RAC/PAC
10th Anniversary Launching Ceremony of GCHV
2020-07-08 Time flies, 10 years has past since the establishment of GCHV, This is a history of hard working, but also a journey of harvest. In order to thank all employees for their hard work, but al...
Congress Votes to Extend PPP Through August 8
BY Alex Ayers 7/7/2020 - HVAC Government Affairs One day after the expiration of the Paycheck Protection Program, Congress voted to extend the application deadline through August 8. PPP expired on June 30th with nearly $130 billion remaining in the program to be loaned out to small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The legislation was passed with unanimous consent in the Senate late on June 30th ...
Wrench Group Acquires Service Champions North in Northern Ca
06 Jul 2020 Wrench Group, a leading provider of home services in the US, acquires Service Champions North, creating flagship presence in Northern California Marietta, Georgia, March 2, 2020 ...
Watch the IEA webinar: Residential Test Methods for Air Cond
July 6, 2020 Energy consumed by air conditioning systems has tripled since 1990: no other building end-use is growing as fast. Air conditioning not only makes up a significant and growing share of energy consumption, it is also the primary contributor to peak demand in many geographies. Across the globe there are numerous governing bodies that currently regulate and test air conditioners...
AHRI Releases March 2020 Shipment Data
Residential Storage Water Heaters U.S. shipments of residential gas storage water heaters for March 2020 increased 7.6%, to 416,504 units, up from 387,118 units shipped in March 2019. Residential e...
AREA Welcomes a Union of African Associations in AC&R
Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association (AREA) is delighted to welcome the creation of the Union of Associations of African Actors in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (U-3ARC) consisting of 25 associations from 24 countries. Following in the footsteps of AREA’s experience with continental associations for contractors, and with AREA’s support, the first meeting was hel...
Japanese Manufacturers Contributing to Creation of Healthy A
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, indoor air quality is attracting more attention in Japan too. To address pandemic-related needs, Japanese manufacturers offer room air conditioners (RACs) adop...
Chillventa 2020 to Be Held Virtually
In view of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the global economy, Nürnberg-Messe has decided in close agreement with the Exhibition Advisory Board not to hold Chillventa 20...
Toshiba Carrier UK Rolls out Online Professional Development
Toshiba Carrier UK has joined forces with BL Refrigeration and Air Conditioning to present a program of online Continuous Professional Development (CPD) courses for building services consultants and e...
Panasonic Expands Voice Control Language Availability for It
Panasonic works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant for voice control of connected devices. Customers can now control compatible Panasonic residential air conditioners and commercial PACi systems b...


