ClimaCool hires national service manager; Carrier’s Infinity® 20 heat pump with Greenspeed™ intelligence named a Hot 50 Product; WaterFurnace CEO elected chairman of GEO; Trane’s ComfortLink™ II Control receives top honors in product design.
WaterFurnace International Inc., a leading manufacturer of geothermal and water source heat pumps, has announced the election of WaterFurnace CEO Tom Huntington as chairman of the Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO).
United Rentals Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of RSC Holdings Inc. in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at $18 per share, for a total enterprise value of $4.2 billion, including $2.3 billion of net debt.
Five of the nation’s largest construction trade associations have teamed up to form the Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace (CCDAFW). The coalition’s mission is to provide companies and organizations with the resources to implement drug- and alcohol-free policies in their business practices.
Bloom Energy®, a manufacturer of fuel cells, has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in Newark, Del. KR Sridhar, principal co-founder and chief executive officer of Bloom Energy said, “Once the Bloom Energy Manufacturing Center is completed, we will double Bloom Energy’s production capacity.”
Public input is being sought on revisions to ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 100-2006, Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings. Last year, ASHRAE and IESNA announced they were revising the standard to provide greater guidance and a more comprehensive approach to the retrofit of existing buildings for increased energy efficiency.
Continental Control Systems announced that Small Box Energy™ has adopted its electric power metering solutions to bring energy savings to small box retail environments. Small Box Energy has integrated the WattNode® Plus energy meter and Accu-CT™ current transformers into its Chameleon energy management solution.
Panasonic Home & Environment Co. is now the Eco Products Division of Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (PESNA). The new Eco Products Division houses Panasonic’s ventilation fan business.