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The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, HHIC, in partnership with major boiler manufacturers, installers, and representatives from across the supply chain have revisited the Benchmark scheme and updated the commissioning checklist, to take it into 2020 and beyond. Benchmark Scheme Benchmark scheme has promoted quality for the installation, commissioning, and servicing of heating and hot water systems Stewart Clements, Director, HHIC said; “Since its launch in 1999, the Benchmark sche...

For the second consecutive year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized American Standard, part of LIXIL Americas, with a 2019 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award for its efforts to defeat water waste and promote WaterSense in 2018. American Standard brand received one of 25 WaterSense awards at the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. WaterSense product line American Standard was honored as a 2019 WaterSense Sustained Excellence Award winner for its Bea...

In celebration of MFG Day (Manufacturing Day) 2019 on Friday, October 4th, AAON, Inc. is hosting students from Tulsa MET High School and Webster School, in partnership with Youth Entrepreneurs, for tours as part of an effort to highlight the modern manufacturing sector, which is a vibrant and growing industry that offers diverse, high-paying career opportunities and future prospects for students. MFG Day celebrations MFG Day, an annual national event held in communities across the United State...

The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) hosted a roundtable discussion between officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and ACCA members, to discuss the refrigerant reclamation industry. The roundtable discussion focused on educating policy makers about refrigerant reclamation issues and was not related to any pending regulations or rulemakings. ACCA has an excellent working relationship with officials from the EPA’s Stratospheric Protection Division and regular...

Viessmann and South Wales-based installer Plumbwise have teamed up with environmental enterprise BEE1 to offer all 54 primary schools in the Neath Port Talbot area a free beehive and educational package based around bees. Boiler Scheme Whenever Plumbwise installs a Viessmann boiler locally, the customer has the opportunity to select a Neath Port Talbot school to receive a beehive package worth £1,500. As well as a dedicated beehive and beekeeper, the package includes a host of educationa...

Energy Core Ventilators (ECV) from Greenheck transfer both sensible (heat) and latent (moisture) energy between the exhaust and supply airstreams without the airstreams mixing. The energy recovery core separates the supply and exhaust air, ensuring only fresh air is introduced into the indoor space while providing superior heat transfer and moisture permeability. Model ECV-PM, the addition to Greenheck’s ECV line, features an AHRI 1060-certified polymer membrane energy-recovery core manuf...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in digital transformation of energy management and automation, is offering the chance to win an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) secure asset connection starter pack. The pack acts as an ideal solution for machine builders and end users seeking integrated asset-to-cloud connectivity, as well as cybersecure end-to-end remote access to program and monitor other control equipment. Businesses are under increasing pressure to understand and utilize IIoT in their s...

Aggreko plc, the pioneer in rental power, heating, and cooling, has been recognized by Texas Oil & Gas Awards with the award for Excellence in Environmental Stewardship. This resulted from the custom emissions control technology that helps reduce NOx emissions on temporary, large-scale gas power plants. Innovation in the form of its new emissions control technology surpassed emissions regulations and successfully reduced the NOx emissions by up to 90% and Hydro-Carbon, CO, and particulate e...

Submersible drainage pumps are subject to enormous loads caused by abrasive media when draining excavations. This poses the risk of pump performance continually decreasing, while energy consumption increases. In the worst case, the water will no longer be completely drained, with consequences ranging from delays to suspension of building work. Wilo-Padus PRO submersible pump With the Wilo-Padus PRO submersible pump, Wilo offers a system solution for excavation drainage that is simultaneously...

Whirlpool Corporation is among a distinguished group of companies included on the 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) North America Index – recognition of its longstanding commitment to sustainable business practices. Whirlpool Corporation has shown consecutive years of improvement in the Household Durables industry. In the past year, the company has continued to accelerate its progress toward the goal of zero waste to landfill and has strengthened its commitments to renewable en...

The three central associations of the German heating industry, the Federation of the German Heating Industry (BDH), the Central Association of Sanitary, Heating, Air Conditioning/German Sanitation, Heating and Air Conditioning Association (ZVSHK) and the German Wholesale Association of Building Technology (DG Haustechnik) welcomed the fundamental decisions of the federal government to implement the heating transition, after years of back and forth, to finally start. Tax incentives Offered &ldq...

Panasonic has announced the release of its new heat pump chiller series, ECOi-W. This new heat pump chiller offering provides a wide variety of reliable and powerful HVAC chiller solutions to meet the needs of hotels, commercial and industrial premises. ECOi-W Heat Pump Chiller Series Available in a range of sizes and offering heating and cooling capacities from 20kW to 210kW with outstanding energy-efficiency, the new ECOi-W heat pump chiller series has high SEER/SCOP values (average SEER of...

Danfoss adds to its extensive range of air conditioning system components qualified for future-ready R1234ze and oil-free systems with the newly qualified Danfoss EVR V2 solenoid valves. Danfoss EVR V2 solenoid valves As part of Danfoss’ wide range of servo-operated solenoid valves, its newly-qualified EVR valves have been designed to be used in liquid, suction, and hot gas lines, and are now compatible with R1234ze refrigerant and oil-free systems. R1234ze is a viable, long-term refrig...

Airxchange participated in the development of an industry certification program for Energy Recovery Ventilation equipment under the auspices of ARI. This effort resulted in a new ARI rating standard, ARI 1060-2000, and the publication in January 2001 of the ARI Certified Products Directory for AAERVE components and packages. The certified rating program requires testing, rating, and independent verification of component performance at standard conditions and rated flow. Testing is in accordance...

From 2nd – 5th October 2019, the Eurovent Association, Eurovent Middle East, and Eurovent Certita Certification are going to be at ISK-SODEX 2019 – one of the largest international exhibitions for HVACR, Pumps, Valves, Fittings, Water Treatment, and Insulation. Eurovent will be accepting requests and enquiries concerning legislation, standardization, certification, and general industry developments. The Association Team members include Andrea Gasparova and Stijn will be at the exhib...

For home owners using older furnaces, strange banging, clanking, and whistling sounds are no surprise. However, if the furnace is relatively new, the unit should be almost completely silent while it operates. Either way, it is not a good sign when the heating unit produces strange sounds. If home owners hear the following noises, they should have their furnace inspected by a professional HVAC technician at the earliest. Noises from furnaces Booming - Loud booming sounds are likely caused du...

Large companies in the commercial refrigeration sector will meet on September 17 and 18, 2019 in Madrid, Spain at the meeting of the Group of Commercial Refrigeration Equipment of Eurovent, Association of the European Industry for Indoor Air Conditioning (HVAC), Process Refrigeration and Food Cold Chain Technologies. One of the main agenda of the meeting is the determination of the parameters that the refrigerating exhibitors must follow for the definition of future energy standards. Methodolog...

OMNIA Partners recently recognized Trane, globally renowned provider of indoor comfort solutions and services and a brand of internationally renowned HVAC solutions firm, Ingersoll Rand, with its annual Horizon Award. OMNIA Partners is one of the largest and most experienced purchasing organizations for public and private sector procurement. Strategic partnership “Trane places a high value on customer service and we are honored to receive this distinction,” said Greg Spencer, strat...

The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council, HHIC, have supported the awareness-raising event since its inception in 2011. Of course, for those working with gas day in day out, this subject is never far from our mind during the other 51 weeks of the year. To help remind homeowners of the need to use a Gas Safe registered engineer 365 days of the year, in 2018 members of the HHIC boiler manufacturers group pledged to place the Gas Safety messaging on their packaging. Detailing that gas appliances...

The Water Council and its corporate partners announced the second Tech Challenge, a global competition designed to identify cutting-edge freshwater technologies and ideas with high potential for commercialization or implementation. Finalists have an opportunity to win prize money, access to corporate R&D resources and a chance to partner on the development with corporate sponsors on the marketing, licensing or sale of their winning technology or idea. Tech Challenges are sponsored by corpora...

Danfoss has announced the start of the third Refrigerant Week—with tools, events, and resources to help customers get ready for refrigerant change. In recent years, legislation around refrigerants has shifted significantly, affecting prices and availability all over the world. And the move to low-GWP (global warming potential) alternatives has only just begun. Danfoss Refrigerant Week Throughout the industry, people are dealing with unprecedented change. So, in 2017, Danfoss started Ref...

The Intelligent Industry Ecosystem of top Finnish companies pursues growth through better utilization of data and AI, leading to tens of thousands of new jobs, saving energy and combatting climate change. InDEx Programme (Industrial Data Excellence) Danfoss is among the top companies driving the InDEx Programme (Industrial Data Excellence) which has started its pragmatic work towards global leadership. Radically more efficient utilization of data with AI is the key. In order to create an inte...

Trane, global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand under the internationally renowned firm, Ingersoll Rand, has announced that it has acquired Arctic Chiller Group, a Canadian-based HVAC manufacturer that specializes in high efficiency air- and water-cooled magnetic bearing, modular, and process chillers for commercial HVAC and process cooling applications. Arctic Chiller Group solutions “We are pleased to incorporate Arctic Chiller Group solutions into our leading...

ASHRAE has expanded its regionally customized training in the Middle East and North Africa. Organized from ASHRAE’s Global Training Center in Dubai, nine courses have been scheduled in four cities for the remainder of 2019. “The fast growing and challenging climates in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, require continuous high-quality training,” said Ayah Said, Manager of ASHRAE’s Global Training Center. “The regularly scheduled courses provided by the Global...

The AHR Expo is the world’s premier HVACR event, attracting thousands of attendees from across the globe and with more than 500,000 square feet of exhibit space featuring everything that is new in the industry. AHR Expo 2020 The AHR Expo 2020, to be held from February 3 - 5, 2020 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, is the industry’s annual opportunity to network with professionals from all roles within HVACR and to view the latest innovations, products and t...

FläktGroup launch two new series of air-cooled chillers from our FGAC product line. With significantly high SEER values ​​of up to 5.3 (ηs,c 208%), the requirements of the ErP-2021 of ηs, c ≥ 179% are far exceeded. By using alternative low GWP refrigerants, the units are in line with the F-Gas Regulation. Alternative Refrigerants The FGAC 2220-3722 AE2 series with outputs from 477 to 1700 kW and the refrigerant R-513A are characterized by the high volumetric performance of the...

ECR International announces Matt Reksc as the new Continuous Improvement and Process Engineering Manager. In this new position, Matt will primarily oversee ECR’s Continuous Improvement-Cost Reductions Program and Manufacturing/Engineering support. Culture of Continuous Improvement Matt brings to ECR and BDR Thermea extensive experience in Continuous Improvement, Cost Control, Process Improvement, Lean/Material flow, Supplier Negotiations, Project Management and VAVE. ECR is focused and...

ECR International, Inc. announces the appointment of Jennifer Richards to the position of Payroll Administrator. She began recently in the Utica facility. Jennifer will be responsible for all aspects of payroll including: weekly/ bi-weekly payroll processing, timeclock administration, advanced HR employee self-service, internal reporting and disability claims processing. Jennifer is a graduate of Bryant & Stratton College and resides in Ilion, New York.

Underfloor heating ensures even heat distribution, promotes a better indoor climate, and also saves energy. All wired, water-carrying, underfloor heating systems can now be conveniently and easily controlled and the heating cycles can be set for each room individually by the Bosch Smart Home room thermostat for underfloor heating systems, directly on the device, intuitively by voice command or via smartphone, when the user is away from home. This means that heat is provided only when it is real...

Schneider Electric, the provider in digital transformation of energy management and automation, have teamed up with Pick&Go for a rugby competition. The game, only open to mySchneider Electrician portal users, provides players with the chance to win gifts, trophies and rugby merchandize. Registrations for the Pick&Go competition opened on the 26th of August and will close on the 18th of September. For each round, entrants will predict the winning team as well as the margin of victory, w...