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The government’s latest campaign urges people to turn down their boiler temperature to 60 degrees, which is predicted to help save £100 a year per household. To save on energy bills, 56% of residents in the UK have reduced their central heating usage by at least three hours per day in December 2022, according to the survey by Uswitch.com. boiler statistics report With winter approaching, which regions will benefit from warmer homes and lower energy bills due to...
The National Air Duct Cleaners Association (NADCA) also known as the HVAC Inspection, Cleaning, and Restoration Association announces that its 34th Annual Meeting & Exposition will take place March 27-29, 2023 at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. cleaning, and restoration of HVAC systems The industry’s largest annual event will bring together a diverse group of professionals involved in the inspection, cleaning, and restoration of HVAC systems. With industry-s...
Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable buildings, announced that it acquired Hybrid Energy AS, a growing provider of high-temperature energy management solutions with a focus on heat pumps for district heating and industrial processes. The unique technology of Hybrid Energy will provide new, cost-effective solutions to customers, while addressing decarbonization and sustainability efforts in Europe and beyond. Sustainable energy management technologi...
Built In announced that Interplay Learning, the provider of online and VR training for the essential skilled trades, was honored in its 2023 Best Places to Work Awards. Interplay Learning earned a place on Austin’s Best Midsize Places to Work list. The annual awards program includes companies of all sizes, from startups to those in the enterprise, and honors both remote-first employers and companies in large markets across the U.S. innovative workforce solution “Interplay Learning...
Bosch Thermotechnology, a global source of high-quality heating, cooling, and hot water systems, introduced today two new innovative members of its electric tankless water heater family: Tronic 4000 C for point-of-use, under-sink installations and the new Tronic 6100 C for whole-house applications. Both products deliver 100% electric, high-efficiency on-demand hot water with a compact design for significant energy and space savings. consumer and commercial applications “All-electric, on...
As the HVAC system does its year-round work of providing clean fresh air to buildings, dirt builds up. Not only dirt, but particles, such as dust and pathogens that cause illness and disease. However, a clean system keeps building occupants healthy. Dirty HVAC ducts could contribute to more serious health problems and pose a threat to those who suffer from respiratory illnesses, autoimmune diseases, or certain environmental allergies. For this reason, commercial HVAC air duct cleaning is critic...
Hamworthy Heating, a trusted British manufacturer and supplier of commercial heating and hot water products, has released a new Tyneham Heat Pump brochure highlighting its latest monobloc air source heat pump offering, developed to meet the market demand for energy-efficient heating products. Tyneham heat pump range The new Tyneham heat pump range is the latest product offering from Hamworthy Heating. One of the lightest commercial heat pumps on the market, the range features a coefficien...
While almost a quarter of UK residents turn to their boiler manuals to resolve an issue, only 9% have agreed to instructions being simple to follow. That’s according to new research by Uswitch.com, which reveals that boiler manuals from the manufacturer Ideal Heating are the easiest to read. boilers statistics As part of their boilers statistics, the experts utilized the Flesch reading ease test to investigate 130 manuals from the UK’s ten most popular boiler manufacturers. The Fl...
Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA), an organization dedicated to the development and promotion of secure interoperability and energy savings across long-life appliances, HVAC systems and TVs within the connected home ecosystem, has announced the release of its HCA Interface Specification 1.0 for Cloud-to-Cloud (C2C) interoperability at the Consumer Electronics Show 2023 - CES 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from January 5 to January 8, 2023. The HCA exhibit is located in booth #52739 in the Venet...
Emerson introduces the ASCO Series 209 proportional flow control valves, which offer the highest standards of precision, pressure ratings, flow characteristics and energy efficiency available in a purpose-built, compact architecture. With this combination of size and performance, Series 209 valves allow users to precisely regulate the flow of fluid in a wide range of devices that require exacting performance, like those found in medical equipment, food and beverage, and heating, ventilation and...
Fieldpiece Instruments, a pioneer in tool and test instruments for HVACR professionals for over 30 years, is pleased to announce the second annual #MasteroftheTrade Scholarship. Fieldpiece partnered with SkillsUSA to administer the distribution of more than $25,000 in 2023 scholarship opportunities designed to give back to the HVACR industry it proudly serves. MasteroftheTrade Scholarship The #MasteroftheTrade Scholarship will support 13 SkillsUSA students studying HVACR in their junior or se...
Ajax Systems, a Ukrainian developer and manufacturer of professional security systems, launched its first factory abroad. It is located in Istanbul, Turkey. On October 1st, 2022, the factory produced its first Ajax device labeled “Made in Turkey. Designed in Ukraine”. The Turkish facility with an area of 8,300 m² manufactures the full range of Ajax devices, duplicating the current production in Ukraine. The total capacity of the factory is 3.2 mln devices per year. Development...
Daikin UK has opened the doors of three new Sustainable Home Centres in partnership with Clima-tech HVAC Ltd in Suffolk, Richmonds Plumbing and Heating Merchants Ltd in Glasgow, and Duftons Plumbing and Heating Supplies in Harrogate, adding to its national network. renewable heating solutions The UK’s air-source heat pump manufacturer is partnering with builders merchants, heating specialists, and energy companies across the UK to create walk-in locations for homeowners to get to grips w...
Comfort of any living room consists of many key factors. Among them, the main ones are temperature, humidity and air quality. If temperature and humidity can be regulated by traditional indoor climate units, so then, ventilation systems are responsible for air quality. Within large years of experience in the production of ventilation units, COOPER&HUNTER introduces more and more new & actual products taking into account the latest technological achievements. HRV..TKEC & HRV..WKEC s...
It’s certainly not easy starting an HVAC business, but with the proper HVAC business plan in place and the appropriate licenses secured, users are ready to hit the ground running. When the user identified which types of services they will offer while creating their HVAC business plan? Depending on the service offering, the user will need to be licensed in each area they plan to service- plumbing, electrical, air quality, cooling, etc. And, the user needs to be legally...
IAQ dangers continue to hamper efforts to create healthy indoor air. Facilities managers in all industries, as well as in schools and government facilities, rely on the help of qualified IAQ firms to keep their buildings safe. As 2022 comes to an end, Pure Air Controls continues to look at the IAQ issues it covered as well as the services and methods that address them. The IAQ Dangers of Allergens Recently, Pure Air Controls used the opportunity to remind facilities managers abo...
The Air Alert app has officially partnered with UNITED24. American actor - Mark Hamill, an ambassador of the fundraising platform, has voiced the English version of the app. In addition, push notifications signaling the end of an air raid now call to make a donation to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The legendary actor behind Luke Skywalker will notify users about five types of danger: missile attacks, artillery shelling, street fighting, radiation and chemical threats. Mark Hamill has al...
Founded in February 2020, following an acquisition between the France Air Group and the HVAC branch of the SIG Group, the Airvance Group is an expert in indoor air handling and air quality in buildings. Airvance Group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Laurent Dolbeau, represents the 4th generation of this entirely family-run group. Digital creation and investments during lockdown The Airvance Group was established remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown Now ranking in the Top 5 of Europea...
Plasma ionization unit can be fitted into the return air side of a ducted unit to provide a continuous stream of ionized particles using Plasma Air’s Bi-Polar Ionization system, neutralizing pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, as well as molds and odors. Applicable concealed ceiling units The PA604 can be fitted to the supply return air side of a ducted fan coil. The power supply can be run from the fan coil supply – please see install instructions for correct fitment and plac...
Assortment C&H heat pump range allows complying any heating, hot water supply, and cooling needs in the summer. EVIPOWER PREMIUM heat pump power range is from 8 kW to 23 kW for heating/hot water supply and from 6 kW to 11 kW for cooling. This allows covering a wide range of various solutions, both for industrial buildings and for the residential sector. Hot water supply Due to the multilingual menu, control of the heat pump is carried out casually and simply, and remote control capabiliti...
To save on energy bills, 56% of UK residents have reduced their central heating usage by at least three hours a day in December 2022, according to Uswitch.com. With winter approaching, which regions will benefit from warmer homes and lower energy bills due to more efficient boilers? As part of their boiler statistics report, Uswitch.com investigated energy performance certificates (EPC) for regions across Great Britain. Based on the performance and costs of hot water and heating systems, they c...
Building services engineers will now be able to use CIC's new online Health and Safety Certification training and exam to qualify for their Engineering Services SKILLcard. CIC’s e-learning course has been recognized as an alternative to the CITB Health, Safety, and Environment test for managers and professionals seeking to qualify for the SKILLcards they need to gain access to construction sites. Engineering Services SKILLcard, which is managed by the Building Engineering Services Associa...
To save on energy bills, 56% of UK residents reduced their central heating usage by at least three hours a day in December 2022, according to Uswitch.com. But with even colder temperatures approaching, which regions will benefit from warmer homes and lower energy bills due to more efficient boilers? energy performance certificates (EPC) As part of their boiler statistics report, Uswitch.com investigated energy performance certificates (EPC) for regions across Great Britain. Based on...
The trade body, Energy and Utilities Alliance, has applauded the Government for announcing its intention to switch UK boilers from natural gas to hydrogen-ready gas boilers. These boilers will become mandatory from 2026, under the plans announced. A hydrogen-ready boiler, out of its box, will run on natural gas and at the point when the gas network switched to hydrogen, it can be converted in the home to use 100 percent hydrogen. This conversion is similar to the 1960s conversion from Towns Gas...
To sustain investments in learning initiatives and address aging facility assets, Abbeville County School District needed a way to control operating costs and ensure capital funds could equitably improve facilities for students in every school. ABM’s custom energy savings project creates a projected $4.9 million in energy and operating cost savings over 15 years. To enable general fund relief, the integrated facility upgrade solution provides an opportunity to transform the distric...
Abdula Maulik, the General Manager of the Project Development Department, State Electric Company Limited, Maldives, issued the Final Acceptance Certificate (FAC) for the Diesel Engine Generation and Seawater Desalination Project in the Maldives to Dongfang Electric International Corporation, which represented the complete successful performance of the project.
The Government’s recently announced ECO+ Scheme has been hailed as a welcome step in the right direction in improving energy efficiency in UK homes by an industry trade body. ECO+ scheme Set to launch in Spring 2023, the ECO+ scheme will set aside £1 billion to improve insulation among the UK’s homes. It will help to reduce energy costs for households by around £310 a year and extend support to those in the least energy-efficient homes in lower Council Tax bands. It fo...
iGas USA, one of the world’s largest refrigerant gas suppliers, announces the opening of their newly constructed, 2 million sq. ft. state-of-the-art production facility which is located on 40 acres of land in Abu Dhabi. Currently, iGas is in process of fulfilling its first production run with initial deliveries to arrive in the US in early Q1-2023. efficiency of refrigerant gas At the forefront, iGas promotes the production, efficiency, and quality of refrigerant gas “We are very...
Johnson Controls, the global pioneer for smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, will showcase innovative, new technologies and capabilities that address decarbonization and occupant health, safety, and comfort along with Johnson Controls-Hitachi at the upcoming 2023 AHR Expo (booth B1617), Feb. 6-8 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. At the show, Johnson Controls will demonstrate its products and solutions that improve sustainability and optimize building performance aligned with pending U.S. governm...
Implementation of a device to promote the installation of heat pumps certified NF and Eurovent Certified Performance in France. MON CHAUFFAGE PRIM 3E The promotion is carried out as a partner of the «MON CHAUFFAGE PRIM 3E» offer developed with TOTAL and PROM UCF (a subsidiary of UMGCCP FFB). The offer stresses and values the importance of good seasonal efficiency and low noise levels of heat pumps (certified performances by a robust third-party...
