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In line with recent government decisions aimed at relaxing environmental regulations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recently announced a review of the AIM Act, with potential implications for the...

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31 news

  • Heating and cooling ceilings

    The upcoming translation of European Directive 2002/91/EC on improving energy efficiency in buildings into EU national legislation in January 2006 calls for a clear improvement in the energy efficiency of cooling and heating systems. In view of...

    • Publication date : 2005/10/26
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  • Briefs: Chilled ceilings and beams

    Chilled beams and ceilings, considered to be environmentally friendly, aesthetic, silent and energy saving, are attracting a great deal of interest. BSRIA (the Building Services Research and Information Association) estimates that the market,...

    • Publication date : 2004/07/27
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  • MArkets: Chilled ceilings and beams

    Chilled ceilings and beams are booming! The latest developments have enhanced acceptance and the UK market grew 33% in 2006 compared with 2005, rising to around GBP 54 million. Tougher building regulations are raising demand for energy-efficient...

    • Publication date : 2008/02/12
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  • Phase-change materials result in huge cost savings

    Phase-change materials (PCMs) are being used in a new building for the molecular engineering department of the University of Washington, in Seattle. The 7150 m² building has PCMs encapsulated in its wall and ceiling panels, and the expectation is...

    • Publication date : 2012/08/14
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  • Briefs: Evaporating tiles to cool rooms

    UK Loughborough University's Zephyr project "Ceiling tiles" was finalist in the Financial Times Climate Change Challenge. The tiles draw up heat from a room which passes through a moist wick surface in the ceiling tile, achieving cooling lowering...

    • Publication date : 2009/08/13
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  • Nanotechnoly: what’s new?

    Nanotechnology - the manipulation of cell and atomic structure in materials no larger than a billionth of a metre in size - has recently been described by Frank O'Brien-Bernini, Vice President of Owens Corning Science & Technology Center, as...

    • Publication date : 2006/07/26
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  • Trends

    - The worldwide market for air conditioning was estimated by BSRIA as being 34 billion USD in 2001 and was forecast to reach 39 billion USD in 2004. The Freedonia Group predicts a rise to 56 billion USD by 2008. Fastest growth will occur in the...

    • Publication date : 2005/02/11
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  • California approves new energy efficiency rules for appliances

    The California Energy Commission has approved new energy efficiency regulations for selected appliances sold in the State. They regulate appliances including: evaporative coolers, refrigerators, freezers and commercial icemakers, ceiling fans,...

    • Publication date : 2005/02/10
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  • Green buildings: Melbourne

    Melbourne's new state-of-the-art Convention Centre has received the world's first 6-Star Green Star environmental rating for a convention centre. The award was given by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) in recognition of the centre's...

    • Publication date : 2008/07/11
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  • Out of the ordinary: Electrolux Bio Robot Refrigerator on biopolymer gel

    Electrolux has finally unveiled its avant-garde Bio Robot Refrigerator concept within the context of its 2010 Electrolux Design Lab final. Designed by Yuriy Dmitriev, the refrigerator works on the principle of biopolymer, so there is no air that...

    • Publication date : 2011/02/11
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  • Briefs: Chilled beams take off

    Several MIT buildings now boast what looks like slim, fin-tubed radiators in ceiling cavities. These cooling devices are chilled beams. They use water, not air, to remove heat from a room. The potential energy reduction of using chilled beams...

    • Publication date : 2010/03/07
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  • Solar Air conditioning

    With high summer temperatures, air-conditioning and thermal comfort are increasingly important issues, but raise the challenges of high energy consumption and of environmental consequences. Three recent projects use solar energy to operate...

    • Publication date : 2007/08/05
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  • PCMs to reduce energy consumption in buildings

    A recent review article describes the principles of latent heat thermal energy storage systems using phase change materials (PCMs), and their applications to improve thermal performance in the building...

    • Publication date : 2021/04/22
    • Subjects: Technology
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  • Air conditioning: towards a relaxation of the rules for the use of flammable refrigerants

    While the European Commission is paving the way for the use of flammable refrigerants as an alternative for split systems, the current revision of the international standard IEC 60335-2-40 should allow higher...

    • Publication date : 2020/10/22
    • Subjects: HFCs alternatives
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  • PCM thermal energy storage for indoor environments

    During the IIR PCM 2018 conference which took place on May 21-23 in Orford, Canada, numerous applications of phase-change materials (PCMs) and slurries were presented, including in commercial refrigeration (refrigerated display cabinets), domestic...

    • Publication date : 2018/06/22
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  • Personalized environment thanks to IoT sensors.

    The building management system (BMS) adjusts lighting, heating, and air-conditioning in real-time, thanks to IoT sensors.

    • Publication date : 2017/02/22
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  • New air-conditioning system to protect the Sistine Chapel against deterioration.

    Carrier is to supply a new air-conditioning system for the Sistine Chapel to help protect Michelangelo’s 16th century frescoes against deterioration.

    • Publication date : 2014/07/18
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  • Australia’s solar cooling potential

    Stephen White, Chair of ausSCIG, predicts that more and more innovative solutions will be developed in the solar cooling field in Australia.

    • Publication date : 2012/07/02
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  • US: Refrigerated warehouses capacity in 2013

    Gross refrigerated storage capacity in the United States totalled 4.06 billion cubic feet (115 million m3) in October 2013, an increase of 2% since the previous survey was conducted two years ago.

    • Publication date : 2014/12/22
    • Subjects: Figures, economy
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  • First zero carbon building in Hong Kong

    In order to set an example, Hong-Kong’s Construction Industry Council commissioned its first Zero Carbon Building (ZCB). A ZCB goes beyond the common definition of zero energy buildings (ZEB) producing on-site renewable energy and exporting part...

    • Publication date : 2014/03/25
    • Subjects: Environment
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  • UK: low-charge ammonia frozen food storage

    The refrigerant charge on previous ammonia plant which was an estimated 5,000 kg has been reduced to just 188 kg

    • Publication date : 2015/06/30
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  • United-Kingdom: company tests a new system for refrigerated food haulage

    A company is testing a new insulated-curtain system enabling moveable multi-temperature zones in refrigerated trucks

    • Publication date : 2015/02/02
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  • Incorporating PCMs in buildings material for energy conservation

    The incorporation of PCMs in building materials is particularly interesting since it permits thermal storage to become a part of the building structure and is completely passive.

    • Publication date : 2014/04/09
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  • India bans imports of air conditioners

    The Indian government has banned the import of air conditioners in order to boost domestic production.

    • Publication date : 2020/10/26
    • Subjects: Figures, economy, Regulation
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  • Solar-powered cold storage for Indonesian fishing villages

    A solution combining solar power, thermal-energy storage and an ultra-efficient compressor package is being implemented in two locations in Indonesia

    • Publication date : 2012/11/14
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