HVAC News

Strong Economy, Weaker Dollar Help Construction Materials Prices Recover in January

15 Feb 2018 WASHINGTON, Feb. 15–Overall construction input prices increased 1.1 percent in January, reversing a slight decline in December 2017, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today. Compared to this time last year, materials prices are up 4.9 percent. Nonresidential construction material prices are up 4.7 percent year over...

Daikin Announces First Retrofit Installation of New Low GWP Refrigerant Creard R-407H in a Cold Storage Warehouse.

15 Feb 2018 Daikin Creard R-407H, a new, high efficiency, economical, lower GWP refrigerant gas based on proven chemistry was chosen to replace R-22.

Fujitsu General Australia begins construction on new headquarters in Western Sydney

15 Feb 2018 Fujitsu General Australia celebrates the start of construction on its new national headquarters at Eastern Creek, New South Wales.

U.S. Government Study Finds Variable-Speed Screw Chiller Technology More Efficient

15 Feb 2018 A U.S. government General Services Administration (GSA) Proving Ground study recently concluded that a Carrier chiller employing variable-speed screw (VSS) technology with no mechanical unloaders was 11 percent more energy efficient and had an equipment price 30 percent lower than the previously recommended variable-speed chiller technology, providing an opportunity to further raise the level of...

Honeywell Announces Darius Adamczyk To Assume Chairman Title In April 2018; Names Duncan B. Angove To Board Of Directors

15 Feb 2018 -- Board of Directors nominates Adamczyk to serve as both Chairman and CEO beginning after Honeywell's Annual Shareowners Meeting on April 23 -- Single leader will help Honeywell navigate a period of significant portfolio change and drive a strategic shift toward becoming a software-industrial leader -- Angove, who is President of Infor Inc. with more than two decades of global experience in...

Efficient solutions powered by Daikin’s advanced chiller technology

15 Feb 2018 As you may know, last month we broadcasted live from the AHR show floor. We hope by now you’ve had a chance to listen in to all or parts of the Daikin Applied broadcast. Today, we focus on our continued investment in advanced chiller technology, finding ways to increase efficiency and decrease environmental impact.

History repeating itself?

14 Feb 2018 This month’s OMR is abbreviated to allow time for us to complete our annual five-year outlook that will be published in our report Oil 2018 on 5 March. Meanwhile, new and revised data shows a modest tightening of the balance in the early part of 2018, but the main message remains unchanged from last month and it is very clear: in 2018, fast rising production in non-OPEC countries, led by the...

Honeywell Introduces AR/VR Simulator To Train The Industrial Workforce And Help Close Skills Gap

13 Feb 2018 HOUSTON, Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced a cloud-based simulation tool that uses a combination of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to train plant personnel on critical industrial work activities. With as much as 50 percent of industrial plant personnel due to retire within the next five years, the Honeywell Connected Plant Skills Insight...

ABC Commends White House Infrastructure Plan's Regulatory Streamlining, Workforce Development Expansion Goals

13 Feb 2018 WASHINGTON, Feb. 12—Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) President and CEO Michael D. Bellaman issued the following statement on President Donald Trump’s infrastructure proposal:

United Technologies to present at Barclays Industrial Select Conference

13 Feb 2018 FARMINGTON, Conn., Feb. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- A webcast of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) Chairman & CEO Gregory Hayes speaking at the Barclays Industrial Select Conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. The presentation will be broadcast live on the Internet at www.utc.com and will be archived on the website afterward.

President Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Request

13 Feb 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Donald J. Trump unveiled his FY 2019 budget request, including $30.6 billion to support the Department of Energy (DOE). This year’s DOE budget request advances U.S. national security and economic growth by making investments in transformative science and technology innovation to promote affordable and reliable energy. It also includes significant funding to...

EIA and NASRC Applaud Proposal, Highlight Positive Outcomes of Incentive Program

12 Feb 2018 SACRAMENTO, CA – Today state Senator Ricardo Lara introduced the California Cooling Act, a landmark proposal to reduce climate impacts of the cooling sector, which could lead to avoidance of 17 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent annually by 2030. EIA and NASRC applaud Senator Lara for introducing the bill, which directs the California Air Resources Board to move forward with additional...