Enertech Global acquires assets and intellectual property of GeoSystems LLC; Tecumseh Products’ AE2 compressor now available to authorized wholesalers; Wohler USA names manager of business development; Tate receives 2012 Product Innovation award; Danfoss launches DanfossDirect website; ClimateMaster names geothermal business development manager; Supco appoints vice president of sales and marketing.
Unified Group to hold Service Management Forum in January; OESP is accepting applications for Dave Nelsen Scholarship; Air Diffusion Council elects president and secretary/treasurer.
The global market for home automation services saw strong growth during 2012, driven by a wave of new entrants and offerings in the North American market, according to ABI Research. The United States in particular leads in deployments and new shipments, acting as a bellwether for markets around the world.
The buildingSMART alliance announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with buildingSMART Canada while attending buildingSMART International meetings in Tokyo.
Schöck, an international developer of products for thermal insulation, impact sound insulation, and reinforcement technology, has announced the United States introduction of Isokorb®, a solution to thermal bridging in the building envelope.
IEEE has announced the availability of a new report detailing how energy storage, distributed generation, and microgrid technologies stand to evolve and grow given the rapid deployment of the smart grid across the globe over the next five years.
FuelCell Energy Inc. has announced a project utilizing a stationary fuel cell power plant to support Microsoft’s latest data center research project. The power plant will use renewable biogas generated by a wastewater treatment facility as the fuel source to generate clean, carbon-neutral electricity for Microsoft’s Data Plant project.