“Refrigerants, Naturally,” an alternative-refrigerant conference held in Brussels, Belgium on June 22, discussed developing technologies that could offer alternatives to hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants for the food and beverage industry.
The 2005 AHR Expo to be held Feb. 7-9 in Orlando, Fla., now has 19 industry associations endorsing it including Heating, Airconditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International and Radiant Panel Association.
Filtration Group Technical Media, based in York, S.C., acquired Netherlands-based Filtrair B.V. to form a company that will operate under the Filtrair name.
Uponor Wirsbo is airing a 30-second radiant floor heating commercial featuring Dean Johnson, co-host of “Hometime,” a home-improvement television show broadcast on The Learning Channel and public television.
Danfoss Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration Division has established a state-of-the-art commercial refrigeration laboratory in its North American headquarters in Baltimore.
GeoPraxis, an architectural, engineering and construction software company, announced that HVAC manufacturers are using Green Building XML (gbXML), which allows architects, building design teams, HVAC systems designers and sales teams to easily share data.
Tom McCart, a legendary contractor salesman and later an HVAC industry consultant, passed away June 11 after a lengthy bout with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.