The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has announced the availability of the Advanced Energy Design Guide for K-12 School Buildings: Achieving 50% Energy Savings Toward a Net Zero Energy Building.
SOLON Corp. has introduced SOLquick™, a new patent-pending commercial solar rooftop installation solution. According to the company, initial SOLquick flat roof installation has been shown to reduce mechanical installation time by over 85 percent and electrical installation time by 50 percent.
Telkonet Inc., developer of energy management systems for the hospitality market, announced that it has begun a strategic alliance with Green Lodging Energy, of Treasure Island, Fla., which allows GLE to market and install Telkonet’s portfolio of EcoSmart energy management products.
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu applauded the commissioning of a new combined heat and power (CHP) fuel cell system at Portland Community College. This is the first of 10 CHP fuel cell systems that will go into operation on the West Coast as part of a $2.8 million combined industry and government award.
Dow Building Solutions, a business unit of the Dow Chemical Co., has announced two new research and development (R&D) test facilities located at the Dow Building Solutions’ North American headquarters in Midland, Mich.
The Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA) held its 26th annual educational conference on Oct. 9-12, and reported its largest attendance ever with more than 600 registrants. More than 90 of the registrants were first-time attendees.
In a survey of more than 1,000 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo) exhibitors, HVACR manufacturers expressed optimism about the economic outlook for 2012. Nearly three fourths (72 percent) of the total respondents expect a better year (59 percent) or a much better year (13 percent) in 2012.
GE has announced plans to build a new solar panel factory in Aurora, Colo. When completed, the company said the advanced manufacturing facility will be larger than any existing solar panel factory in the country today.
The Building Performance Institute Inc. (BPI) is seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on its Standards Technical Committee (STC).