director to fill the vacancy created by the increase in size. Norman H. Asbjornson, CEO, stated, “I am very pleased to welcome Caron Lawhorn as a new member of AAON’s Board of Directors. Our Governance Committee conducted a very thorough search over the last several months to add an independent director with the skills and...

The 2019 AHR Expo returned to Atlanta for the first time since 2001 and by all accounts the show delivered. This year the show floor exhibited 1,824 companies from across the entire industry, including 497 international exhibitors, bringing together the best in technology and product advancement. Throughout the three-day event, there was palpable energy felt for the future of HVACR among attendees and exhibitors alike. “The HVACR industry is in a very exciting position at the moment and t...

Viessmann introduces the only domestic hot water cylinders on the market with an A+ rating. The two new floorstanding Vitocell 300-V DHW cylinders, with capacities of 160 and 200 liters, are twice as energy efficiency in terms of standby losses as the industry norm. Both new versions of the Vitocell 300-V replace the previous A rated models, and both are suitable for domestic installations with boiler outputs up to 80 kW. Higher DHW demands can be accommodated by combining several Vitocell 300-...

There are many reasons why investing in a backup plan is a good idea, especially when it comes to keeping family members safe during a storm. Bob’s Heating & Air Conditioning installs automatic home backup generators that are built to provide a sense of normalcy while the family rides out a blustery winter storm. Learn how generators keep your home and HVAC equipment prepared for the winter weather. Keep The Heat On The most obvious benefit of an automatic backup generator regards b...

Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration, an industry provider of commercial and industrial refrigeration components, systems, and service solutions, is set to exhibit at the 2019 NAFEM Show in Booth # 2077, February 7 - 9, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. NAFEM show The NAFEM show routinely attracts thousands of qualified food-service equipment and supplies purchasers, providing an opportunity for industry exhibitors, members, and attendees to share knowledge and explore n...

Fläkt Woods UK (FläktGroup), together with Danfoss drives, are the first to announce: a fully certified en12101-3: 2015 packaged HT fan and VSD solution in the UK & Europe. EN12101-3:2015 – Full Compliance delivers Safer Buildings. Full Compliance with this Enhanced Smoke and Heat control systems standard will drive increased Safety for building occupants. On the 8th April 2017, the Smoke and Heat control systems standard changed to include the option to use Frequency Conve...

American Standard, DXV, and GROHE, part of LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, have earned six prestigious 2018 GOOD DESIGN Awards in the kitchen and bath categories for design innovation and excellence. These awards are presented by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with the European Center for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies. American Standard The GOOD DESIGN Award recognized the Beale MeasureFill Touch kitchen faucet, which...

Reliable Controls is pleased to announce that the company’s President, Roland Laird, was inducted into the BACnet Hall of Fame as part of the BACnet International Annual Awards. The awards ceremony took place during the AHR Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on January 14, 2019. Deserving individuals and companies were recognized for outstanding achievements in several categories, including Member of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Rising Star, and Hall of Fame. Inductees into the BACnet Hall...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will establish an "India Coimbatore FA Center" in Coimbatore, in India's Tamil Nadu State. Scheduled to commence operations from February 1, the new facility will further strengthen the service network of the company's factory automation (FA) products in India and facilitate the expansion of its FA system business. Located in the south of the country, Coimbatore is one of India's major industrial centers, hosting companies active in the textile,...

Following a year-long construction period, the Wilo Group, one of the foremost manufacturers of pumps and pump systems, is celebrating the official opening of its new facility in Jafza (Jebel Ali Free Zone), Dubai. “With the opening of our first office in Dubai in 2008, we laid the groundwork for successful developments in the Near and Middle East. This new building and its functional expansion account for the strategic significance of this central location within the region,” says...

Trane®, a global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is now offering Agility™, a new water-cooled centrifugal chiller product line. Agility is ideal for customers retrofitting existing space-limited commercial buildings for efficiency and sustainability. Agility is a completely redesigned chiller in the 175-425 ton range with a new and different compressor and heat exchanger. It uses next-generation, high-efficiency (CHIL&trade...

Following a Met Office warning of potential extreme UK weather such as ‘The Beast From The East 2.0’ the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) are reissuing their customer information guide on frozen boiler condensate discharge. Stewart Clements, Director, HHIC said; “We are acutely aware that in extreme weather conditions external pipework carrying water is at risk of freezing, particularly when there is a high wind chill factor.” “As a result, the HHIC ha...

American Coolair’s high-velocity FM series Stir Fans for spot cooling, manure drying and general mixing of air in farm houses has been certified by the Bioenvironmental and Structural Systems Lab (BESS Lab), at the University of Illinois. High-velocity FM series Stir Fans Available in 18 and 24 inches, the FM fan line uses direct drive motors for maximum energy efficiency. With the direct drive fans, there is no drive loss and no belts to slip or replace. The FM18 fan features galvanized...

Roen Est has announced that the EXH evaporators range is now available for HFO refrigerant gases. A few months after the official launch, now the single-pass evaporators, EXH series, can be selected for HFO refrigerants, as R1234ze and R1234yf, and for the azeotropic mixture, R513A. EXH evaporators R513A is one of the best options to retrofit the current R134a chillers. R1234ze and R1234yf represent, however, the future of high-efficiency air conditioning plants. Sizing and rating with R1234ze...

The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) are reissuing their ‘installer guide to condensate discharge pipe installation’. This comes following a warning from the Met Office that there is ‘an increased likelihood of cold weather becoming established across all of the UK. This would bring an enhanced risk of snow and widespread frost almost anywhere across the UK’ A Beast From The East 2.0. In addition, HHIC are also reissuing their customer information booklet, wh...