Carrier announced that it has achieved a new milestone with the 500th installation of its CO2OLtec® CO2 refrigeration system in the new famila market in Friesoythe, Germany.
Restoration & Remediation and ICS Cleaning Specialist magazines are holding a Mold Remediation Symposium on Tuesday, April 9 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, N.J., in response to Hurricane Sandy, where the principles, processes, and products of mold remediation will be presented.
The EPA has sent “No Action Assurance” letters to the producers and importers of the refrigerants R-22 and R-142b, setting the 2013 production and consumption allocations for manufacturers of these gases. When compared to 2012, R-22 production will be reduced in the coming year, but the total reduction is still uncertain.
NexTraq®, a leading GPS fleet tracking and fleet management company, has released a new distracted driving solution called NexTraq DriveGuard™. According to the company, the solution allows companies to discourage distracted driving by blocking or restricting calls, texts, emails, web browsing, and more while driving.
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) has taken on the role of co-chair of the High-Performance Buildings Congressional Caucus. The Caucus heightens awareness among policymakers about the major impacts that buildings have on the general public, and the opportunities to design, construct, and operate buildings addressing those needs.
Cool Energy has announced the successful demonstration of a new system for converting waste heat into electricity. According to the company, this new waste heat recovery technology can significantly boost the efficiency of diesel generators, reducing fossil fuel use by 10 percent.
SolarCity has been honored by Inc. magazine with its ‘Hire Power’ award that recognizes the top job creators in the United States. SolarCity ranked among the Top 10 out of a list of 100 private companies that were credited for generating the largest number of American jobs in the past three years.
Hines, an international real estate firm, and equity partner J.P. Morgan Asset Management, announced that the 13-story, 415,000-square-foot building under construction at La Jolla Commons in San Diego will become the nation’s largest net-zero energy office building to date.
The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) announced that 25 student chapters at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada have submitted bid proposals for its 2012-2013 Student Chapter Competition.
Annual installations of combined heat and power (CHP) systems for commercial buildings were projected to reach nearly 39 gigawatts (GW) in 2012. According to a report from Pike Research, a part of Navigant’s Energy Practice, that number is forecast to more than double by 2022, reaching 79.5 GW.