Solomon Islands HVAC News & Trends

The International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) is opening to welcome its 65,000 visitors and 2,000 exhibitors from 165 countries worldwide. No doubt, the event to be at, to get on top of HVAC industry innovation. The CoolAutomation team will be there, welcoming HVACR professionals to learn about the company’s unique HVAC integration and control solutions. If an attendee is an Air Conditioning professional who aims at getting ahead and learning about the n...

Ingersoll Rand plc, a global company in creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments, and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, a globally renowned manufacturer of technologically advanced ductless and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) heating and air conditioning systems, are pleased to announce they have entered into an agreement to establish a 50 percent-50 percent joint venture (JV) pending global antitrust review. Marketing and sales of ductless and VRF systems The new joint vent...

Lennox, a globally renowned provider of innovative home comfort solutions, launched the Lennox SL280NV Ultra Low NOx gas furnace, part of the Dave Lennox Signature Collection of high-efficiency HVAC products, which allows homeowners to feel good about creating better air inside and outside their home. SL280NV Ultra Low NOx gas furnace The SL280NV Ultra Low NOx gas furnace is the first product in Lennox’ new line of eco- efficient gas furnaces and is also the first furnaces available to p...

Heat Pipe Technology, Inc. (HPT) is proud to announce that they have recently acquired ETL listing of their entire product line. The listing is as per UL Standard 207 and Canadian Standard CSA C22.2 #140.3 certifications. Certification on products' safety and performance This follows HPT’s recent announcement about their certification to AHRI 1060 air-to-air energy recovery standard. This makes HPT the only US heat pipe manufacturer that has the above certification and listing, uniquely...

Wharf Hotels announced the opening of The Murray Hong Kong hotel, an ambitious redesign of a government office building by renowned design firm Foster + Partners. The 336-room hotel uses custom-designed Big Ass Fans among its most inspired elements in a large indoor-outdoor space dubbed “The Arches.” Knowing of Big Ass Fans’ commitment to sustainability and elegant design, Foster + Partners approached the company with a drawing of a fixture they envisioned for the space. The r...

Armstrong Fluid Technology has announced the availability of six new Design Envelope pump models engineered specifically for low-flow, high-head applications. With the current emphasis on energy and cost savings in buildings of all types, there is a growing requirement for pumps that serve lower flow ranges. To meet this customer demand, Armstrong has added 3 new Design Envelope Tango models: 25-80 (1 x 1 x 3) 32-125 (1.25 x 1.25 x 5) 40-125 (1.5 x 1.5 x 5)  3 new Design Envelope Ve...

Victaulic is expanding its line of equipment modules in North America to include the Series 385 Vibration Isolation Air Handling Unit Drops. Available in four standard configurations, the Series 385 provides simplified, high-quality AHU installation that delivers superior noise and vibration attenuation and ensures that optimal hydronic system design requirements are met. The Series 385 provides simplified, high-quality AHU installation with superior noise and vibration attenuation  A war...

Once again, globally renowned HVAC solutions company, Ariston has made the shortlist for ‘Domestic Heating Product of the Year’ with the company’s Andris Lux Eco unvented electric water heater vying for the H&V News Awards prize in 2018. Award winners will be announced at the H&V news awards dinner event, which is slated to take place at London’s Grosvenor Hotel on 19th April 2018. H&V News Awards 2018 Commenting on the company’s achievement, Mustafa F...

Victaulic, a manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining solutions, has unveiled a plan to build an additional state-of-the-art manufacturing center in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. The 400,000 square foot facility is the result of increased domestic demand for the company’s products. The facility is expected to break ground next year and be fully operational in 2019. Enhancing product delivery capabilities “This new facility will play an important role in meeting increased customer dem...

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced the launch of its upgraded Directory of Certified Product Performance, a real-time online directory that includes more than 7.2 million listings of all AHRI Certified® products. "AHRI's online directory was more than ten years old, and in need of an upgrade to support expanding reporting requirements as regulators at the federal, state, and local levels increasingly relied upon AHRI for accurate and unbiased data on...

With the Wilo-EMU TRE 312, the Dortmund-based pump manufacturer has developed a highly efficient submersible mixer, which convinces an optimum thrust output figure, high operational reliability, and long service life, thus perfectly complementing the product portfolio of slow-speed Wilo submersible mixers. For unrestricted usage The new TRE 312 submersible mixers are used with fluctuating water levels (SBR), in MBBR processes In the case of wastewater treatment plants, inflows can vary accordi...

Berner received product performance certifications by the Air Movement & Control Association International (AMCA), Arlington Heights, Ill., in June for heating options on two of its designer air curtain series and in the autumn, for the heated version of the Commercial High Performance 10 air curtain. While Berner has offered AMCA certified ambient models for decades, now specifying engineers have the option of heat when selecting models to comply with the International Energy Conservation...

Berner International, the company that saves energy and creates healthy, comfortable environments, announced the addition of black as a standard color offering for their Sanitation Certified and Commercial air curtain series. Both black and white exteriors are available at no extra charge to their customers on these models. Made to Order In addition to the now standard black or white colors, Berner offers a wide range of custom colors and uses the RAL colors 1000 to 9023 chart. Berner also off...

Phoenix Manufacturing has been making evaporative cooling products since 1975. The Phoenix based company designs, manufactures and distributes its products both nationally and internationally for homeowners and businesses. Phoenix Manufacturing a provider of customer service, product quality and engineering innovations. This includes mobile evaporative coolers like the Mobile Aerocool, Master Blaster, Patio Pal and Shop Blaster. “The evaporative cooling market is pretty mature, so our de...

The seemingly inevitable spread of Zika virus from South America to North America through mosquito contact this summer is prompting additional interest in HVAC industry air curtains by commercial building managers in the most vulnerable fields, such as healthcare, hospitality, and education. “We have started receiving questions regarding Zika virus and using air curtains to prevent mosquitoes from entering buildings,” said Miranda Berner, marketing manager, Berner International, New...

Berner International Corp. has recently introduced the Berner Air Curtain Energy Savings Calculator, a user-friendly, online energy savings estimation tool accessible by any web browser for quick payback calculation and air curtain selection. The time-saving energy-savings calculator is a powerful air curtain energy savings computational tool in the industry because it also incorporates air curtain selection and return-on-investment calculations. Thus, the user gets energy savings, pa...