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Enhancing HVAC Monitoring with Room Alert
Ensuring the optimal functioning of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems is paramount for effective business and facility management. Room Alert environment monitoring offers specialized solutions tailored to enhance HVAC monitoring, safeguarding critical infrastructure and assets. The Room Alert platform offers a wide range of sensors that are designed to provide ...
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Calculating carbon emissions
Refrigerant Gas & Fugitive Emissions Compliance Includes CO2 Calculations If you manage a facility using a refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) system or heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC-R) system, it’s time to comply with federal and state environmental laws regarding carbon emissions. To help reduce greenhouse gases, the law requires calculating carbon emissions. This ...
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HVAC Systems and COVID-19
Discussions on HVAC systems and maintenance best practices have become prominent amid the COVID-19 pandemic. With this development comes the recognition that buildings can no longer neglect their HVAC systems, particularly as it relates to adhering to maintenance best practices and enhancing maintenance programs. While there are other control methods, such as social distancing and increasing ...
By Trakref Inc.
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Building Science Expert Discusses HVAC Systems and IAQ
In the September issue of Indoor Environment Connections, an article about heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is attracting a lot of attention and creating discussions about the impact of HVAC systems on a building’s indoor air quality (IAQ). “The Good, Bad, and (Sometimes) Ugly Field Cases” details the experiences of renowned building sciences expert Ed Chambers, ...
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HGTV green home 2009 earns EPA’s indoor airPlus and energy star labels
The Home and Garden Television (HGTV) Green Home 2009 has earned EPA’s Indoor AirPlus and Energy Star labels. Indoor AirPlus qualified homes include all the features consumers would normally want in a new home, plus moisture control, radon control, pest barriers, improved heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, low emitting materials and independent verification. The home is ...
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SWECO acquires Avecon and strengthens its building services offering
“We are happy to welcome Avecon, and its employees, to Sweco. Building services is a growing field in Finland and Ostrobothnia is one of the fastest growing regions. In addition, the region is known as a Nordic leader in energy technology. Sweco is already present in the Ostrobothnia region and with this acquisition we are now able to provide our customers a wider range of local ...
By Sweco
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Rotork announces the acquisition of Schischek
Rotork p.l.c., the market leading actuator manufacturer and flow control company, today announces the acquisition of the entire share capital of the operating companies of the Schischek group of companies (“Schischek”). Schischek is a leader in the design, manufacture and sale of explosion-proof electric actuators, principally for the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ...
By Rotork plc
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EPA finds greenhouse gases (GHGs) harmful
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) makes emissions reporting mandatory A major cause of climate change is the harm that is done to the Earth by man-made chemicals. Whilst chemicals, such as those used to produce day by day items, operate equipment and generally make life easier, are necessary, they present a threat to the environment. EPA Place Limits on GHGsGovernments around the ...
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U.S. DOE Announces $47 Million for Flexible Building Technologies, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), and Solid-State Lighting
Recently (4/23), the U.S. Department of Energy announced the Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) 2019 Funding Opportunity (FOA) for up to $47 million for innovative technologies to make energy more affordable. Residential and commercial buildings account for approximately 40% of the Nation's total energy demand and about 75% of all electricity use. In ...
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Environmental concerns spur growth in the South African HVAC market, observes Frost & Sullivan
The top five vertical industries in the South African heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) market are currently experiencing significant growth due to greater energy efficiency awareness. Mounting pressure on energy resources in the country has also increased the drive for new, energy-efficient HVAC equipment and upgrades of existing equipment. New analysis from Frost & Sullivan ...
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Formaldemeter htv-m used in Study into the indoor air quality of Pharmaceutical Laboratories in Malaysia.
This study was conducted to determine the comfort conditions of Pharmaceutical Laboratories in Malaysia. Four laboratories were selected as investigation sites. The Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system of the laboratories must be designed for providing good indoor air quality (IAQ) to the workers in the laboratory and keeping the expensive equipment in good condition. In the ...
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EPA Requires HA International to Reduce Hazardous Air Emissions at Illinois Facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with HA International LLC, a producer of resin-coated sand for the foundry and hydraulic fracturing industries, to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at the company’s Oregon, Illinois, facility. The settlement requires the company to install equipment to reduce the facility’s emissions of volatile ...
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New HVAC Guidelines for Reopening and Reducing Risk of Viral Transmission
Changes to the operation of heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning systems in buildings nationwide will play a key role in the reopening of American businesses. In May, The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) issued a series of recommendations aimed to curb the spread of COVID-19 once customers return to stores. ASHRAE’s epidemic task force ...
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SmartDiagnostics® Receives Class I, Division II Certification
KCF Technologies' innovative SmartDiagnostics® wireless vibration monitoring system has received Class I, Division II hazardous area certification. The certification expands KCF's potential customer base by allowing its proven SmartDiagnostics® sensors to be placed in areas where flammable gases or vapors in the air may be explosive or ignitable, such as at petroleum refineries and other ...
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LumaSense introduces easy-to-use solution for measuring air exchange and purification efficiency with unparalleled accuracy
LumaSense Technologies, Inc. introduces the Innova 1403 multipoint gas sampler and doser for air-exchange and flow analysis. This system is bundled in a system solution and includes the Innova 1403, the Innova 1412i Photoacoustic Gas Monitor, and 7650 Application Software. Two variations of the system solution are available: Innova 3750-2 Basic Ventilation System Dual Gas and Innova 3750-5 Basic ...
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Repeat Mechanical Hazards Penalize Severe Violator
Repeat Mechanical Hazards were cited among 11 other safety violations at Pyongsan America Inc. following a recent inspection in Auburn, Alabama by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. These safety violations involved a lack of safety training for employees and a lack of proper machine implements for the prevention of machine operator injury, among ...
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Texas Apartment Managers Turn to Indoor Environmental Consultants to Prevent and Resolve Mold Issues
Over the last several years, Texas has experienced a boom in its multifamily housing rental market. Some markets, such as the Austin metro area, have recently experienced occupancy rates around the 95% mark. The strong demand across much of the state has resulted in a marked increase in new apartment complex construction. Apartment complexes face many of the same challenges as other forms of ...
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Is Illinois High School Making People Sick?
Last week, the Chicago Tribune reported that employees at the Deerfield High School have complained that the building is making them sick. The building is 51 years old and some employees of the school have concerns over mold and claim they have sensitive respiratory systems. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “Good indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools is a ...
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Amid ISO 50001 Revision, Accurate Data Collection Is Key
ISO 50001, Energy management systems – Requirements with guidance for use, provides organizations big and small with a framework for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system. Effective energy management practices save businesses money on energy costs as well as help to conserve resources. With ISO 50001 currently under revision, organizations should ...
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