Cooling News & Trends

While class has been dismissed for the summer, Lennox, a renowned manufacturer of innovative home comfort products, put homeowners to the test one more time before the official start of summer, and found that while most would pass when it comes to energy efficiency know-how, many may want to hit the books to learn more about how to save money on energy bills and stay cool this summer. Lennox Home Energy Report Card Survey The Lennox Home Energy Report Card Survey, commissioned by Lennox Intern...

Rheem announced two key global leadership appointments. Chris Peel has been promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of Rheem Manufacturing Company with global responsibility for all business operations. In addition, JR Jones has been named Executive Chairman of the Board of Rheem Manufacturing Company. For the past 10 years, Peel has served as Rheem’s President and Chief Operating Officer. Currently, he is also the Chairman of Industry Trade Association, Air Conditioning, Heatin...

During the hot summer months, most homeowners don’t expect to find ice on their air conditioning unit. Unfortunately, this issue is more common than you might think, and having ice on the AC is a sure sign that something’s not right. Reviewing the likely causes can help you get the equipment back to its normal working state. Problems with AC Ice Once you notice that there’s ice on the unit, you need to turn the AC off. This can help prevent the situation from getting worse. A...

The dog days of summer are here, and Lennox, a renowned provider of innovative home comfort products, is looking for some cool ideas for saving energy. Most American homeowners believe they deserve a passing grade when it comes to energy efficiency, according to the annual Lennox ‘Home Energy Report Card’ survey, but many also recognize that there is room for improvement. Lennox is giving U.S. homeowners a chance to demonstrate their efficiency I.Q. by sharing their best energy-savi...

Adcock has secured a large scale maintenance contract for CVS Group PLC looking after various VRF air conditioning and split comfort cooling systems. CVS Group Plc is the largest integrated veterinary services provider in the UK, employing 4,500 colleagues, including over 1,000 vets and 1,500 nurses. Performing diagnostic services The company owns over 450 veterinary surgeries in the UK and Netherlands across small animal, large animal, and equine specialisms including seven small animal refe...

American Coolair has named H.B. Graves as a sales representative in the Farm Sales Division. In this role, Graves will work with American Coolair customers in greenhouse, poultry, and dairy industries. Graves experience Graves has worked throughout the company since 2007 to gain experience and firm knowledge of American Coolair products. He has served as a Test Laboratory Assistant, and worked in Parts Fabrication, Foundry, Industrial Fan Assembly, and Inventory. He studied at the University...

Exactly 2 years after replacing the existing diesel power station with a high-speed, gas-fuelled reciprocating engine station, Aggreko is working with Gold Fields to introduce renewables at its Granny Smith gold mine in Western Australia. Aggreko won the contract to build and operate the 21 MW power station in 2016 and has since worked with Gold Fields on plans to provide 7.3 MW of solar power generation, as well as a 2 MW/1 MWh battery system, to be integrated with the existing gas supply...

BACnet is a widely accepted protocol, commonly used in Building Management System HVAC integration. BMS systems, having lagged for years behind the digital revolution, are now shifting towards open protocol communications solutions where BACnet adoption is increasing. That is why Coolautomation has decided to add this feature to their gateways. The feature is now available on CoolMasterNet, a VRF HVAC communication bridge that covers all familiar VRF brands and models. Multi-Split HVAC systems...

Victaulic, the globally renowned manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, announced that it is introducing the Wellness Week, held for employees at the company headquarters, from June 18 through June 22, 2018. Victaulic has traditionally held a health fair and ‘Take Our Kids to Work Day’ in June, and has now extended events to an entire week for added focus on wellness. Wellness Week Wellness Week begins with ‘Market Monday’, where the Easton Public Market will...

ClimateMaster paints the service access panel on their Tranquility® TY Compact Horizontal and Vertical Units, while the rest of the unit is unpainted galvanized steel. Because these units are installed in ceiling plenums or closets, the need for painting on typical installations does not add value. The customers agreed too. Beginning on May 1, 2018, Standard TY units will now be galvanized only. Request for access panels paint If for some reason, paint on the access panels require, the sa...

ClimateMaster announces the launch of its Tranquility® Vertical Stack (TSL) Series ducted heat pump unit, which is the first and only vertical stack product for ducted applications on the market today. Providing a simple, cost-effective approach to installing ducted stacked units, the ClimateMaster TSL Series also provides independent metering capabilities for a wide scope of building applications, including office, education, hospitality and multi-family projects. Uniquely engineered HVAC...

ClimateMaster announces the launch of its Tranquility® Vertical Stack (TSM) Series heat pump units, offering simple, cost-effective installation combined with the industry’s high energy performance in the vertical stack product category. Available in ¾ – 3 ton capacities, the units are engineered to provide energy-efficient heating and cooling as part of either boiler/cooling tower or geothermal heating and cooling systems. Designed for a variety of applications includin...

ClimateMaster announces the expansion of the Tranquility Modular Water-to-Water (TMW) Series. Now available in 30-ton and 50-ton sizes, have expanded to product line to include a 70-ton unit. The TMW Series offers industry efficiency and capacity with advanced features, quiet operation and application flexibility all at competitive prices. ClimateMaster’s Tranquility Modular Water-to-Water Series is versatile. With ability to operate in applications for geothermal, cooling towers or hybri...

Without even taking machinery apart, it’s a warning sign when visible parts of the system don’t look quite right on the surface. Are parts loose, missing, blocked or one can see obvious leaks? Also, take a look at the occupants or products being cooled… are they suffering because the air con is not maintaining the optimum temperature? There could even be an issue with the thermostat itself so have a look at the display for anything unusual. Unusually loud, or different (squea...

Adcock is pleased to confirm the completion of a supply and install project working with Chiltern Construction & Design Limited for multiple car dealerships. Adcock were contracted to install new Daikin air conditioning and ventilation equipment to new Peugeot, Lexus, and Hyundai showrooms, and heaters to serve the workshop areas. The new car dealerships based in Crawley form part of the Motorline group. Maintained air conditioning Adcock have installed and maintained air conditioning and...

Victaulic, the manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems, announces the launch of its QuickVic™ SD Installation-Ready™ System, a plain end pipe joining technology designed for use on carbon steel HVAC systems sized 2”/DN50 and down. The Victaulic QuickVic SD System is the most economical and efficient pipe joining solution for small diameter commercial and industrial HVAC applications. The product line offers a significant total installed cost savings when compared to cu...

UK Power Reserve announces that it has partnered with Fluence, a globally renowned provider of energy storage technology and services to deliver the first phase of its 120MW battery storage portfolio. This partnership represents the single largest energy storage portfolio transaction with one technology provider announced in the UK to date. The UK’s renowned flexibility provider is starting construction on the first 60MW of its battery portfolio - a total of 120MW were secured in the 2016...

Berner’s recently-introduced Commercial High Performance 10 Series (CHD10) air curtain has been certified for electric heat by the Air Movement & Control Association (AMCA). The Commercial High Performance 10 Series joins Berner’s Architectural High Performance 10 (AHD10) and Architectural Recessed 12 (ARD12) air curtains in offering architects and engineers AMCA-certified heated and unheated choices to replace vestibules in building projects as per allowances by the Internation...

Toshiba Carrier Corporation announced it will break ground on a new complex of Toshiba Carrier Air Conditioning (China) Co., Ltd. in Hangzhou, China, to enhance its development, testing, and manufacturing facilities. The new state-of-the-art premises, scheduled to open in March 2020, will include corporate offices as well as research and development facilities and manufacturing space, an investment of approximately RMB 400 million. Toshiba Carrier Corp. is an air-conditioning joint venture in...

One must have heard of Difluoromethane, better known as refrigerant R32. It’s been hailed the next generation of refrigerant for its outstanding properties and compliance with the European phase down of HFCs (Hydrofluorocarbons) / man made F-gases (fluorinated greenhouse gases) used in commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump systems. The EU Regulation is a response to environmental concerns, as F-Gases’ global warming effect is huge: 23,000 times greater than CO2. H...

Stephen Beynon, Managing Director of Aggreko Power Solutions, and the Governor of Chukotka region, Roman Kopin, met at St. Petersburg Economic Forum to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on combined heat and power generation for Bilibino city and the Chaun-Bilibino power center, so as to compensate the abandoned capacity of the Bilibino Atomic Power Plant, which had reached the end of its useful life. The capacity of the project is estimated as 24 MW of electrical and 70 MW of thermal power wit...

Toshiba Carrier Corporation announced that the company’s Board of Directors has internally appointed Toru Kubo as President & CEO, effective June 22, 2018. The decision of this internal appointment was made at the Board of Directors Meeting on June 5, 2018, and is subject to the approval at its ordinary general meeting of shareholders and board meeting scheduled on June 22, 2018. Kondo Hirokazu, the outgoing President & CEO, has been internally appointed as Auditor of Toshiba Inf...

Aggreko plc, the pioneer in the supply of temporary power and temperature control solutions, has completed the acquisition of Generator Hire Service (“GHS”) via its subsidiary Aggreko Generator Rentals Pty Ltd, a provider of specialized rental equipment in Australia.  The total consideration is $5 million (£2.7 million); in the calendar year 2017, GHS had revenues of approx. $4 million (£2.165 million).  The agreement is contingent on the satisfaction of s...

SPX Cooling Technologies, Inc., a full-line, full-service industry specialist in the design and manufacture of evaporative cooling towers and air-cooled heat exchangers, will feature new and innovative Marley cooling towers at POWER-GEN International, December 4-6, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. Featured at booth #1953 will be the Marley NC Everest crossflow cooling tower and the new Marley MD Everest counterflow cooling tower, pre-assembled modular products engineered for...

ISH China & CIHE is the largest fair for the HVAC and plumbing industries in Asia. The 2018 edition covered 106,800 sqm of exhibition space across eight halls and welcomed 1,300 exhibitors and 65,000 professional visitors. Heatmiser China was proud to exhibit the HomeKit enabled Smart Thermostat Neo as well as their complete range of heating thermostats. Heatmiser China presented their new heating & cooling fan coil thermostat series and the forthcoming Heatmiser neoHC – that offe...

For the third consecutive year, Bryant Heating & Cooling Systems hosted more than 150 Indiana members of the military at its Indianapolis Motor Speedway suite. This year, they teamed up with local Bryant Dealer, Chapman Heating and Air Conditioning, to honor Army National Guard First Sgt. Steven Allman as a Bryant True Hero. Allman, an Indiana national guardsman currently deployed in the Middle East, was selected as a True Hero because of his multiple overseas deployments and long military s...

Adcock is pleased to have an ongoing service and maintenance contract for DS Smith at their Kemsley Paper Mill site in Sittingbourne. DS Smith is a provider of corrugated packaging and is world-wide across 37 countries. Kemsley Paper Mill has an annual production capacity of around 800,000 tonnes and is the second biggest recovered fiber-based paper operation in Europe. Presently the plant produces Light Medium, the first recycled lightweight paper manufactured in the UK. Building strong relat...

EnergySolutions, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Ken Robuck as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective June 30, 2018.   Ken was previously President of EnergySolutions’ Nuclear Decommissioning division. David Lockwood, the current President and CEO, will remain with the company as Executive Chairman. Largest decommissioning contract "Ken is an outstanding pioneer with proven managerial and operational skills," said David Lockwood, adding...

Adcock have completed the replacement of an air conditioning system, working with Boom Collective, for Mascalls Academy, a Leigh Academies Trust school. Leigh Academies Trust is a non-profit making charitable company based in Strood, Medway. The trust was set up to support and assist schools build their existing strengths and to help them achieve quick educational transformation. It has significant experience in running schools and includes both sponsored academies and schools which have chosen...

Trane®, a provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is proud to recognize facility managers around the world who have taken strides to reduce energy demand and improve overall operating costs and environments in celebration of the ninth annual World FM Day. Led by Global FM, the Global Facility Management Association, World FM Day honors facility management professionals and the vital work that they do to ensure the productivity, health, and overa...