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| USGBC Welcomes New Directors |
| The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the newly elected members of its Board of Directors. During elections that closed in December, the USGBC’s membership chose the following individuals to serve as directors: [MORE] |
| Great Energy Efficiency Day to Highlight Legislation Opportunities |
| The Alliance to Save Energy will host the 2011 Great Energy Efficiency Day Feb. 16 in Washington, D.C. Featuring keynote addresses from congressional members, as well as panel sessions with members of the energy-efficiency community, this year’s event will cover why energy efficiency is the most viable way for the 112th Congress to embrace a clean-energy economy. Four panels will focus on energy-efficiency legislation opportunities for job creation and workforce training, building codes and retrofits, industrial incentives and technologies, and standards and labeling. [MORE] |
| ASHRAE Winter Conference Features Online Scheduler |
| The 2011 ASHRAE Winter Conference, to be held Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in Las Vegas, features a new interactive scheduler that allows users to customize personal conference schedules. The scheduler can integrate technical-program sessions; technical-, standing-, or standard-project-committee meetings; ASHRAE Learning Institute courses; and other appointments. The scheduler can search the conference’s technical program by day, track, and presenter. [MORE] |
| AHR Expo Product Preview |
| Replacement motors |
The JuggerNaut line of inverter-duty condenser-fan replacement motors for the commercial air-conditioning and refrigeration markets includes Class F insulation for 158˚F maximum ambient conditions, a quick-connect voltage-change module, and a removable rigid base that provides for rigid-base or belly-band mounting. The replacement motors are available in five ratings: 1, 1½, and 2 hp at 1,140 rpm, as well as 1 and 1½ hp at 850 rpm. [MORE]—A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co.
| Independent valves |
| Screw compressors |
| Condensing boilers |
| Heat-pump systems |
Tranquility TRW vertical-stack hybrid heat-pump systems can heat or cool, with loop temperatures from 85˚F to 125˚F. A compressor-based cooling cycle uses EarthPure HFC-410A refrigerant. The hydronic heating cycle uses loop water for quiet, dependable heat. When units in the building are cooling and heating, the heat rejected in the loop by units in cooling mode becomes “free” heat for units in heating mode. Unit- or remote-mounted controls are available. [MORE]—ClimateMaster
| Impellers |
| Split-grounding ring |
| Compressor electronics |
| HVACR-equipment coating |
An environmentally friendly coating for HVACR equipment, EGuard DCC Green is a polyurethane aluminum-impregnated coating developed for all types of heat exchangers. The corrosion of heat-exchange coils caused by pollution and other environmental conditions raises electrical costs and shortens the life of HVACR equipment. Dry to the touch in 15 min, the coating can be spray-applied to new and existing in-service coils to reverse current and prevent corrosion, saving money by extending equipment service life and improving energy efficiency. [MORE]—EnergyGuard USA
| Economizer systems |
| Flue-draft and CO safety monitor |
| Heat-recovery ventilators |
| Wireless video inspection system |
Designed for numerous HVACR applications, such as leak detection and corrosion and deposit-buildup inspection, the SEEKER 100 (DCS100) wireless USB video inspection system includes the RCV100 USB video receiver. The receiver and its included software wirelessly connect the video inspection system to a Windows computer, enabling video to be viewed on the computer or streamed live over the Internet via Skype. [MORE]—General Tools & Instruments
| Scotch boilers |
| Replacement heating controls |
| High-pressure condensate return |
| Refrigerant analyzer |
A portable analyzer that quickly and accurately identifies refrigerant type and protects against refrigerant contamination, Ultima ID Pro enables pre-screening, which can help avoid costly refrigerant mixing during consolidation and reclamation. The analyzer delivers results in less than 3 min with an accuracy of ±2 percent or better. [MORE]—Neutronics Refrigerant Analysis
| Boiler control |
| Tube heaters |
| Radiant-heating systems |
| Pump Revit files |
Taco has produced individual Revit files for more than 860 product models within 24 separate product groups. These include pumps, circulators, heat exchangers, buffer and expansion tanks, air dirt separators, and valves. Another three product groups, involving more than 50 products, remain to be completed and should be available within the first quarter of 2011. Taco was the first HVAC pump manufacturer to release Revit files. [MORE]—Taco
| FASTRACK Features |
| Cutting a Facility's Cooling Costs By Jim Berry, SSS Clutch, New Castle, Del. |
| Buildings and their power and cooling systems are built to last for decades. However, they must respond to market conditions on an hourly basis to operate efficiently. This requires not only selecting the right equipment, but designing a strategy for it to operate at the lowest possible cost. Fuel prices can double in a month. Electricity prices can have even wider swings in a single day, and prices are highest just when air conditioning is most in demand. Further complicating the issue: A building owner can earn money by agreeing to participate in a utility's demand-response (DR) program, in which he or she agrees to curtail electricity use on the demand of the utility or wholesaler. [MORE] |
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