Bacharach Inc. adds R-514A to its gas library of detectable refrigerants as chiller applications within the refrigeration industry demand refrigerants with low-global warming potential (GWP). Bacharach’s proprietary non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) technology allows its instrumentation to measure levels as low as 1 ppm of refrigerant, while maintaining high accuracy and enabling the early detection of refrigerant leaks.

By cleaning and recycling the indoor air instead of constantly replacing it with outside air, enVerid’s HLR system decreases the outside air intake required to ventilate a building by 60-80 percent and also reduces peak HVAC capacity, resulting in up to 40 percent lower utility demand charges. Moreover, with HLR technology, buildings can invest in lower-capacity and less expensive HVAC systems and benefit from decreased maintenance costs and extended life of existing equipment.

Venstar® announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Insco Distributing Inc. of San Antonio, Texas, for the distribution of Venstar HVAC control products throughout Texas and Oklahoma City.

Honeywell announced a major energy management project with Coop Denmark, to help reduce energy consumption by 20 percent by 2020 and achieve mandated carbon reduction goals. Under the project, Honeywell will deploy its software-based energy management solution, Enacto^™, and up to 20,000 new wireless Enacto submeters throughout the network of stores to provide the retailer with a unified view of energy use across all of its locations.

As a key component of its recently announced “next level of innovation in pumping solutions for enhanced building performance management,” Armstrong Fluid Technology has introduced Pump Manager.

According to a new market research report, "The Thermal Energy Storage Market, By Technology, Storage Material, Application, End-User, and Region - Global Forecast To 2022," published by MarketsandMarkets, the market is expected to grow from an estimated $3.67 billion in 2017 to $6.20 billion by 2022, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11 percent from 2017 to 2022.