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The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Prof. em. Dr. Hans Peter Wehrli, and the member of the Board of Directors, Martin Hess, will retire at the Annual General Meeting in Rapperswil of April 1, 2019. The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting of April 1, 2019, the election of Mr. Patrick Burkhalter as new Chairman. Mr. Burkhalter has been a member of the Board of Directors of the BELIMO Holding AG since 2014. The group of shareholders Linsi, as published, proposes to the A...

The Big Ass Fans family continues to grow. Big Ass Fans is excited to announce Buckley Associates, Inc. as the distributor of Big Ass Fans products for the design and construction market in the Northeast United States. Buckley has offered manufacturing, distribution and engineering expertise to help customers thrive for four decades. Through expert specification assistance to engineers, superior contractor service and quality product offerings, Buckley fits right in with the “Big Ass&rdquo...

Tight workspaces, crowded floors and ceiling areas make it difficult to get cooling airflow to workers who need it.  Bring comfort to these hard-to-reach work areas with the Big Ass Fans Pivot 2.0. Thanks to a virtually infinite number of speeds and versatile mounting options, the user will get precisely the air movement they want, where they want it. Pivot 2.0’s direct-drive motor means that the user can count on it to always operate quietly and efficiently. Pivot 2.0’s easy-t...

The TempMaster® brand of Johnson Controls releases a new line of dedicated outside air systems (DOAS) to deliver flexible comfort options, enhanced indoor air quality and improved energy efficiency. A wide array of factory-installed options provides more combinations of heating and cooling than ever before including optional heat pump operation, water source operation and hot water heat options. The systems also feature an internal energy recovery wheel that pre-conditions 100 percent of ou...

Triatek will be exhibiting in partnership with Johnson Controls at the 2019 ASHE International Summit and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design, and Construction (PDC) in Phoenix, Arizona March 17-20. The company will be at Booth 818. ASHE is the organization that in partnership with ASHRAE and ANSI publishes the ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE 170 Ventilation of Health Care Facilities. The PDC Summit brings together industry specialists to learn, network, and discover ways to create value for the he...

EVAPCO is a globally renowned manufacturing company that provides a host of solutions globally in the field of heat transfer applications, with products that service the commercial HVAC, industrial refrigeration, power generation and industrial processing sectors. Enhanced infrastructure Its new office, which opened recently here in Dubai, is aimed at providing enhanced infrastructure Having successfully delivered installations in the region over the years, EVAPCO's track record in the Middle...

The Board of Directors of the BELIMO Holding AG has appointed Louis Scheidegger (53) a member of the Group Executive Committee as of March 1, 2019. Louis Scheidegger joined Belimo's Engineering department as an Electrical Engineer in 1991 and was nominated Assistant to the Head of Operations afterwards. In 1998, he was promoted to Head of the Spring Return and Fire Protection Actuators department. In September 2000, Louis Scheidegger was appointed Head of the newly created division Manufacturi...

The 2019 AHR Expo returned to Atlanta for the first time since 2001 and by all accounts the show delivered. This year the show floor exhibited 1,824 companies from across the entire industry, including 497 international exhibitors, bringing together the best in technology and product advancement. Throughout the three-day event, there was palpable energy felt for the future of HVACR among attendees and exhibitors alike. “The HVACR industry is in a very exciting position at the moment and t...

American Standard, DXV, and GROHE, part of LIXIL, maker of pioneering water and housing products, have earned six prestigious 2018 GOOD DESIGN Awards in the kitchen and bath categories for design innovation and excellence. These awards are presented by the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design in cooperation with the European Center for Architecture, Art, Design and Urban Studies. American Standard The GOOD DESIGN Award recognized the Beale MeasureFill Touch kitchen faucet, which...

Reliable Controls is pleased to announce that the company’s President, Roland Laird, was inducted into the BACnet Hall of Fame as part of the BACnet International Annual Awards. The awards ceremony took place during the AHR Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on January 14, 2019. Deserving individuals and companies were recognized for outstanding achievements in several categories, including Member of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Rising Star, and Hall of Fame. Inductees into the BACnet Hall...

Cylon Controls, a pioneer in smart buildings and energy efficiency technology exhibited at the largest HVACR show in North America, through its subsidiary Cylon Auto-Matrix. The Cylon team met with customers, prospects, consultants, and end-users at the 2019 AHR Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, to showcase the company’s comprehensive portfolio of energy-saving building automation and HVAC solutions. Latest Products And Services Thousands of interested visitors came to the newly branded booth t...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it will establish an "India Coimbatore FA Center" in Coimbatore, in India's Tamil Nadu State. Scheduled to commence operations from February 1, the new facility will further strengthen the service network of the company's factory automation (FA) products in India and facilitate the expansion of its FA system business. Located in the south of the country, Coimbatore is one of India's major industrial centers, hosting companies active in the textile,...

Trane®, a global provider of indoor comfort systems and services and a brand of Ingersoll Rand, is now offering Agility™, a new water-cooled centrifugal chiller product line. Agility is ideal for customers retrofitting existing space-limited commercial buildings for efficiency and sustainability. Agility is a completely redesigned chiller in the 175-425 ton range with a new and different compressor and heat exchanger. It uses next-generation, high-efficiency (CHIL&trade...

American Coolair’s high-velocity FM series Stir Fans for spot cooling, manure drying and general mixing of air in farm houses has been certified by the Bioenvironmental and Structural Systems Lab (BESS Lab), at the University of Illinois. High-velocity FM series Stir Fans Available in 18 and 24 inches, the FM fan line uses direct drive motors for maximum energy efficiency. With the direct drive fans, there is no drive loss and no belts to slip or replace. The FM18 fan features galvanized...

Roen Est has announced that the EXH evaporators range is now available for HFO refrigerant gases. A few months after the official launch, now the single-pass evaporators, EXH series, can be selected for HFO refrigerants, as R1234ze and R1234yf, and for the azeotropic mixture, R513A. EXH evaporators R513A is one of the best options to retrofit the current R134a chillers. R1234ze and R1234yf represent, however, the future of high-efficiency air conditioning plants. Sizing and rating with R1234ze...

Schneider Electric, the pioneer in digital transformation of energy management and automation, launches Go Green in the City 2019, its annual global student contest to find bold ideas and innovative solutions for smarter, more energy-efficient and sustainable cities. Now in its ninth year, Go Green in the City is a major event for business and engineering students worldwide. In 2018, over 24,000 young innovators from more than 3,000 universities in 163 countries took part, including 58% women....

Building owners, operators and energy managers can now leverage the power of data from their i-Vu building automation system to help improve energy performance across buildings. The new EcoReports energy management package allows stakeholders to visualize building data to unlock actionable insights that help them meet their energy conservation and savings objectives. Carrier is a globally renowned solutions provider in high-technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions. EcoRe...

Carrier energy recovery ventilators (ERVs) are now available in Aero 39M commercial air-handling units up 31,000 cfm. On the heels of last year’s reinvention of the Aero 39M, Carrier now adds another dimension of flexibility with the availability of the ERV section as a standard option. ERVs use an optional ECM-driven energy wheel designed to recover energy from the exhaust air stream and transfer it to the fresh air stream brought into the building. Carrier is a globally renowned high-te...

S. A. Armstrong Limited has announced that Todd Rief has joined the organization as Chief Executive Officer. Rief has over 25 years of experience in both small and large organizations. In his most recent role, he worked with Honeywell International Inc., where he served as Chief Commercial Officer for the Homes and Buildings Technologies division. In 12 years with Honeywell, he served in a variety of positions including President and General Manager of the Environmental and Energy Solutions Gro...

Rheem announced a comprehensive sustainability platform, A Greater Degree of Good, as well as groundbreaking 2025 sustainability commitments tied to ‘Designing for Zero Waste’. The announcement was made at the AHR Expo, the world’s largest HVACR event taking place in Rheem’s hometown of Atlanta, GA. In addition to making its manufacturing processes and locations more sustainable, Rheem is focused on developing products that help consumers be more energy efficient and red...

At the 2019 AHR Expo, Rheem® is announcing a new sustainability initiative and showcasing a wide range of high-efficiency innovations that play a key role in supporting the environmentally responsible effort. At the start of the show, held in Rheem’s hometown of Atlanta, GA, Chris Peel, president and chief executive officer of Rheem Manufacturing is announcing the company’s commitment to achieve zero manufacturing waste. Following the announcement, expert product managers an...

GE Appliances, a Haier company, debuted a full lineup of high performance, electric powered water heaters featuring high performance at the 2019 AHR Expo in Atlanta (booth C7921). The initial lineup of electric thermostat and electronically controlled water heaters will include 30-, 40- and 50-gallon options, all offering more hot water than comparable units ensuring that customers can have the hot water they need when they need it. electric thermostat-controlled models In designing these prod...

Rheem Manufacturing Ltd. has announced that a comprehensive sustainability platform, A Greater Degree of Good, as well as groundbreaking 2025 sustainability commitments tied to ‘Designing for Zero Waste’. The announcement was made at the AHR Expo 2019, globally renowned HVACR event taking place in Rheem’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. In addition to making its manufacturing processes and locations more sustainable, Rheem Manufacturing is focused on developing products that...

At the 2019 AHR Expo, Rheem is announcing a new sustainability initiative and showcasing a wide range of high-efficiency innovations that play a key role in supporting the environmentally responsible effort. At the start of the show, held in Rheem’s hometown of Atlanta, GA, Chris Peel, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rheem Manufacturing is announcing the company’s commitment to achieve zero manufacturing waste. energy-efficient HVAC systems Following the announcement, expe...

As part of its commitment to global sustainability, Johnson Controls will showcase the YORK® absorption offering at the 2019 AHR Expo (Booth #B1617), January 14-16 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. After successful deployment in Europe and Asian-Pacific countries, YORK® is launching its absorption chillers and heat pumps in North America, expanding their portfolio of environmentally friendly heating and cooling solutions. These products use only a natural refrigerant (wat...

Johnson Controls is launching an advanced sound conditioner optimized for low frequency sound attenuation. This innovative, patent-pending silencer delivers comparable performance levels in half the space of a traditional three-foot duct silencer. The product is optimized to target specific frequencies of sound generated by air handling units (AHUs). This is the first silencer developed specifically for AHUs. These devices are exclusive to YORK® AHUs and can be validated to meet the perform...

Belimo Americas releases a new educational tool. The Belimo Hydronic Simulator™ is a tool that simulates a hydronic system in a 4-story building with five terminal units on each floor. All terminal units, branches, and the raiser have a manual balancing valve that allows adjusting based on the valve opening. Variable Flow Systems The Simulator identifies and illustrates when the system needs to be balanced and how the adjusting of the valve could impact the entire system. The main purpo...

Belimo Americas releases a new Retrofit App. It is now a global application tool offering a full range of HVAC manufactures products along with enhanced features providing you with fast HVAC replacement solutions. The Retrofit App enables you to find retrofit products based on a variety of parameters, such as manufacturer, model, voltage, control type, torque, running time, and close-off requirements. Replacement Solution Poorly functioning or even non-functioning system can be transformed in...

Panasonic is pleased to announce they have been shortlisted in two categories in the upcoming and highly regarded H&V News Awards for 2019. The two categories are for Renewable Project of the Year with the holiday bubble style Dome project and in the Air Movement Product category with the new Hybrid VRF. The H&V News Awards is celebrating their 25th Anniversary during 2019 and have become a ‘must attend’ event in the industry calendar to commend and showcase the achievements...

Comfort app brings the latest innovations in smart thermostats to ductless owners. Haier ductless models are easier to install and service than ever before. GE Appliances doubles ductless support and training resources in the U.S. GE Appliances, a Haier company, announced ductless air-conditioning models featuring a connected app that offers the latest innovations in smart thermostats and new Haier ductless models that are easier to install. The full ductless offering will be on display at the...