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Southland Industries Wins High Profile Projects
A new museum in the heart of DC, a hospital expansion, and a 1.5 million sq. ft. casino are recent projects announced by this mechanical HVAC leader. May 9, 2013 Southland Industries, one of the nation’s largest Design/Build mechanical contracting firms, recently announced it had been awarded three diverse and challenging projects. The SLS Hotel and Casino -- formerly the Sahara Resort -- will b...
Trane Team Completes Major Analysis and Upgrade of Commercia
McGladrey Plaza had an opportunity to leverage their Trane control system to get additional savings and better system operation by implementing Variable Primary Flow programming. May 9, 2013 Lo...
Johnson Controls launches new Enterprise Energy Services off
Self-funding, technology-enabled energy management for global 1,000 companies London, Uk -- May 9, 2013 -- Johnson Controls Global WorkPlace Solutions (GWS), a leading provider of facilities an...
Electrolux Brings In New Plant Manager in Anderson; Anthony
May 9, 2013 South Carolina media outlets report that Electrolux hired Tom DeRosa to serve as the new plant manager in Anderson, SC, replacing the retiring Terry Anthony. Jack Truong, who heads Electro...
Toshiba Home Appliances Reports Higher Annual Sales
May 9, 2013 The Home Appliances business segment of Toshiba Corp. (Tokyo) had fiscal year 2012 net sales of 591.5 billion yen (approx. US$6,292.6 million), up 3%, or 16.2 billion yen, from FY 2011. Ho...
Lennox International Reports 1Q Revenue up 9%; Residential U
May 9, 2013 Lennox International Inc. reported that first quarter 2013 revenue was up 9%, boosted by 15% growth in its Residential Heating & Cooling business. Revenue for 1Q 2013 was $668.4 milli...
Pakistan orders government departments to switch off AC
9 May 2013 Public building crackdown in bid to avoid power outages and to save money The Pakistan government has banned the use of air conditioners in its offices from May 15 and introduced a “summer dress code” for employees, across all government departments and offices. Khoso directed authorities to introduce a new dress code for government employees to help them cope with the lac...
DuPont says HFO 1234yf now available for car aftermarket in
9 May 2013 Refrigerant supplier says distribution network ready for aftermarket in light of MAC Directive DuPont said it is ready to supply its automotive aftermarket customers with HFO 1234yf...
Nest Thermostat Offered with Renewable Energy Package
May 9, 2013 Austin, Texas -- As part of a partnership with Nest, Green Mountain Energy Co. is offering customers the opportunity to pair 100 percent renewable electricity with the NestR Learning ThermostatTM. Consumers can now receive the thermostat at no charge as part of the Pollution FreeTM Efficient with Nest renewable electricity package offered in Green Mountain’s service areas in Texas, New...
IAQ Standard Removes Infiltration Assumption, Requires CO Al
May 9, 2013 Atlanta -- ASHRAE has announced that the newly published 2013 version of its residential indoor air quality standard removes the default assumption for air infiltration and also requires carbon monoxide (CO) alarms. ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.2-2013, Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings, defines the roles of and minimum requirements for me...
