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EPA's top 10 questions related to alternative refrigerants Contracting Business Share    
Many new alternative refrigerants marketed for use in the motor vehicle and stationary/commercial sectors are being touted by their manufacturers and distributors. Whether you're a nationwide distribution chain or a one-man service shop, you should take the time to determine how well an alternative will work and whether it may pose any problems for your customers or liability for you. Consider asking your supplier, whether it is the refrigerant manufacturer or a distributor, the following questions. More
Expo wants contractors to think green ACHR News Share
All the green talk used to be about doing the right thing when it comes to the environment. It didn't really seem to affect HVACR contractors in terms of the jobs they did or the bottom line. But all that has changed. Now green has evolved into building sustainability, especially in regards to energy efficiency. And many of the upgrades that would please environmentalists are becoming more cost effective. More
HVAC permits, inspections to be required in Kentucky The Associated Press via Lexington Herald-Leader Share
New regulations in Kentucky that take effect will require contractors to apply for permits and have inspections conducted for new heating or air conditioning systems. The Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet says the regulations also apply to homeowners installing a system in a new home or an initial system in an existing home. More
New York aims to spur solar powered water heater installations Get Solar Share
A national leader in solar power, New York is encouraging its residents to install solar powered water heating systems in their homes. Government officials hope the thermal incentive program will spur homeowners and businesses to install the energy efficient plumbing systems. According to the Solar Home & Business Journal, under the terms of the program - a five-year, $25 million effort - the state will dole out incentives of up to $4,000 for residences and $25,000 for non-residences to switch from electrically heated hot-water systems to solar powered ones. More
New guidelines improve the 'best practices' ACHR News Share
Information provided by DuPont Refrigerants is drawing attention to the newly published AHRI Guideline Q-2010 which includes "improved 'best practices' for refrigerant recovery and recycle of DOT-39 non-refillable cylinders (disposables) with the intent to reduce emissions of ozone depleting and greenhouse gases from residual refrigerant left in the disposable cylinders presumed to be empty after use." More
Manufacturing activity rises to 7 month high CNNMoney Share
Manufacturing activity expanded for a 17th month in a row in December, rising to the highest level in seven months, a purchasing managers' group said recently. The Institute for Supply Management's index for manufacturing activity ticked up to 57 in December. That's the highest reading since May and up from 56.6 in November. More Greener refrigerator set to enter US market in 2011 The Washington Post Share
Greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide may not get as much global attention, but policymakers and business leaders view curbing these emissions as a way that nations can shrink their carbon footprints. Refrigerators have a role in this story. More
FETA slams 'green groups' for rush to CO2 RAC Magazine Share
Following the recent Tesco store CO2 blast, trade body FETA has hit out at the supermarket's adoption of natural refrigerants and the green groups that encouraged them, claiming that the rush towards CO2 technology has compromised safety. Cedric Sloan, FETA director general, suggested that some green groups have effectively coerced supermarkets into moving to natural refrigerants before industry approved formal training for designers and contractors was available, referring to 'the excessive and less than impartial campaign' by NGOs to replace HFC-based systems rapidly. More
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