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A new report by Cornwall Insight, one of the top management consultancies in the energy, utilities, and environmental sector, says that energy buyers have many more years of rocketing fuel prices to come. Stating that prices will remain above £100/MWh annually, which is double the five-year pre-2021 historic average, alarm bells are sounding for organizations that must provide comfortable environments in multi-occupancy housing, such as student accommodation. all-inclusive room fee The...
Prefect Controls have been providing a traditional heat loss calculation service for many years to accurately determine the heating output required for projects it is involved with. Calculations The calculations, prepared by professional surveyors, combine the thermal transmittance co-efficient or U-values of all the elements of the external fabric, the volume of spaces, and the ventilation rate. They also consider the construction methods and materials, window and door aperture positioning, t...
The new generation of the wibutler pro energy control and alarm panel connects around 300 devices from different manufacturers – whether for heat supply, lighting control or home security. New elements include electricity management with the Vitocharge VX3 electricity storage system, the automated harmonization of decentralized ventilation units Vitovent 100-D and Vitovent 050-D, and Professional Smart Building for use in large residential complexes and neighborhoods. Electricity storage...
Contractors, OEMs, and end-users are invited to attend Danfoss Climate Solutions’ RETHINK Live: Cooling in the Green Transition on June 9 and 16, 2022. This online event will explore sustainable cooling practices and provide an opportunity to learn from industry experts on how to transform cooling systems to lower emissions and improve efficiency. With the cooling sector accounting for roughly 8% of greenhouse gas emissions, adopting more sustainable practices can help the industry lead t...
DRI-STEEM Corporation (DriSteem), the globally renowned manufacturer of humidification, evaporative cooling, and water treatment products, announced a new on-demand webinar, ‘Humidification Systems for Universities.’ DriSteem’s 12-minute on-demand webinar focuses on the many ways humidification is beneficial to faculty, students, and facilities for health, comfort, control, and preservation. Providing proper humidification “Colleges and Universities tend to see a high...
Industry bodies say any legislative focus on trying to deliver cheaper and cleaner sources of energy must include a focus on improving the efficiency of homes and low carbon heat. UK government proposals to introduce a new Energy Bill must include fresh provisions to encourage building efficiency and low carbon heat support, industry body BEAMA argues. The association said that it backed wider energy industry calls to ensure that any fresh legislation will deliver meaningful changes to ensure t...
With the rise of new online grocery fulfillment models, Danfoss has the application development facilities, industry expertise, and a comprehensive product portfolio, in order to support OEMs developing refrigeration solutions for new food retail models, such as outdoor refrigerated lockers. The acceleration in online grocery shopping, during the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen retailers look for viable alternatives to costly and labor-intensive home delivery models. Refrigerated Click-And-Collect...
EcoFlow, a portable power and renewable energy solutions company, has announces the launch of the EcoFlow Wave Portable Air Conditioner. With the largest cooling capacity among battery-powered portable air conditioners, the EcoFlow Wave offers eight hours of run time and four flexible charging methods, within a sleek, compact design that comes in at under 40 pounds, making it ideal for camping set-ups, RVs, and small apartments and cabins. EcoFlow Wave Portable Air Conditioner Founded in 2017...
Reliable (Reliable Louvers) has expanded its collection of architectural louvers rated for severe weather and extreme performance, with the release of the newly-designed Florida-approved AEL-42-7020-MD louver. The 1.5-inch-deep horizontally-bladed stationary louver, AEL-42-7020-MD louver, is Florida Building Code-certified (FBC# 40250.1) for high-velocity hurricane zones (HVHZ) and specifically designed for use with ductless packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) units. AEL-42-7020-MD louver...
The HTP501 humidity and temperature probe by E+E Elektronik is designed for use in drying chambers and other demanding industrial applications. The stainless steel probe offers excellent measurement accuracy and can be deployed in temperatures ranging from -40 to 120 °C (-40 to 248 °F). The measured values are available on the RS485 interface with Modbus RTU protocol. Demanding industrial applications The HTP501 features a rugged IP66 stainless steel enclosure, a high-temperature cabl...
The Viessmann Foundation gGmbH from Allendorf (Eder) donates 100,000 euros to the German Children's Aid Fund (Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk e. V.) for children seeking refuge and young people from Ukraine. The last round of the Viessmann initiative ViMove for Climate was adapted for this purpose. This time, employees' sporting activities were not rewarded with the donation of trees for reforestation projects, but with a monetary amount per sporting unit for the German Children's Fund. psychologica...
The Vitocharge VX3 hybrid electricity storage system complements photovoltaic systems, power-generating heating systems and solar-powered heat pumps. Inverters and up to three battery units are combined in a single device. It can be deployed as a hybrid power storage system with an integrated photovoltaic inverter. It can also be used as an AC-coupled electrical storage system to retrofit an existing photovoltaic system or purely as a photovoltaic inverter, in case of subsequent battery retrofi...
GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, has officially opened its US$ 70 million state-of-the-art water heating manufacturing plant in Camden, South Carolina, USA. The site will serve as the company’s Center of Excellence for water heater manufacturing and was built for future expansion. Since 2016, GE Appliances has invested US$ 2 billion in its U.S. manufacturing and distribution operations, adding more than 3,000 new employees and creating an additional 88,000 jobs in the nation’s...
Carrier Corporation's advanced Lynx digital platform was recently recognized as a finalist in the Edison Awards and won a silver ranking for excellence in the supply chain innovation category. The Edison Awards are globally respected in honoring the highest levels of new product and service development, marketing, human-centered design and innovation. Carrier Corporation is the globally renowned provider of innovative healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold-chain solutions....
Kanomax USA will be exhibiting at AIHce EXP 2022 at Music City Center in Nashville, TN from May 23-25, 2022! Find them at Booth #919! It will have the popular Handheld Anemometers, Dust Monitors, Particle Counters, and IAQ monitors at the booth. AIHce EXP 2022 Since the Association’s founding in 1939, AIHA’s annual conference has focused on the important trends, needs, research, technologies, training, and connections that make occupational health and...
09 June, 2022 marks World Accreditation Day (#WAD2022), a global initiative established by IAF and ILAC to promote the value of accreditation. 2022’s theme is Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment. The world economy relies heavily on natural resources provided by healthy ecosystems, and yet people continue to put these ecosystems through enormous stress and consume resources at an alarming rate. Use of standards Promote more eco-friendly practices Accredit...
DRI-STEEM Corporation (DriSteem), the manufacturer of humidification, evaporative cooling, and water treatment products, announced their on-demand webinar focusing on Museums: Protecting Artifacts and Patrons with Proper Ambient Moisture Levels. Humidity levels are a critical consideration in the overall environment for museums. Museums around the world house a broad range of objects, from fossilized remains and prehistoric artifacts to modern art, film materials, and textiles. Regardless of th...
As a designer and manufacturer of smoke and ventilation ducts, Joncoux does its utmost to provide innovative, reliable solutions that meet the expectations of construction professionals. Having developed homes using BIM, the manufacturer has found with BIM&CO a way to distribute its objects through a library. Deployment of BIM at Joncoux At the request of certain construction trades, Joncoux has developed a solution for collective housing, both new and renovation, using BIM. The use of th...
On the evening of May 22, 1922, 300 people were invited by Willis Haviland Carrier, the Founder of Carrier Corporation, to a sheet metal shop in Newark, New Jersey, USA, for a free meal and a boxing match, followed by the unveiling of the first centrifugal chiller technology. Today, Carrier Corporation celebrates the 100th anniversary of the invention of the centrifugal chilling machine that in many ways made the modern world possible. Carrier Corporation is a part of Carrier Global Corporation...
Massimiliano Ferrario has been appointed as the new Technical and Regulatory Affairs Officer at Eurovent, to be based at the association’s Regional Office in Milan, Italy. He will be involved in monitoring and interpreting relevant regulatory developments and other technical topics for Eurovent members. Eurovent has extended a warm welcome to Massimiliano Ferrario, the new Eurovent Technical and Regulatory Affairs Officer. He recently joined the Eurovent Secretariat, in order to take care...
Eurovent welcomes Filtech, a Swiss manufacturer of ventilation filters. With Filtech becoming the newest Eurovent Corresponding Member, the Association grows as one of the pioneering manufacturers in the ventilation sector. Filtech Founded in 1971, Filtech has production facilities in Switzerland, France, and the Netherlands which manufactures and markets high-quality air filters that protect people and processes. Their products are used in a wide range of applications and industries such a...
The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) is calling for greater support for hybrid systems in the Government’s net-zero strategy, in order to provide a practical method of achieving low-carbon heating for consumers. Launched in October 2021, the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Heat and Buildings Strategy outlined the key technologies in the UK’s transition to net zero. The £450 million Boiler Upgrade Scheme was the centerpiece of...
It’s about to heat up here in Canoga Park. Make sure the air conditioner (AC) is primed for the California summer heat rays by scheduling a seasonal maintenance visit. Taking care of the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment keeps it at top-rate efficiency. It starts with changing the HVAC air filter at least every 90 days. An air conditioning unit with a consistently clean filter uses up to 15 percent less energy, according to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)....
A state-of-the-art heat pump is a first-line option for new buildings. It eliminates any dependence on fossil gas and oil, is carbon-free and thus climate-friendly when powered by green electricity, and, best of all, can be used to cool rooms in the summer months. split-design heat pumps The Vitocal 200-S and Vitocal 222-S split-design heat pumps available on the market are also particularly smart solutions. The new devices are based on Viessmann One Base and integrate seamlessly w...
Climate change and the current energy crisis have accelerated the shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The new Vitocal 250-AH and Vitocal 250-SH hybrid heat pumps are the perfect solutions for property owners, who wish to significantly reduce their carbon footprint and their dependence on rising fuel prices, but still want to keep their gas or oil heating systems. sustainable devices Viessmann One Base makes the devices particularly sustainable. With this innovative platform, hom...
Aereco, one of France’s renowned manufacturers of hybrid and mechanical ventilation systems, announced that the company’s has been formally approved to join the Eurovent family, during a recent online meeting of the association’s Board of Directors. Headquartered in Marne la Vallée, France and with offices located around Europe, Asia and the USA, Aereco develops innovative ventilation solutions for residential and office buildings. Developer of innovative ventilation s...
The BIM&CO and FISA teams were present at the BIM WORLD Paris and Low-Carbon Solutions 2022 trade fair, on April 5th & 6th at Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles. On this occasion, the two companies presented their new partnership during one of the workshops on the BIM&CO stand. FISA-BIM&CO Partnership BIM&CO and FISA join forces to offer the first library of BIM objects in HVAC software. Fauconnet Ingénierie S.A.S. offers IT solutions fo...
Heating systems in existing buildings will have to run on something other than oil or natural gas in the near future. Why? Recent geopolitical events have made the accelerated adoption of renewable energy an inevitability. Policymakers want heat pumps to be key drivers of the energy transition in the building sector. Viessmann developed the innovative Vitocal 250-A and Vitocal 252-A heat pumps specifically for modernizing older gas or oil heating systems. The family business has thus taken anot...
Business Development Resources (BDR), the training authority for home services industry professionals, announces a Business Valuation Analysis service that equips HVAC contractors to maximize the value of their business and ensure financial security for themselves and their families. Business Valuation Analysis BDR's BVA answers this key question: What is the financial trade-off of selling now vs. working on my business for a few more years? The sale price difference to the business owner can...
WD-40, and TrueWerk, are joining founding partner Housecall Pro to address the labor shortage with a resource hub, job opportunities, and $25,000 in scholarships for tools, tech, and tuition. Housecall Pro, a software platform used by over 20,000 home services companies to run their business, launches Trade Academy to help secure the future of the next generation of tradespeople. free resource site Trade Academy focuses on delivering value to trade school students, job seekers, and home servi...
