The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and 3M are teaming up to study whether adhesives can be developed to join HVACR components. ORNL is also working on a better way to clean and maintain solar mirrors.
Acco Engineered Systems announced that it will join forces with All Area Plumbing, a regional design-build plumbing contractor serving Southern California. Adding All Area Plumbing’s capabilities, Acco said it will strengthen its position as one of the largest mechanical contractors in the western United States.
Though the smart buildings market continues to suffer from a fragmented ecosystem as proprietary building automation solutions dominate, ABI Research forecasts smart buildings global facility services revenue will grow from $625 million in 2015 to more than $8 billion in 2021.
Source 1 is the exclusive supplier of factory authorized service parts and residential accessories for all Johnson Controls unitary products residential and light commercial HVAC equipment. The company also offers a broad variety of universal HVAC parts, supplies, and accessories from many manufacturers.
Emcor’s national Taking Kid Safety To The Street™ program was launched 10 years ago in partnership with NCMEC. Since that time, Emcor has helped recover more than 386 missing children. Including this donation, Emcor has donated more than $2.4 million to NCMEC.
Trane, an Ingersoll Rand brand, announced a price increase generally between 2 and 6 percent on select applied and unitary commercial HVAC products; more HVAC price increases.
Xylem Inc. signs definitive agreement to acquire Sensus; Danfoss names Jeffrey Flannery business development manager; more HVAC manufacturer news briefs.