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Throughout 2019, Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. is making ANSI/AMCA Standard 208, Calculation of the Fan Energy Index, available for download at no cost in its online store. The ratio of the electrical power of a reference fan to the electrical power of an actual fan, both calculated at a given airflow and pressure duty point, FEI ‘levels the playing field,’ enabling meaningful comparisons of many different fan types. It was developed by AMCA and its...
On Monday, March 11, 2019, professional plumbers across the land can hold their heads up high, as the world celebrates World Plumbing Day. Initiated by the World Plumbing Council (WPC), of which the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) is a member, World Plumbing Day highlights the global water and sanitation crisis, while also promoting the important role that plumbing plays in the health and safety of modern society. While in the United Kingdom, there is a feeling a...
ECR International, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Mincarelli to the position of IT Support Tech at the firm. Mr. Mincarelli joined the firm on March 4th 2019 in the Utica facility. Anthony received a Computer Network Technician Associate Degree from Herkimer County Community College. A resident of Frankfort, Anthony is looking forward to using his knowledge of hardware and networking that he learned in the course of securing his college degree and time as a Cisco Academy...
Lake Erie College (LEC) has joined forces with Trane, globally renowned provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, to provide students the opportunity to enroll in an eleven month HVAC training program working inside a brand new, state-of-the-art NC3 Lab. The program was originally created last year as a beginner’s guide to commercial heating and cooling controls and relied on existing equipment already serving campus buildings. NC3 Lab The course&r...
Viessmann has eliminated the need for a separate low loss header and connecting pipework for its Vitodens 200-W commercial wall boiler (49 to 150 kW) by incorporating the header in a new pump connection set. This patented new solution for larger single boiler installations is more compact than having a standalone header, more keenly priced, and quicker and easier to install. With the new combined connection set, installation is now simply a matter of fitting the wall-mounted boiler and the pump...
Panasonic Heating and Cooling will preview the new Aquarea J Generation at ISH, the world’s trade fair for the sustainable management of water and energy in buildings (Frankfurt, 11h – 15th March). Located in Hall 11, Booth E67, Panasonic will highlight the environmental benefits of its new Aquarea J Generation of air-to-water heat pumps and showcase new commercial solutions. Aquarea is known for being a highly efficient solution, utilizing the air as a renewable energy source. Now,...
Spring is a good time for transport companies to get a head start on ensuring optimal refrigeration equipment performance during the coming summer months. For haulers of sensitive and temperature-controlled cargo, a well-maintained transport refrigeration unit is essential because in the warmer season, equipment needs to operate at peak levels. Carrier Transicold, which operates in Germany as Carrier Transicold Deutschland GmbH, is a part of Carrier, a global provider of innovative heating, ven...
Purafil, a provider of gas phase filtration, announced the completion of its recent lab overhaul to increase functionality and expand testing capabilities. “Today is an exciting day for Purafil for a number of reasons, but none more so than the expansion of our R&D lab. We will now be able to offer comprehensive and developmental testing services as well as media analysis services. We also have rapid prototyping of new media capabilities,” explained Bill England, Purafil’s...
Danfoss is proud to introduce a new series of semi-welded plate heat exchangers that have been specifically designed, crafted, and tested to fit ammonia-based industrial refrigeration applications. The SW19-59 range of semi-welded plate heat exchangers adds one more reliable solution to the broad portfolio of industrial refrigeration solutions its customers have come to expect from them. This new range has been infused with our deep experience and expertise, and can help industrial refrigeratio...
Weil-McLain® introduces its full line of advanced, high efficiency gas boilers designed to meet the unique heating demands of residential and commercial applications. The line now includes the Evergreen®, Ultra™ Series 4, GV90+® cast iron boiler and the AquaBalance® Series 2 – all operating with natural or propane gas and featuring the latest hydronic heating technology for ideal heating comfort and energy-saving performance. “Our high efficiency boiler line is...
The Manufacturing Institute announced it will award Catherine Werner, Global EHS Leader at GE Appliances, with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award. The STEP Ahead Awards honor women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of the manufacturing industry, from the factory floor to the C-suite. “With passion, grit and determination, Catherine has led tremendous positive change both at w...
Installers and service technicians around the world work smarter and faster every day using the Danfoss CoolApps Toolbox, a collection of mobile apps uniquely designed to help them with their everyday tasks. Now, Danfoss is ready to put one more helpful tool in the palm of their hand. Danfoss introduces Magnetic Tool, a simple yet advanced app that harnesses the power of the user’s smartphone’s hardware to turn it into a precision magnetic field detector. repair and installation pro...
On March 19, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice announcing a list of products given a one-year extension on current tariff exclusions granted in this Federal Register notice, dated March 25, 2019. This batch of exclusions was the second of those announced by the USTR and part of the first round of Section 301 tariffs on $34 billion worth of products imported from China; they are set to expire on March 25, 2020...
Greenheck has expanded its line of Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) for high percentage and 100% outside air. Pre-engineered rooftop ventilator models RV-110 and RVE-180 with energy recovery offer capacities up to 18,000 cfm, up to 70 tons of cooling and 1200 mbh indirect gas-fired heating. Both models feature an upgraded controls platform with a web user interface that comes as standard. The new web user interface (UI) provides an overview graphic of the unit operation and allows the contr...
Voltas Limited – a Tata group enterprise, the pioneer of residential air-conditioners in India, strengthens its position by associating with South Asia's largest HVAC exhibition, ACREX India 2019 as its knowledge partner. Voltas Limited has displayed its strengths across projects undertaken by its Domestic Projects Group in the electrification, water management solutions and MEP segments. Voltas has been a preferred contractor on projects such as Metro lines in New Delhi, Chennai and Kolk...
A home should be a safe haven where one can rely on finding peace, comfort, and relaxation. It’s where we get the best sleep and feel safest. Owning an air conditioner can help provide the family with the comfort and security one should expect each time they return home. The benefits of air conditioner ownership are near endless and help the safe haven remain comfortable year-round. Does one have trouble sleeping? Research shows that inadequate sleep can be linked to warmer temperatures,...
Panasonic Corporation, the globally renowned company in the development of HVAC&R solutions, along with Systemair, the global specialist in ventilation and applied air conditioning technology solutions, has announced a strategic partnership to develop integrated and sustainable solutions for the commercial and residential sectors. Panasonic/Systemair collaboration The Panasonic/Systemair collaboration will leverage existing technology and expertise from both parties, setting new trends wit...
Rheem announced that it joined the SmartWay Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. Rheem will contribute to the Partnership’s savings of 215.4 million barrels of oil, $29.7 billion in fuel costs and 103 million tons of air pollutants. This is equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in more than 14 milli...
The West Suburban Community Food Pantry received a visit from various Marley Engineered Products employees from the Burr Ridge, Illinois office ready to endure chilly conditions to help deliver food to those in need. Although temperatures dipped into the high teens during the outdoor mobile food pantry event, the volunteers worked into the early evening until the pantry closed, distributing groceries to 76 families in the community. The West Suburban Community Pantry serves food to insecure ind...
Rheem announces that it joins the SmartWay® Transport Partnership, an innovative collaboration between U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industry that provides a framework to assess the environmental and energy efficiency of goods movement supply chains. Rheem will contribute to the Partnership’s savings of 215.4 million barrels of oil, $29.7 billion in fuel costs and 103 million tons of air pollutants. This is equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in more than 14 m...
Johnson Controls is now offering its Tyco® Series LFII Residential 4.9K Concealed Pendent Sprinkler in an intermediate temperature rating. The intermediate temperature model provides greater flexibility when installing sprinklers near potential heat sources. It also helps meet recent demand by home builders and contractors, as well as new mandates set by local authorities in some regions prone to higher ambient temperatures. The new LFII intermediate temperature sprinkler features a reduced...
Building owners and operators can now help maximise occupant comfort and increase energy efficiency with Carrier’s new ComfortVu BACnet thermostats. These thermostats offer control of a building's heating and cooling equipment from inside a facility, or from any BACnet-based building management system (BMS), including Carrier’s powerful i-Vu building automation system. Carrier, a world leader in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, is a part of Carri...
Panasonic Corporation's production of household refrigerators reached a grand total of 100 million in 2018, 65 years since the company first began to manufacture them in 1953. Panasonic began working on refrigerators as well as televisions and washing machines in anticipation of the approaching electrical age after the Second World War. In 1952 an alliance was formed with Nakagawa Kikai Co., Ltd., a specialist machine tool manufacturer that had made refrigerators for the Army of Occupation. The...
After months of negotiations in Europe, it appears that the final model of Brexit and how it will affect both the UK and Europe is still very much undecided, although in the final stages. Critical stock holdings The Adcock board of directors have been risk assessing and planning for Brexit for some time and are pleased to confirm that, whilst Adcock do not anticipate any disruption to their operations or services received from them, they have been increasing their critical stock holdings, such...
The entrepreneur and art patron Siegfried Weishaupt celebrated his 80th birthday on February 20, 2019. Until he left the company almost three years ago, Weishaupt was a member of the board of the Federal Association of the German Heating Industry (BDH) for many years. BDH President Uwe Glock and General Manager Andreas Lücke congratulated Siegfried Weishaupt and thanked him for his intensive voluntary commitment. Glock emphasized that the BDH owed a great deal to Weishaupt. Siegfried Weish...
LG Electronics (LG) will aggressively expand its voice recognition-enabled smart home appliances this year, with more than two dozen markets expected to be on board by the start of the second quarter. With the company’s valued artificial intelligence (AI) partners Google and Amazon expanding sales of AI speakers globally, LG anticipates a simultaneous increase in demand for appliances supporting voice recognition. Millions more LG home appliance owners across the world will enjoy a smooth...
Unless one is a professional electrical technician, it is difficult to differentiate between HVAC and AC. One is not the only person who gets confused after hearing this lingo. What one needs to know is that these are acronyms that are used to denote the electrical systems that regulate heat and cool air on their property. Island Heating & Air Conditioning get this question from their customers, especially those who want to invest in these systems for the first time. Here are some differenc...
Johnson Controls General Manager of Thermostats, Rob Munin will participate on a panel discussion at the Parks Associates Smart Energy Summit being held in Austin, TX from Feb 18-20, 2019. Munin joins other industry thought leaders on a panel titled, Demand Response in the Smart Home. The session takes place on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 2:15 p.m. Joining Munin are executives from SRP, Resideo and Con Edison. The panel, moderated by Denise Ernst of Parks Associates, will examine how Bring-your-own-...
Ariston has announced the release of its latest product line - DEOS, a range of silent running dehumidifiers available in three models – the DEOS 11, DEOS 16s and DEOS 21s – with each unit recommended for areas sized 25 sq. m, 38 sq. m and 47 sq. m, respectively. Key features across the DEOS range of dehumidifiers include electronic control for accurate and intuitive operation of the units, alongside built-in wheels allowing for quick and easy positioning around a home. Units also b...
Ariston launches DEOS, a range of silent running dehumidifiers available in three models, the DEOS 11, DEOS 16s and DEOS 21s, with each unit recommended for areas sized 25m2, 38m2 and 47m2 respectively. Key features across the range include electronic control for accurate and intuitive operation of the units, alongside built-in wheels allowing for quick and easy positioning around a home. Units also benefit from the ability to operate continuously, regardless of the level of humidity in a room,...
