Mitsubishi Electric appoints director of information technology, two channel development managers, and commercial sales manager; Reliable Controls names vice president, sales and marketing, Americas; Arkema senior consultant installed as vice president of ASHRAE; Tecumseh Products and Torad Engineering enter into joint development and licensing agreement; Heat Controller names president, manager of customer service and operations, and director of sales for central and commercial products.
The number of installed residential combined heat and power (resCHP) systems, in both single-family and multifamily homes, is expected to reach 13.5 million worldwide by 2022, according to a report from Pike Research.
Advantix Systems announced that it was named a winner of the 2012 Institute for Food Technologists (IFT) Food Expo Innovation Award. The company was honored for its salt water-based liquid desiccant technology that reduces energy consumption, improves air quality, and increases operational efficiency for food processors.
Housing starts in the United States rose by 6.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 760,000 units in June, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Census Bureau. This is the fastest pace of new home construction since October 2008.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released a new methodology for evaluating homeowner savings through residential energy codes. These codes are commonly adopted by states and local code enforcement jurisdictions to make homes more efficient and cheaper to power.
Nu Flow has announced the introduction of two new pipe lining products, Nu Main and Nu Tube. The company said the new products will give Nu Flow and its licensees the opportunity to offer inversion and main line pipe rehabilitation.