RAC/PAC
LG Electronics USA Names Kevin Mcnamara Senior Vice Presiden
Darren Gibula Appointed Senior Director of Operations; Industry Veterans to Drive Continued Growth ALPHARETTA, Ga., Sept. 22, 2015 -- LG Electronics USA has named industry veteran Kevin McNamar...
Daikin Applied Expands Line of Air-cooled Scroll Chillers fo
New innovations from Daikin Applied in air-cooled scroll chiller designs are helping facility managers in K-12 schools (from kindergarten to high school) better manage rising energy costs and the burd...
Later than You Think
This was the underlying message of an expert panel convened by the magazine RAC in the United Kingdom - designers and operators of air conditioning and refrigeration (ACR) systems are not acting swiftly enough to beat the future shortages of the old refrigerants when the F-gas Regulations start to take effect in the next few years. The impact will be greatest on high global warming potentia...
UK Growth Forecast
A report by AMA Research concludes that sales of air conditioning and ventilation products in the United Kingdom will reach some ￡1.2 billion (US$ 1.8 billion) in 2019 following five years of relatively modest growth. By 2020 this will represent a 10% increase in the market. The main drivers are listed as higher standards in energy efficiency, upward revisions in building standards, the continuin...
Comfort Criteria in Question
Design conditions for warmth and comfort in offices and public buildings need to be revised. Socioeconomic trends mean that women now form a much greater proportion of the workforce and their inherently lower metabolic rates - around a third less than men - require a warmer environment for comfort in winter. Work at Maastricht University (the Netherlands) shows that women need a temperature of 25°...
What the Pope Should Say About Air Conditioning
Sep 21, 2015 ED. NOTE: As this article is posted, Pope Francis begins his visit to the United States. In his encyclical released in June of this year, the pope singled out air conditioning as being a "harmful habit" that is a symbol of rampant capitalism that is blind to the plight of the poor and disadvantaged. These comments by Matt Michel, CEO of Service Roundtable, serve as a timely res...
Japanese Air Conditioner Sales in the First Half of 2015
According to the data from the Japan Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Industry Association (JRAIA), domestic Japanese shipments of room air conditioners (RACs) in the first half of 2015 recorded 4,2...
Review of the Global Air Conditioner Market in the First Hal
-- Continued from August Issue Australia Australian air conditioner market in the first half of 2015 increased 2.3% compared with the same period of last year. Rising numbers of apa...
Cooltech Is RAC Cooling Industry Award Finalist
Cooltech Applications is a finalist in this year’s RAC Cooling Industry Awards. The event highlights leading innovations and environmental successes in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry....
Toshiba Targets AC Growth in Ireland
Toshiba is targeting growth in Ireland as its resurgent economy opens up significant opportunities in both the commercial and residential air conditioning and heat pump sectors. The company has...
