Industry News

11
Apr

General Market Scenario: The market for central air conditioning plants has been very depressed during the year as very little investment is taking place in infrastructure projects with the private sector adopting a ‘wait-and-watch’ attit ...

METI-Daikin Seminar on High Energy Efficient Air Conditioners in India

11
Apr

The Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry of Japan (METI) and Daikin jointly conducted a seminar on High Energy Efficient Air Conditioners using inverter technology and the next generation refrigerant HFC32 (R32), on December 17 at Hotel Taj ...

Voltas Wins Overseas Orders worth 1000 Cr

11
Apr

Voltas, a leading air conditioning and engineering services company, has won 3 orders in the Middle East totaling Rs1000 crores in value:

• Integrated Health Centre and Workers’ Hospital, a 120-bed healthcare facility in the Old ...

RCS to Execute AC&V for New Holland Tractor Factory

11
Apr

RCS has been awarded a contract for air conditioning and ventilation by New Holland Fiat (India) Pvt. Ltd. for their tractor manufacturing facility at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. New Holland Fiat (India) is a part of the Italian automotive maj ...

Japan Starts Moving to R32

11
Apr

While the direction the global air conditioner market will take in selecting next-generation alternative refrigerants is still uncertain, momentum in Japan to adopt R32 as the next-generation air conditioner refrigerant is visibly building. The de ...

AHR Expo Draws Crowds Despite Snow-storm

11
Apr

More than 50,000 people attended the AHR Expo in New York City from January 21- 23, even though some places of the city were covered in over a foot of snow. The Expo is an annual event hosted by the International Exposition Company and sponsored by A ...

Midea to Adopt Honeywell’s Next-Generation Insulating Materials in Refrigerators

11
Apr

Honeywell has announced that Midea, a leading Chinese appliance manufacturer, will adopt Honeywell’s next-generation Solstice™ Liquid Blowing Agent (LBA) to insulate its refrigerators and freezers, beginning 2014. Blowing agents can be used in a ...

ASHRAE Publishes 2013 Version of Thermal Comfort Standard

11
Apr

Major revisions for design and measurement of comfortable spaces are included in the newly published ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2013, Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy. The 2013 version adds 18 addenda to the 2010 standard. Sections 4 ...

ASHRAE Publishes 2013 Version of Health Care Facilities Ventilation Standard

11
Apr

ASHRAE has published ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170-2013, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities. The 2013 version features updates, changes and clarifications dealing with humidity, ducted returns, recirculating rooms units and duct lining. Also, prov ...

JCI, Hitachi to Create ‘World’s Largest Commercial AC Provider’

11
Apr

Johnson Controls will take a 60% stake in the global air conditioning business of Hitachi Ltd., under a joint venture announced on December 3. The JV would combine new energy-efficient technologies developed by Tokyo-based Hitachi with the building e ...

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