Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems (VRF or VRV) News & Trends

A whole-home generator can save users from the inconvenience and the worry that typically follows a power cut or blackout. How does it do that? Well, a generator is the power supply’s second line of defense. It is powered by gasoline, propane, diesel, or the home’s existing natural gasses, which is then converted into electricity. Home backup generators can power homes for weeks on the go. Automatic Home Backup Generator Bob’s Heating & Air Conditioning recommends install...

The new DOE regulations being enforced as of January 1, 2020, will raise the standards of efficiency and energy conservation, taking advantage of the available advanced technology. Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration has utilized this emerging technology to design the industry’s leading refrigeration controller: intelliGen™. The intelliGen Refrigeration Controller is innovative, simple, and smart. Following are the benefits intelliGen controller will bring to the walk-in cooler or fre...

LCS Heating and Cooling, LLC is currently accepting resumes for the position of HVAC Lead Installer. Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years of experience installing HVAC equipment. Candidates must also live in Indianapolis or the immediate surrounding areas. Why LCS? LCS believes in what it does, value its skills, and care about the customers LCS is a team. That means work together to reach goals, help each other and encourage each other. LCS take its work very seriously but it also like t...

Desigo CC, the integrated building management platform from Siemens Smart Infrastructure, has been updated to version V4, making it suitable for use across a wider range of buildings. The technology enables building operators to boost energy efficiency while ensuring the comfort and safety of tenants. Every construction, from commercial and residential buildings to educational and medical facilities is compatible with Desigo CC. Equipped with multidiscipline support, including fire safety, powe...

shecco and BASE have joined forces on the Cooling as a Service (CaaS) Initiative to promote this game-changing business model that overcomes key market and financial barriers to increase and accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient cooling technologies and the use of climate-friendly refrigerants gases. As such, the parties signed an official Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on November 20, 2019. “Shecco is very excited to become a supporting partner of the CaaS Initiative,” sai...

Johnson Controls will showcase its unmatched portfolio of advanced, sustainable and future-ready HVACR solutions at the 2020 AHR Expo (Booth 3833) Feb. 3-5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. The Johnson Controls booth will be centered around the company’s new brand focus – ‘The power behind your mission’ – which reinforces its commitment to advancing the safety, comfort and intelligence of spaces and places to power its customers’ busi...

Aaon Inc. a manufacturer of heating and cooling products, announced that it has been named one of Oklahoma Magazine’s Great Companies to Work For. Companies are selected by Oklahoma Magazine utilizing a variety of resources, including an online application process, a survey of the state’s private-sector employers and commercial and public-sector studies and surveys. AAON employs more than 2,000 people at its Tulsa headquarters and manufacturing facility, and is a top 40 employer for...

Adcock has recently won a contract for maintaining air conditioning equipment located at Siemens factory in Witney, where 1/3 of all the MRI scanners in the world are produced. The equipment covered under the contract ranges from single split units to complex VRF systems. excellent technical assistance Stephen Fifield, Head of Mechanical Services at Darke & Taylor Ltd, commented: “Adcock Refrigeration & Air Conditioning were one of three AC Companies we considered for this projec...

Reliable Controls is pleased to announce the release of RC-RemoteAccess 3.5. Users can simplify IT management and improve data communications security with RC-RemoteAccess, a flexible BACnet Virtual Private Network (B/VPN) solution that is scalable and affordable. RC-RemoteAccess 3.5  The RC-RemoteAccess 3.5 easy-to-use software does not require additional routers or controllers to deploy and permits multiple separate VLAN configurations. Users will be able to save time and money by deplo...

Advocates for newly introduced legislation to reduce hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants will conduct a six-figure media campaign over the next week urging Senators to support the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (S. 2754). The campaign will be led by the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), the HVACR industry's trade association, with support from the Alliance for Responsible Atmospheric Policy. The legislation, introduced in October by Sens. John Kenn...

Johnson Controls International plc has announced the appointment of Ganesh Ramaswamy as Vice President and President, Global Services & Transformation. In this new role, Ramaswamy will serve as an officer of the company and will provide leadership for the global service business with revenue of US$ 6.3 billion, which is a critical part of Johnson Controls' growth strategy. Service and transformation role In a combined service and transformation role, Ramaswamy will drive to improve consist...

Resideo, Inc. is set to redefine the smart-home industry at an event that they are holding on Wednesday, Dec. 4, in Austin, Texas, at the historic Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater. More than 750 of the company’s professionals, distributors, partners, local stakeholders and employees are slated to attend the event, where they will share their vision to simplify the smart home industry through a network of more than 110,000 plumbing, HVAC and electrical contractors, and professi...

Resideo Technologies, Inc., globally renowned provider of home comfort and security solutions, has announced a number of actions to position the company for long-term success and enhance shareholder value. CEO transition and search process The company’s President and CEO, Mike Nefkens, and the board have mutually agreed to a transition, which will allow Mike to focus on family health issues. Nefkens has agreed to continue until his successor is appointed, at which time he also will step...

The Big Ass Fans family continues to grow. The company is excited to announce Mechanical Sales, Inc. as the distributor of Big Ass Fans products for the design and new construction market in the US States of Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. Mechanical Sales Inc. has provided expertise in the HVAC industry since 1967. The Mechanical Sales team consists of 25 engineers and more than 525 years of combined experience in the HVAC industry. Energy-efficient designs With a focus on ene...

The Big Ass Fans family continues to grow with a new acquisition. The high-volume, low-speed (HVLS) Fans Company is excited to announce Mechanical Sales, Inc. as the distributor of Big Ass Fans products for the design and new construction market in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma States in the US. BMI communication protocols Mechanical Sales Inc. has provided expertise in the global HVAC industry since 1967. The Mechanical Sales team consists of 25 engineers and more than 525 yea...

The latest advance in Greenheck’s line of SP commercial ceiling exhaust fans is the Modular SP-AP exhaust fan that offers exceptional design versatility and energy efficiency. Modular SP-AP ceiling exhaust fan The SP-AP’s constant CFM EC motor technology ensures performance set points resulting in improved indoor air quality, when application static pressure is higher than expected. The SP-AP is two speed capable (constantly on low speed) with built-in time delay. Three built-in h...

Adcock Refrigeration and Air Conditioning recently completed a major project at St Andrew’s Healthcare site at Birmingham, which consisted of replacing 28 Mitsubishi Electric VRF condensing units and all main pipework to internal BC boxes supplying the systems in all 5 buildings. This project was completed over 14 weeks and included 4 crane lifts to place external units into position. All work was coordinated with minimal disruption to service users and staff. Adcock has decades of experi...

Panasonic is pleased to announce they are finalists in two categories in the forthcoming and highly anticipated National ACR & Heat Pump Awards. The two categories Panasonic has been shortlisted for are; Heat Pump product with the highly energy efficient Panasonic Aquarea T-Cap, in addition to the ACR Product of the year with the innovative Panasonic GHP VRF GF3 series. The winners will be announced at a gala dinner in Manchester on 23rd January 2020 at the prestigious Midland Hotel. The aw...

WILO USA LLC, a subsidiary of WILO SE, through its newly-established subsidiary, American-Marsh Pumps LLC., has acquired the assets of US manufacturer J-Line Pump Co. d/b/a American-Marsh Pumps. Headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee, American-Marsh Pumps currently employs 55 people. Strengthening market position “The acquisition of American-Marsh Pumps strengthens our strategic market position in the US, and expands the product portfolio for our customers in the Water Management, Indu...

The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) held its inaugural Leadership Forum November 10-12 in Puerto Rico, during which it elected its new officers and presented awards to industry leaders. "The dedication of these industry leaders makes it possible for AHRI to continue to be the recognized voice of the industry and a reliable source for information," said AHRI President and CEO Stephen Yurek. "We are very grateful for their service to AHRI and the HVACR and water heat...

Danfoss Silicon Power is chosen by ZF Friedrichshafen AG to be supplier of power modules for a range of projects ZF acquired from OEM’s. At the same time the two companies are intensifying their existing cooperation, with a new strategic partnership for silicon- and silicon-carbide power modules. ZF Friedrichshafen AG - Danfoss partnership ZF Friedrichshafen AG and Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH have stepped up their existing cooperation, with a new strategic partnership for silicon- and sil...

Leanheat, the developer of artificial intelligence solutions for district heating management, is expanding its business to the Swedish market. The company will make its widely used IoT solution for controlling the indoor temperature and humidity of district heated buildings available to Swedish property owners and district heating companies. Leanheat will start building its organization in Sweden and aims for several pilot projects with Swedish property management companies as early as the comin...

Energy Solutions, Inc. announced it has completed the physical work at the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACBWR) Decommissioning Project. This includes remediation and removal of radioactive material including confirmation surveys and inspections necessary to demonstrate compliance with the NRC-approved License Termination Plan. Energy Solutions officially took operational control of the facility through an approved NRC license transfer process in June 2016 and immediately mobilized a workfo...

Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P., long a community fixture here, has finalized a donation of vacant land destined to become a new city soccer complex. The 14-acre donation is intended to honor Goodman’s former Fayetteville employees for their years of service building Goodman and Amana brand heating and air conditioning products, explains Joe Campbell, Vice President of Operations at Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P. Goodman’s 14-acre land donation Goodman’s 14-acre don...

Airedale are delighted to announce that they have signed an agreement with CyrusOne, the global data center real estate investment trust (REIT). CyrusOne specializes in highly reliable enterprise-class, carrier-neutral data center properties, and Airedale have been selected to supply cooling solutions for several upcoming data center projects in Europe, including Amsterdam and Dublin. Airedale will supply complete cooling solutions for multiple CyrusOne data centers over an initial two-year per...

Verdantix, an independent research and consulting firm with expertise in environment, health, safety and quality, operational excellence and smart buildings, released their Green Quadrant IoT Platforms for Smart Buildings 2019 report. Green Quadrant IoT Platforms Johnson Controls was positioned as a leader in both IoT platform/application capabilities and momentum for strategic success in the Green Quadrant. The Green Quadrant graphical analysis was created using a flexible multi-criteria mod...

Panasonic Heating & Cooling unveils its latest innovations in thermal comfort solutions at Interclima 2019, the comfort and energy efficiency trade show running 5–8 November 2019. The 325 m² area (Hall 2 Stand E086) features more than thirty products, many of them new. This year, R32 solutions are in the spotlight more than ever thanks to a new Air/Air Comfort range, ideal for new residential buildings, including a mini R32 VRF unveiled exclusively at the show. Also, on offer is...

As the commercial refrigeration industry gears up for the new DOE 2020 regulatory standards, Heatcraft Refrigeration Products has steadily continued down the path of developing and launching compliant products that meet the upcoming Annual Walk-In Energy Factor (AWEF) minimum efficiency standards for condensing units, unit coolers, and package systems. This unwavering commitment has led to the availability of equipment ready to order ahead of the first DOE regulatory compliance date of January 1...

On Thursday, October 31, 2019, the Institute of Domestic Heating & Environmental Engineers (IDHEE) was incorporated with the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), in a move that will provide heightened professional and technical support to members throughout the plumbing and heating industry. Founded in 1964, the Institute of Domestic Heating & Environmental Engineers has been serving both domestic heating engineers and environmental engineers for 55 years. Wi...

Panasonic Corporation is proud to announce their sponsorship for the forthcoming esteemed CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2019 for the category of Building Performance Consultancy of up to 100 employees. ‘Building Performance Consultancy’ James Chaplen, Specification Sales Manager for Panasonic UK, commented “Now in its twelfth year, the CIBSE Building Performance Awards have become an important and respected industry event, not only in the UK but internationally and helps...