NEWS ARCHIVE
March 3, 2015
The Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) and the HVACR and water industry are focused on the November 1-5, 2015 Meeting of the Parties (MOP) to the Montreal Protocol.
March 3, 2015
In celebration of National Engineers Week, the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the University of Southern California’s Viterbi School of Engineering (USC Viterbi), in collaboration with The MacGyver Foundation and Lee Zlotoff…
March 2, 2015
Holographic video displays, featuring three-dimensional images, are about to “go large” and become a lot more affordable at the same time, thanks to the work of a team of…
March 2, 2015
University of Iowa researchers have found a type of grass that was once a staple of the American prairie can remove soil laden with PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), toxic chemicals once used for cooling and other industrial purposes.
March 2, 2015
The reluctance to part with mobile phones, laptops and other gizmos – sometimes referred to as “gadget hoarding” – is part of a larger and more troubling issue: managing electronic waste, or e-waste.
February 27, 2015
The National Air Filtration Association (NAFA®) has announced its upcoming Technical Seminar – TECH2015, to be held April 15 – 17, 2015 in Dallas, Texas.
February 27, 2015
A special demonstration in March at one of the world’s largest international trade shows could change worldwide perceptions about plastics in a very positive way, according to SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association.
February 26, 2015
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the 2015 recipients of the NAB Engineering Achievement Awards.
February 26, 2015
The National Plastics Center recently presented the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) with a $200,000 check in support of the PlastiVan™ education program…
February 25, 2015
With the inspiring theme There’s A Little Bit of Engineer In Every Girl and the hashtag #BringItOut, the 14th Annual Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day, set for February 26th, is poised to be its biggest and most memorable ever.
February 25, 2015
ASHRAE has issued an invitation for public comments on the following items…
February 25, 2015
When The Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore stepped into an EF-5 tornado re-created in 3-D in a four-story immersive installation at Virginia Tech, his perspective was that of someone 7,000 feet tall.
February 24, 2015
The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) has scheduled the following events for 2015.
February 24, 2015
The final report for the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute’s (AHRI) research project 8007, Material Compatibility & Lubricants Research for Low-GWP Refrigerants, is now available to the public.
February 23, 2015
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a pre-publication version of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) regarding amended efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces and mobile home furnaces.
February 23, 2015
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers® (SMPTE®), the worldwide leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, is seeking proposals for technical papers for the SMPTE 2015 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (SMPTE 2015).
February 20, 2015
The Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a pre-publication version of a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) regarding an energy conservation standard for gas-fired hearth products.
February 20, 2015
ASHRAE has issued an invitation to comment on the following addenda of ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 135-2012, BACnet – A Data Communication Protocol for Building Automation and Control Networks.
February 19, 2015
The Department of Energy (DOE) held two public meetings in early February with public comment open until late March 2015.
February 19, 2015
Keynote speakers for the HVACR & Mechanical Conference for Education Professionals have been announced.
February 18, 2015
The Department of Energy (DOE) has published its final rule regarding energy conservation standards for automatic commercial ice makers (ACIMs).
February 18, 2015
During the 2015 AHR Expo at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, the Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) hosted two free educational sessions on active chilled beams.
February 17, 2015
Fire-Lite Alarms by Honeywell recently opened registration for a new series of training programs to be held in a variety of locations throughout the U.S. in 2015.
February 16, 2015
FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) State Championship Is Here!
