The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) announced that public comment is being sought on the proposed allowance of an additional default value to the ventilation rate procedure in ASHRAE’s IAQ standard.
The installed cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2010 and into the first half of 2011, according to a report released by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
According to a report from Pike Research, HVAC innovation over the next five years will be driven by building owners’ desire to cut costs through more efficient energy use and pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
REGEN Energy Inc.™, developer of the wireless EnviroGrid™ swarm-logic demand management platform, announced that it has closed a $5.5 million equity investment from cleantech investors NGEN Partners and BDC Venture Capital.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced that AHRI and North American Technician Excellence (NATE) have been working closely with DOE to ensure that the HVACR industry is appropriately represented in its Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades.
Panasonic Corp. of North America announced that the Kennesaw, Ga.-based HVAC Products Group of Sanyo North America Corp.’s Commercial Solutions Division was officially integrated into Panasonic’s North American operations on Oct. 1.
Warren Heeley, president of Refrigerant Management Canada (RMC), announced the implementation of a disposal fee for CFC-11 refrigerant entering the extended producer responsibility (EPR) program.