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The AHR Expo (International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition) today announced the winners of the 2025 AHR Expo Innovation Awards. Winners are chosen annually in ten industry categories, representing the most innovative products and technologies in the market. Innovation Awards “To be recognized as an award winner is a true honor within our industry,” said Show Manager, Mark Stevens. “We are thrilled to highlight the dedication of manufacturers...
The AHR Expo (International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition) released the full schedule for the 2025 AHR Expo Education Program. The program will feature more than 250 sessions, including free industry seminars, a robust panel series lineup, new product presentations, and more. AHR education program “Educating our current and future workforce is an area of dedicated attention and effort across most industry conversations,” said Show Manager, Mark Stevens. &ldq...
CAREL is proud to announce the presentation of its near-term emissions reduction targets to SBTi, confirming its commitment to the fight against climate change and achieving its environmental sustainability objectives. The Science Based Targets initiative is a corporate climate action organization that enables companies and financial institutions worldwide to play their part in combating the climate crisis. Greenhouse gas emissions The SBTi is included as a charity, with aid that will host i...
Polymer pipework manufacturer - REHAU is set to hold an online showcase on its latest district heating pipework, RAUVIPEX, which will explore how the product can help address common challenges for heat network designers and installers. RAUVIPEX Hosted by Alexandra Leedham, Technical Team Leader for Renewable Energy at REHAU Building Solutions, the showcase is set to take place from 11 am to 11:45 am on Wednesday, 4 December, 2024, with prospective attendees able to register their interest now....
Weil-McLain® has launched its latest promotion, offering contractors two chances to win big this heating season. Contractors who purchase residential high-efficiency boilers from an authorized Weil-McLain distributor can earn valuable rewards. Those who register and install the units can unlock even more incentives. Additionally, by joining The Weil-McLain Advantage™ program during the 2024 Double Down, Double Chance promotion, contractors can compete for regional prizes, including a...
Johnson Controls, the pioneer in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, is supplying the municipality of Neustadt in Holstein, Germany, with a state-of-the-art heat pump that will use water from the Baltic Sea to generate green energy. The system will provide part of the heat supply to a new district in the city's harbor via its heating network. This seawater solution is the first-of-its-kind in Germany on this scale and represents a model for the transformation of heat supply. Heat...
The Miami Dolphins Football UNITES™ program and Air Pros USA, a pioneering residential air conditioning services company and an official Air Conditioning partner of the Miami Dolphins, came together to provide new A/C units for three households in need. The first recipient was Army Sergeant First Class - Daniel Matthews from United States Southern Command. Matthews lives with his wife, Jonell, and their two sons Dillon and Solomon in a home with an 18-year-old A/C unit. Un...
Danfoss has announced the winners of its 2024 EnVisioneer of the Year awards. ThermalWorks, Cloward H2O, and Jetson by Modine took top honors in the annual competition recognizing companies that use Danfoss products or solutions to realize significant energy or environmental savings. ThermalWorks, a manufacturer of modular cooling systems based in Bloomingburg, New York, was the winner in the System Integrator category. Danfoss Turbocor® compressor The unit uses a flooded pumped-liquid ov...
GF Building Flow Solutions (formerly Uponor) has made further advances on its journey towards carbon-neutral operations, adding Hutchinson and Zella-Mehlis to its range of manufacturing locations that have reached carbon-neutral status (scope 1 and 2). This result highlights GF Building Flow Solutions’ ongoing commitment to minimize resource consumption. sustainable water solutions Thomas Fuhr, Chief Technology Officer at GF Building Flow Solutions, said, "GF Building Flow Solutio...
Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings announced the launch of its new YORK® Mission Critical Vertical Computer Room Air Handler (MCV CRAH), engineered to meet the growing demand for sustainable data center technology. Data centers are one of the fastest-growing areas of new construction around the world. Ensuring they remain efficient and sustainable is critical. The new MCV CRAH is specifically designed to support rapid data center expansion, wh...
New from Noritz America, the NRCR Residential Condensing Tankless Water Heater Series uses a fully integrated pump to keep hot water close to even the farthest outlet in the home, minimizing the wait and, therefore, the waste of unused potable water down the drain. The Auto Mode on the new NRCR quickly learns household water usage and automatically triggers recirculation-loop activation in line with that expected usage. The correct water temperature is delivered quickly when and where occu...
American Plant Maintenance (APM Steam), a pioneering provider of steam systems maintenance services, highlights its steam trap survey services, which can be used to create a full inventory of steam traps in a facility’s steam system, identify failing traps, and uncover steam trap station issues that negatively impact the delivery of thermal energy through the steam system and the proper removal of condensate. As cold weather approaches, APM Steam urges facilities to prepare their steam s...
Decarbonizing the construction sector is a vital step in the global journey towards zero-net emissions. As the largest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for a staggering 37% of global emissions, the construction industry must take charge by implementing low carbon energy systems in buildings. The latest figures show that in the UK, the built environment is responsible for 25% of all greenhouse gas emissions. The Future Homes Standard (FHS), which comes into effect in 2025, is...
The HVAC and Cleanroom market in the ASEAN region is projected to experience substantial growth over the next several years, fueled by infrastructure development, an increase in residential and commercial construction, and stringent environmental regulations. Governments in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam are setting ambitious targets for energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emission reductions, creating a conducive environment for HVAC and cleanroom manufacturers and service...
American Plant Maintenance (APM Steam), a pioneering provider of steam systems maintenance services, highlights its innovative HVAC insulation services, designed to provide significant energy savings and enhanced operational efficiency for healthcare facilities, colleges, universities, pharmaceutical companies, biopharmaceutical companies, food manufacturers, and government facilities. The Heat Loss Study offered by APM Steam includes a detailed site walk and thorough review of hot water, steam...
Supporting LG Electronics’ global business-to-business (B2B) expansion, the company aims to double its U.S. HVAC product sales by 2030, executives announced at LG Air Conditioning Technologies USA’s 2024 Dual Channel Leadership Summit. The two-day summit, which brought together pioneers from LG’s distribution customers and applied representatives, cultivated a collaborative environment supporting LG’s substantial B2B growth strategies. LG executives and gain insights A...
The first Global Stocktake (GST) took place at COP28 in Dubai last year. It assessed Parties’ progress towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement and set out clear targets and signals to raise climate ambition going forward. As attention shifts to COP29 in Baku, Parties must account for how they have integrated outcomes from the GST in new climate targets—known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs)—due by February 10, 2025. Enhancing international coop...
Projective is pleased to announce that Bonheur ASA, the Norway-based industrial investment company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, has acquired a controlling stake in the Company. Building on 176 years of experience in, inter alia, renewable energy, shipping, and various maritime activities, Bonheur has developed a strong ecosystem of renewable energy-related companies. Projective is a global technical consulting and engineering firm that specializes in providing tailored solutions to large...
Cooper&Hunter heat pumps officially have been added to the official BAFA list in Germany! The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) has helped drive Germany’s transition to clean energy for many years. Its tasks include promoting energy efficiency and the further expansion of renewable energy, thereby contributing to climate protection. This means recognition of compliance with current energy efficiency standards and the possibility for users to receive financi...
RUSAL, a global producer of primary aluminium, has supplied ultra-low-carbon aluminium to one of Asia's largest Tier-1 suppliers to OEMs to manufacture aluminum wheels. Foundry alloys produced from ALLOW INERTA™ metal have been successfully processed into cast wheels that have passed all required compliance tests. ALLOW INERTA™, RUSAL's proprietary aluminium brand boasts the lowest carbon footprint in the industry. The use of this advanced aluminum significantly reduces the carbon f...
A-Gas, a globally renowned company in responsible lifecycle refrigerant management, announces its attendance at the 2024 HARDI Conference in Atlanta, GA. From December 7-10, 2024, HVACR industry pioneers can learn about the importance of reclamation in lifecycle refrigerant management practices. Especially in the face of the AIM Act and the resulting national HFC phase-down, reclaimed refrigerants will play a massive role in ensuring a steady supply of HFCs across the United States. Ra...
Supermarkets are a pivotal part of communities worldwide – but they also account for a substantial amount of energy consumption. Danfoss reimagined energy-efficient food retail in its first-ever integrated Danfoss Smart Store and Application Development Center, which opened in 2023 in Nordborg, Denmark. The store features cutting-edge technology and off-the-shelf solutions for reducing energy consumption, food loss, and carbon footprint, exemplifying Danfoss’ journey towards a net-z...
Promoting young talents is just as important for HKA as it is for BITZER. For the best bachelor’s degree with a focus on refrigeration, air conditioning, and environmental technology, Svenja Keppler accepted the 2024 Valerius Füner Prize during the first day of the Chillventa 2024 trade fair in Nuremberg, Germany. Christiane Schaufler-Münch, Member of the Supervisory Board of BITZER SE and Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees of THE SCHAUFLER FOUNDATION presented a check for the...
Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, Inc. (Daikin), a global pioneer in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) manufacturing, has advanced to the final stage of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge. This milestone follows the successful completion of multiple field tests, underscoring Daikin's commitment to product innovation in energy-efficient electric heating solutions. Residential Cold Climate Heat Pump DOE's...
Temple End Vets is a Buckinghamshire-based group of independent veterinary clinics operating in High Wycombe, Stokenchurch, Flackwell Heath, Marlow, and Holmer Green. The clinic is long-established and traditionally owned. Temple End Vets first brought in HVAC specialist - SFE Services to maintain and service the air conditioning in its High Wycombe clinic in 2019. air conditioning Temple End Vets requested SFE Services install air conditioning at its Flackwell Heath branch, as temperat...
The 887-page Project 2025 policy agenda for a conservative administration swings an axe at federal clean energy programs. The Heritage Foundation-led plan would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and eliminate many Department of Energy programs. That includes efficiency tax credits, home energy rebates, industrial demonstrations, appliance standards, the entire Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, ARPA-E research, loans for clean energ...
BITZER is committed to ensuring long-term business success and growth for its customers and partners, which is why the specialist in refrigeration, air conditioning, and heat pump technology will be focusing on natural refrigerants and solutions for increasing energy efficiency in new and existing systems at Chillventa 2024. ‘SHAPING THE FUTURE WITH YOU’ will be the company’s trade fair motto at stand 350 in hall 7. refrigerants and energy efficiency The refrigeration, air c...
Danfoss announced that Rogerio Federici will succeed Ricardo Schneider as the new Head of Danfoss Turbocor® Compressors, effective January 1, 2025. Ricardo Schneider, a recognized pioneer in the HVAC industry, will start a transition to retirement after 32 years with Danfoss and 16 years as President of Danfoss Turbocor. Schneider will remain onboard as an Executive Advisor for Danfoss, ensuring a smooth transition for the business. Rogerio Federici Rogerio Federici, currently Head of Sal...
Concluding its first two years of establishment, the local Working Group of Eurovent members and certified manufacturers active in India has elected new Chairpersons to steer the group’s activities for the next two years. Eurovent India members gathered in Mumbai for its Annual Meeting, which was followed by a technical workshop titled ‘Energy Efficient Indoor Air Quality Solutions’, that welcomed almost 200 professionals from various industries. Energy efficiency in ventilat...
Africa is the world's second-largest continent and also comes second in terms of population. It comes as no surprise, then, that the local Data Center market has developed strongly over recent years. This has a number of reasons. Where IT is concerned, the countries have some catching up to do, but the continent's decision-makers have recognized this and embraced new technologies with remarkable enthusiasm. Mobile communications coverage is good or even very good, which opens up a multitu...
