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Lennox Industries announced its PureAir™ and PureAir™ S Air Purification Systems with the Lennox Healthy Climate™ Carbon Clean 16® air filter remove over 99% of the virus that causes COVID-19 from the air2. After months of rigorous testing at a highly reputed, independent laboratory, this announcement is further evidence of Lennox’s relentless commitment to delivering unmatched, whole-home purification for perfect air. Residential Filtration Systems Lennox’s...

Carrier Transicold has expanded its portfolio of PowerLINE® generator sets for refrigerated containers with new Series 55 models designed for compliance with European Union Stage V standards for diesel engines, offering greater sustainability. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, the pioneering global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions. “In addition to providing efficient performance that our customers in Europe have co...

Emerson has announced the introduction of its Copeland variable-speed reciprocating hermetic compressors for commercial refrigeration applications. The new models are specifically engineered to save energy and provide performance improvements in a variety of demanding commercial refrigeration applications. Stringent energy requirements Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the commercial refrigeration space have faced increasingly stringent energy requirements. Medium- and low-tempe...

Continental Fan’s AIB Belt Drive Tubeaxial Fans provide aerodynamically efficient performance, with airflow capacities ranging to 54,000 cfm. The rugged fan housing is constructed of heavy-duty welded steel and angle ring flanges, and is available in diameters from 12″ through 60″. The AIB features a spark-resistant, cast aluminum airfoil axial impeller, and has an extensive line of options & accessories to compliment it. Features of AIB Belt Drive Tubeaxial Fans Followi...

The Viessmann Group successfully mastered the past year despite the global Corona pandemic. Following a global market slump at the beginning of the crisis, the family-owned company, together with its installation partners, quickly made a significant contribution to maintaining everyday life in society as a system-relevant industry and continued on its successful growth track. Total revenue in 2020 rose by 6 percent to a total of 2.8 billion euros (previous year: 2.65 billion euros) reaching a n...

‘Co-create climate for life’ is Viessmann’s trade fair motto this year. As a solution provider for the entire living space, this family business has the right products, platforms, digital and other services to tackle global warming, together with its specialist partners. This year, Viessmann will introduce numerous innovations to market whose development is in no small way attributable to its partners. Based on surveys, joint workshops, discussions, and many interviews, expert...

“With patented technology, the Demand Duo R-Series delivers superior, reliable performance and a longer service life,” said Dale Schmitz, Marketing Segment Manager, adding “Switching from traditional tanks to the consistency and efficiency of the Demand Duo R-Series is simple and benefits customers with a lower total cost of ownership.” Demand Duo R-Series Sold in 80 or 119-gallon tank options, the Demand Duo R-Series eliminates the need for new vent penetrations. The p...

Baxi Heating UK and Ireland have appointed specification specialist Ryan Kirkwood to the role of Heat Pump Business Development Manager. The move is part of the company’s continuous improvement and development strategy, ensuring it is well prepared for the future as the heating industry makes the transition towards zero carbon and sustainable solutions, and to meet the changing needs of its customers. Maximizing system performance Ryan joined the business in 2013 as an Area Sales Manage...

With the brand-new Danfoss Smart Sensors™, water pump and air compressor industry OEMs and customers now get innovative design-in features – for instant fine-tuning, programming, and diagnostic capabilities. And all this via a fast, easy, and intuitive web-based user-interface. Danfoss Smart Sensors™ is a digital and editable sensor electronics platform that enables you to use new programmable features when developing and integrating...

State-of-the-art reliability meets future-proof innovation in the DST P3xx series of robust new pressure transmitters, designed for scalable performance. The new DST P3xx series is a range of robust pressure transmitters optimized for the future with scalable digital technology, engineered on decades of experience in intense water, air, marine, and cooling environments. Available with a variety of electrical and pressure connections for seamless integration...

Fortcollins Heating offers quality iWave products for installation in the clients’ homes as the iWave air purifiers are some of the best in the industry. And, with the current pandemic putting homeowners on high alert, iWave has proven this fact yet again. Through testing, the iWave-C proved a formidable foe to SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the COVID-19 disease.  Using the iWave-C, and based on viral titrations, it was determined that 84.2% of the virus was inactivated at the 10-min...

Ruskin, a global provider of air control solutions, announces that Charlie Black, the Director of Air Control Solutions, Sales, and Marketing, has been elected to the Air Movement and Control Association's (AMCA) International Board of Directors.  Charlie Black elected to AMCA Board of Directors Charlie Black was among four new members elected to the Board. The term for each seat is three years and expires in October 2023. “This year’s candidates were among the most experienc...

Daikin confirmed its presence at ISH 21, the world’s foremost trade fair for HVAC and water, which will be held virtually from March 22nd until March 26th. Daikin is happy to e-meet new stakeholders, present new products, including two world premieres, and stress the importance of sustainability in HVAC during the fair. Daikin will do this by presenting a series of high-quality and unique webinars throughout the week about various topics such as the renovation wave, indoor air quality...

Danfoss has expanded the capabilities of Turbocor® compressors TTS and TGS with a higher saturated suction temperature (SST) operating range — helping OEMs bring the benefits of oil-free technology to data centers operating at higher temperatures. Allowances for data center cooling temperatures have risen steadily in recent years, thanks to new server technology allowing them to operate at higher space temperatures — giving operators greater flexibility to benefit from lower pow...

JB Industries, a premier manufacturer of American-made HVAC/R tools and equipment, announces their DDA Silver Award-Winning (Hand Tools Category) Valve Core Removal Tool with Slide Valve Side Port designed for faster evacuation and charging. The A32525SV is a valve core removal tool that utilizes an additional slide valve on the side port to easily attach and isolate a micron or vacuum gauge. This new tool swaps out damaged valve cores under pressurized HVAC/R systems. It also removes valve cor...

Greenheck’s HBT-221 rectangular bubble-tight damper is available in larger sizes up to 48 in. x 52 in. in a single section. This allows larger openings to be filled with one pre-engineered damper to provide zero leakage rather than a multi-section assembly that can add a significant amount of pressure to the system. In addition, larger-size HBT-221 dampers can be configured with a single actuator versus two actuators found in a multi-section damper assembly. mechanically fastened blade...

The National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) also known as the HVAC Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Association welcomes Michael McDavid and Clint Orr to its Board of Directors. Michael McDavid Michael holds Air Systems Cleaning Specialist (ASCS) and Certified Ventilation Inspector (CVI) certifications As General Manager of Professional Abatement & Remediation Technologies (PART-LLC) in Fenton, MO, Michael McDavid has been in the HVAC system cleaning industry for nearly 20 yea...

Danfoss Climate Solutions will attend the Mostra Digital 2021 event from April 8th to 9th. MCE 2020, originally scheduled to run March 17-20, 2021, was finally canceled under virus restrictions. The MCE Live + Digital virtual platform will offer visitors a wide range of services, from meeting with companies attending the event, access to webinars and conferences. Danfoss will focus primarily on air conditioning, commercial refrigeration and heating applica...

Baxi Heating and Worcester Bosch are proud to be able to showcase hydrogen boilers in the UK’s first 100% Hydrogen Home public demonstration. The project will demonstrate the use of hydrogen-fuelled appliances in a real-world setting, and signals a clear step in the progression of clean, sustainable hydrogen technology for heating, hot water and cooking in UK homes.  The innovative semi-detached properties, built in partnership with Northern Gas Networks, the Government’s Depa...

Dan Diehl, CEO at Aircuity, the pioneer in accurate ventilation for healthy sustainable buildings, told CERAWeek 2021 attendees last week that healthy buildings will remain a permanent part of all emerging sustainability goals in a post-COVID world. CERAWeek by IHS Markit is the world’s premier energy event with comprehensive insight into the global and regional energy future. This marks the third year Mr. Diehl has been invited to speak at the distinguished conference. During his Agora-X...

The pandemic has upended way of life around the world and the impact on the future of buildings, building performance, and building use is in many ways still unknown. Danfoss recently convened a virtual EnVisioneering Workshop to explore the pandemic’s impact and how it might reset building markets and energy-performance strategy whether new building use patterns will slow or accelerate energy decarbonization and electrification, and what their significance will be on indoor air quality s...

Global climate innovator - Trane Technologies, through its strategic brand - Trane®, has joined forces with indoor air quality monitoring, reporting, and ventilation management company Aircuity® to provide automated, data-based indoor air quality monitoring and management solutions for building owners. energy efficiency The integrated Trane and Aircuity system, available in the United States of America (USA) and Canada, collects critical data about a building’s air quality and au...

The Sigma 05 acts as a sensor hub for E+E Elektronik’s intelligent Modbus probes. It makes it easy to set up a modular sensor platform with up to three probes and five measurands. The Sigma 05 supports E+E sensing probes for CO₂, humidity, temperature, ambient pressure and air velocity, making it suitable for a wide range of applications. The Sigma 05 can centrally manage up to three sensing probes with an RS485 interface and the Modbus RTU protocol. Compatible E+E sensing probes are auto...

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS), a supplier of Ductless and Ducted Mini-split and Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heat-pump and air-conditioning systems, is pleased to announce the hiring of Tom Overs as vice president, residential business. Tom's experience  Before joining METUS, Overs spent 18 years with Lennox International and affiliated companies, serving in continually advancing roles including product manager, district manager, general manager, and vice president of Heatc...

Somerset powerhouse Hinkley Point B has been given permission to restart generating low-carbon energy. EDF has invested £3m over the past year in 2020 upgrading the Somerset plant while detailed assessments have been completed on the graphite in the nuclear reactors. On March 17, 2021, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has given the green light to bring the plant back online. Power generation approval Peter Evans, Station Director of Hinkley Point B, said, “Our core pur...

Greenheck Group, the globally renowned manufacturer of air movement, control, and conditioning equipment, with manufacturing locations across the United States of America (USA), was named as one of Forbes’ America’s Best Midsized Employers on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. Employers are chosen based on results from an independent survey that is distributed to more than 50,000 U.S. based employees, who are working for companies that employ more than 1,000 individuals. America’s Be...

Pioneer polymer building solutions supplier REHAU will be exhibiting at the first virtual edition of the HVAC and water trade show ISH Digital 2021. Usually held in Frankfurt, Germany, the online version of this exhibition will give contractors, developers, and consultants from the UK the chance to attend the international event they may not have usually been able to attend. Building services professionals At a time of construction boom in the UK, building professionals now have the opportuni...

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS), the provider of Zoned Comfort Solutions® and the foremost supplier of Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) heating and cooling systems, recently honored seven distributors with Diamond Service Group (DSG) Distributor of the Year Awards for outstanding performance. The Mitsubishi Electric DSG network comprises more than 300 technical service support professionals employed by distributors in North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. DSG members ser...

Having a way to control and monitor hot water usage creates efficiencies for business leaders and facility managers, but is often critical to keeping businesses’ doors open. That’s why Rinnai has launched the Building Management System (BMS) Gateway, a new product that will provide commercial and vertical markets with a software system, used to remotely control and monitor Rinnai Commercial Tankless Water Heaters. Adjusting water temperature “Our brand promise is Creating a...

Baxi Heating is once again leading the way in the road to net-zero and low-carbon technology, with the installation of a Baxi hydrogen boiler in the nation’s first public showcase of a 100% Hydrogen Home demonstration.  The UK-first development is part of a project to demonstrate the use of hydrogen-fuelled appliances in a real-world setting and signals a clear step in the progression of hydrogen technology for heating UK homes.   Hydrogen-fuelled appliances Alongside the...