The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that it is soliciting input from all parties regarding how DOE can best support the expansion of HVACR businesses into residential whole-house energy-efficiency services. DOE has now extended the deadline for input to June 1.
According to a post-show survey of 2012 Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Exposition (AHR Expo) attendees, 93 percent of respondents ranked energy efficiency-related areas as the most important products/technology to see at the trade show.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) announced that it has evaluated a number of control strategies that can be implemented in a controller, which can be retrofitted into an existing unit, to substantially improve the operational efficiency of commercial packaged equipment.
As financial incentives are reduced in some major markets, other factors — in particular price reductions, new residential financing mechanisms, and third party ownership models — will become the key drivers for the solar photovoltaic (PV) market, according to a report from Pike Research.
The next steps in the lawsuit against the Department of Energy’s (DOE) regional efficiency standards for residential air conditioners, heat pumps, and furnaces have been announced by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
According to a report released by Frost & Sullivan, China’s room air conditioning market experienced booming increases from 2009-2011, boasting a compound annual growth rate of double digits.
The Akron-Canton Chapter of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) recently sponsored the 2012 Regional Skills USA Ohio Challenge on the campus of Stark State College.
Ridgid has launched its 2012 Reputation Roadshow, offering attendees product demonstrations and sneak previews of the company’s latest tools and technologies.
The Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc.’s Publication 222-08 (R2012) — Application Manual for Air Curtains has been reaffirmed by AMCA’s air movement division.