Air Ventilation News & Trends

Marley Engineered Products thanked visitors for visiting Booth 5577 at the AHR 2018. Marley Engineered Products showcased its floor-to-ceiling total custom solutions and made-to-order products and capabilities for custom heating solutions for any application. The training presentations during the show gave an in-depth look into a few of the more creative custom heating projects for some prominent facilities across the country.

The wintertime weather can do a real number on the indoor comfort. Oftentimes, heating the home is only half of the solution. Dry air will continue to be a problem until spring rolls around. For the next couple of months, indoor humidity is what really counts for home comfort. Indiana homeowners tend to think that humidity is a bad thing. But don’t let the hot and extra-humid summers fool you. In reality, a little moisture can help make the air feel great—especially during the colde...

The Fuel Cell Initiative (IBZ) has given itself a new organizational structure, in order to take account of the further development of the market and the associated new tasks. This was shared by the Managing Director of the Federal Association of the German Heating Industry (BDH), Andreas Lücke and Dr. Timm Kehler, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Zukunft Erdgas (Future of Gas), who participated in the German Heat Conference in Berlin. In future, both will also act as spokespersons for...

CALMAC®, a pioneer in cool energy-related technologies and a portfolio of Trane®, a global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand®, will showcase ice-based thermal energy storage technology during 2018 The International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo®) in Chicago from January 22 – 24. CALMAC ice storage tanks are integrated with Trane commercial heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems t...

LG Electronics USA Inc.’s Component Solutions division announces a new milestone for commercial refrigeration with the launch of its refrigeration scroll compressor at the 2018 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) in Chicago this week. The compressor, designed at the LG Component Solutions U.S. research and development center in Farmers Branch, Texas, in collaboration with engineers in South Korea, features improvements inspired by commercial servic...

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...

Ron Anastasi comes to ECR International with 40 years’ experience in the Plumbing, Heating and Cooling Industry. He began his career with an apprenticeship and Night School in Pennsylvania where he obtained his Plumbing License. He later relocated to New Jersey and ultimately owned and ran his own business that specialized in High Efficiency Heating and Cooling for 28 years. From there he ventured into sales as a Comfort Advisor, helping, educating and ultimately selling homeowners new an...

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...

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...

Victaulic, the producer of mechanical pipe joining solutions, has launched the industry’s first grooved piping system designed exclusively for chlorinated polyvinyl chloride/polyvinyl chloride (CPVC/PVC) pipe. Created for use on Schedules 40 and 80 CPVC and PVC pipe, the system includes a full line of Installation-Ready™ couplings, fittings and pipe preparation tools. Victaulic’s new solution offers the fastest, cleanest installation method for CPVC/PVC pipe and eliminates sev...

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...

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...